If you need help, please call 211 or text your ZIP Code to: 898 211.
The power of caring and connection has never been greater.
The collective effort of donors and volunteers in Champaign County helped our community get through the pandemic. Thanks to those efforts United Way of Champaign County and our partners were able to respond quickly and help more people than ever.
But there is still more work to do.
Often, the answer is no.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service one in six kids live in food-insecure households, which means they aren’t getting enough to eat.
If you’re required to take a minimum annual distribution from your IRA, you know this amount is ultimately subject to taxation.
But there’s a way to save on your taxes – and support our community.
With rollover contributions from your IRA, you can donate up to $100,000 each year to charitable organizations such as United Way of Champaign County – completely tax-free.
Learn how you or a loved one can use your investment to help build a stronger community. Don't wait - contact us today.
What we do together today, will determine how we LIVE UNITED® tomorrow.
To make that dream a reality, United Way of Champaign County fights for the health, education, and financial stability of our neighbors.
The Champaign County COVID-19 Relief Fund (the Fund) has been hard at work helping neighbors impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, May 20, the Fund received a $250,000 grant from the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (ICRF) to support East Central Illinois relief work, with a focus on populations with a high COVID-19 burden. This is the second grant awarded by the ICRF to the Champaign County COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Nurses. Doctors. Grocery store employees. Delivery drivers. Warehouse workers. First responders. Truck drivers. Cleaners. There are so many people who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 outbreak. They continue to help keep our community safe and the world running. To honor and celebrate their ongoing sacrifice, let’s say thank you!
United Way and the Community Foundation are moving quickly to get help where it's needed most. Thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund, we are able to release our largest and broadest wave of funds to date.
United Way of Champaign County is always here for the people in our community. The current COVID-19 outbreak is no different. Together with 211, we are helping people connect to critical health services and more.
As people feel the health, education and financial impacts of the coronavirus, 211 is here to help. With one toll-free call, text or online request to 211, anyone in need can get free and confidential connections to:
