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Over $3 Million Available to End Homelessness
Applications for the 2019 HUD Continuum of Care Completion due August 29 Columbia, S.C. (August 8, 2019) – United Way of the Midlands, lead agency for the Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH), invites current and new partners to submit applications for the 2019 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Competition. HUD requires local Continuum of Cares (CoCs) to establish...
Now Accepting Nominations for Humanitarian of the Year
United Way of the Midlands is currently accepting nominations for the 2019 Humanitarian of the Year.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation invests $75,000 to support housing connected services in the Midlands
Bank of America Charitable Foundation awarded $75,000 to United Way of the Midlands to support programs and services to help break common barriers to long-term employment and stable housing.
Emergency food and shelter grants available to nonprofits
If you operate an emergency food and shelter program in Richland, Fairfield, Lexington, or Newberry Counties, you may be eligible for grants.
Prepare & Protect Yourself from Natural Disasters
Two of the biggest challenges many of our Midlands neighbors have faced to rebuilding and returning home after the 2015 flooding: no insurance coverage for flood damages and losing precious repair funds to contractor fraud. Find out how you can prepare for natural disasters.
Enterprise Holdings' and its employees raise almost $200,000 for United Way of the Midlands
Enterprise Holdings, a longtime supporter of United Way of the Midlands, closed its annual campaign raising more than $196,000, an increase of 26 percent over last year’s results.
File your taxes for free with MyFreeTaxes.com
In 2019, United Way celebrates the 10th anniversary of helping people easily and accurately file their federal and state taxes through MyFreeTaxes. MyFreeTaxes is a free, safe and easy way for individuals or households earning less than $66,000 to file federal and state taxes.
Driving Down Main Topgolf Swing Suite Tournament
United Way's Small Business Alliance invites you to join us for our inaugural charity event on Monday, February 11, 2019 at the Topgolf Swing Suite at The Venue on Main.
Women in Philanthropy Leadership Breakfast
We are excited to announce that our 6th Annual WIP Leadership Breakfast will be held on December 12, 2018 at 8 AM at the Palmetto Club featuring special guest speaker Dr. Shelley Canright, former manager of NASA’s K-12 STEM education program.