I hope you are all doing well out there. When I look back at the last year, it feels a bit like the pandemic was a very slow moving tornado. It caused us to hunker down, while it tore apart parts…
Normally when I am working at a United Way fundraising event, I only have a few minutes to chat with the awesome volunteers. This week, I was running down my street and recognized a past volunteer. I was happy to stop…
Let’s work together to make 2021 a good one. I enjoy turning the page to a new year because it seems to give us all permission to challenge assumptions, try something new, or think about things in a new…
The City of Durango Community Support Funding Application is now LIVE on our website! If you are interested in applying this year, please visit https://unitedway-swco.org/csf-application/ and help us spread the word! This application is open to all nonprofits serving residents in…
Let’s help all kids be ready for kindergarten with accessible, high-quality pre-K programs
Support High School Retention Programs Over 500,000 kids will drop out of high school in the United States this year alone. This number is unacceptable. We as a community need to step up our efforts to ensure that all…
United Way Says YesI have to admit, I am a stickler for rules. However, the bureaucracy of the government job I had for a while sometimes felt stifling – we often had to say, ”No,” to some really good ideas…
SERVING ALL COLORADO COMMUNITIES Service provided in part by United Way of Southwest ColoradoGet Connected. Get Help.We know it can often times be difficult and overwhelming to know where to go for help.2-1-1 Colorado streamlines services and provides one central…