2025 Community Assessment
United Way aims to tackle some of society’s most pressing issues—improving economic sufficiency, increasing childhood literacy, and expanding access to healthcare. In 2025, we updated our previous Community Assessment to share our progress over the past few years and take a look ahead at how the needs in our community have evolved.
2025 Community Impact Outcomes Report
United is the Way We Changed 56,096 Lives Last Year
Your donations are making an impact each and every day in our community through grantmaking and direct services.
What We Do
Only United Way has the resources to provide large-scale solutions to pervasive community problems. By providing support when it's needed most, we interrupt a common pattern where emergencies can multiply. Addressing the root issues in the moment stops the cycle of crisis and gives families the opportunity to thrive—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
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Upcoming Events
2026 Driving Down Main
Monday, February 2, 2026 & Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Location: Players Club, 1626 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201 REGISTER HERE! Driving Down Main offers an innovative and fun way for busy people to engage across industries through friendly competition while creating change in our community. This year, participants of this one-of-a-kind 9-Hole charity...
2026 Young Leaders Society Oyster Roast
The YLS Oyster Roast is United Way of the Midlands Young Leaders Society’s annual event to kick off the new year with meaningful ways to give back—while having a great time. This year’s Oyster Roast will feature a silent auction, delicious eats, and an open bar, all set in the heart of Columbia...
