GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY – YOU CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE

A gift to Great Rivers United Way has a huge impact on our community. Your donations support local agencies and programs in our community, helping 1 person every 39 seconds in 7 counties. 32,828 people utilized Great Rivers United Way funded programs in 2023.

GRUW Executive Director, Mary Kay Wolf, joined to talk about their annual campaign and your opportunity to help make a difference in our community.

Mary Kay talked about GRUW’s robust grant giving, vetting organizations, looking at how the programs applying meet the needs of the community, specifically this year, how it improves mental wellbeing.
GRUW coordinates a community needs assessment with other partners, so knowing what needs are out there helps them to be able to direct dollars to the highest needs. GRUW is the quality control of a donor’s dollars for the benefit of many different nonprofits, whose programming focuses in on improving mental wellbeing.

You can learn more about their work HERE.

A gift to GRUW is an investment our communities’ mental wellbeing, and can even pledge to support in 2025. Give online, call 608-796-1400 to give by credit card or just mail a check to 1855 E. Main St, Onalaska.