With Kellogg Company and its charitable fund as a primary driver, United Ways across Michigan are participating in a first-ever statewide event to collect food in their areas, for their areas throughout June.

United Way of Southwest Michigan is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors:

• Korey Thomas, Senior Director, Investor Relations at Whirlpool, and

• Tim Smith, Executive Director of Cass County Community Mental Health Authority, d.b.a., Woodlands Behavioral Healthcare Network.

UWSM’s Vice President of Strategy Rachel Wade to join UWW’s Network Decision Making Workstream.

For the second year, UWSM’s Celebration takes a different form.

United Way of Southwest Michigan announces 2021 Volunteer United Youth Scholarship winners in Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties.

UWSM launched its advocacy department in 2020 with Heather Cole as head.

Volunteers play a vital role in UWSM's work to make our community stronger.

The event will unveil new data from the 2021 ALICE Report on the magnitude of need for working families and recognize the partnership across nonprofit, government, and business sectors to improve conditions for our ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) population.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is an early childhood literacy program offered by UWSM in Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren, in partnership with the Dollywood Foundation.