United Way of Sheboygan County (UWofSC) identifies issues, develops partnerships, implements solutions, and measures results. Our goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of problems.
LIVE UNITED. It's a credo. A mission. A goal. A constant reminder that when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. We build the strength of our neighborhoods. We bolster the health of our communities. And we change the lives of those who walk by us every day.
It’s looking good. Although we have not completely wrapped up our annual effort, we are confident we will reach, and quite possibly exceed, our $2.5 million dollar target. To date, $2.3 million dollars is in house with some of our major firms still wrapping up their workplace campaigns. We are so thankful to the thousands of individuals and the 200+ local businesses that participated in our 2014 campaign and we wanted to take this opportunity to thank this generous community for your support.
Read More »It was a cold November afternoon. No, I was not at a Packer game. I was standing outside watching a volunteer fire department attempt to put out a fire. The water holding tanks were starting to freeze, the fire fighters were struggling to stay warm while they cut through the slate roof with saws. Smoke was billowing out of the house and flames could be seen through the second floor windows. When the fire was finally out, we no longer had a roof over our heads. Nor did the six teenage boys, ages 12 – 17 years, living with us at the residential treatment center. For the next few weeks, we all double bunked at another home administered by the residential treatment center that employed us as house parents. Four adults, 14 teenage boys, one 2-year old and two dogs shared a five bedroom, 2 bath home. As we worked to ensure the boys would be either moved back home or to other residential treatment programs, it dawned on my husband and I that soon we would be both homeless and unemployed. Fortunately this unexpected event, the house fire, led us back to Sheboygan – our home town.
Read More »Last week, our column talked about transition: the transition from the traditional United Way model (raising as much money as possible and distributing it to affiliate agency programs doing good things in the community) to the Impact Investment Model, focusing on a small number of specific issues and fixing them.
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