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United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

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2025 Community Campaign

Join us this fall in raising $56 million to end family homelessness, reduce barriers to employment, bridge the digital divide, and support teen mental wellness.

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Find food pantries, meal sites, baby formula, and information about food subsidy programs. Call 211. Text your ZIP Code to 898-211. Download the 211 Wisconsin App.

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Key Initiatives

In partnership with our community, we are creating lasting change in these focus areas.


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Safe & Stable Homes

Our goal: End family homelessness in our entire four-county footprint by 2025.

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Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds

Our goal: Empowering Minds Schools will elevate the mental wellness of 21,000 high school students by 2030.

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Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement

Our goal: 15,000 people will be ready to start stable careers having overcome key employment barriers by 2029.

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Techquity

Our goal: We will provide 50,000 computers to people who need them across our four counties by 2027.

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Current Happenings

Ways you can help make an impact in our community.


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United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Impact Based Funding

United Way is rolling out an updated funding model called Impact Based Funding.

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2025 Community Campaign

United Way’s 2025 Community Campaign runs now through December with a fundraising goal of $56 million.

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Holiday Giving Tree

Join United Way and the Holiday Giving Tree program in fulfilling holiday wishes to share gifts with our neighbors who may otherwise go without.

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Women United SPREE

Support, raise awareness, and promote local women-owned businesses while raising money for United Way.

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Homelessness Awareness Week

Homelessness Awareness Week runs November 16 – November 22, 2025, across greater Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. The purpose of this week is to increase public education about the current state of homelessness in our local communities. Emergency shelters and related organizations are opening their doors to the public throughout the week.

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Holiday Giving Tree Member Connect

Join Pride United and Diversity Leadership Society Donor Networks to celebrate our networks’ achievements, offer a meaningful volunteer opportunity, and share the impact we are making in the community.

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2025 Campaign Closing Celebration

Join us at our 2025 Campaign Closing Celebration sponsored by We Energies.

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Anti-Racism Statement

United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County unequivocally denounces racism and ethnic discrimination in all its forms because it undermines the well-being and vitality of our communities and is in direct opposition to what it means to Live United. Read more...

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2025 Campaign Co-Chairs With Goal

2025 Community Campaign

United Way’s 2025 Community Campaign runs now through December with a fundraising goal of $56 million.

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My Story: Why I Support United Way

Stories have the power to open hearts and minds, to spark change, and to build bridges between people and communities. Learn why Erika Smith, one of Women United's co-chairs, supports United Way as he shares his story.

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Connecting Art and Mental Wellness at SPREE: Shopping for Change

Natalja Yatsuka, an artist who will be at this year's Women United SPREE: Shopping for Change, shares how art can inspire and help mental wellness.

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Leaving a Legacy of Caring: Bob Ferriday’s Commitment to Community

Thoughtful planning today can shape a brighter future. In honor of National Estate Planning Week, Bob Ferriday III explains his decision to include United Way in his estate plans, and how each of us can leave a lasting legacy for our community.

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