News & Updates

For the past 90 years, your partnership with UWMC has been a driving force for change.    Some of that change has happened inside of UWMC: In 2018, changes externally required us to pivot internally. That launched a new approach we call...

Across McLean County, individuals and families alike are under immense pressure. Some are struggling financially or emotionally. Others are facing employment or housing instability.   They find support for 180-degree change at United Way of...

In November, Robert Bosquez, of West Bloomington Revitalization Project’s Bed Blitz, was honored with the Phil Covey Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award. The Award included a monetary gift presented to the West Bloomington Revitalization Project...

  Read the latest stories of 180-degree life change you make possible by partnering with United Way of McLean County.  

This year’s event took place October 12 at Lakeside Country Club. Doors opened at 5:00 p.m. and the program began at 6:00 p.m. The evening included music by Chris Clemens, game stations hosted by Red Raccoon Games, and a silent auction. Attendees...

We’re only weeks away from Christmas, and if your house is anything like mine, it’s a flurry of activity.  Nicholas the Elf on the Shelf (so named by my daughter, Addison) creates nightly havoc.  Addison decorated the tree the other day, and I...

Hello, and welcome to something I’m hoping to do with each newsletter.  I think it’s important for me to engage with our supporters, advocates, donors, and volunteers.  Creating a dialogue is valuable to our work, and it’s even at the base, the...