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United Way of Greater Nashville ‘s Community Impact Funding Process Opens November 2
United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN) announces opening of the Community Impact Funding Agency Eligibility Review process on November 2, 2026, and closes on November 20, 2026. This is the first important step to be invited to the full application for Community Impact...
Lori Shinton Announces Retirement from United Way of Greater Nashville
United Way of Greater Nashville announced that Lori Shinton will retire following a distinguished career in nonprofit and public-sector leadership, including significant service to Hands On, disaster response and long-term recovery efforts across the region. Shinton...
Raise Your Hand Tutoring Expands to Hickman County Schools, Invites Volunteers to Support Local Students
United Way of Greater Nashville’s Raise Your Hand tutoring program is expanding to Hickman County Schools this school year, bringing free academic support to local elementary students and creating new opportunities for volunteers to make a direct impact. Beginning...
United Way of Greater Nashville Announces New Name, Expanded Regional Footprint and Five-Year Strategic Plan
United Way of Greater Nashville today announced it will become United Way of Middle Tennessee, a new organization name that has been approved by United Way Worldwide and will officially roll out on Jan. 1, 2027. The name reflects the organization’s growing regional...
Celebrating Dolly Parton’s Life and Legacy Through the Gift of Reading
United Way of Greater Nashville joins communities across Tennessee and around the world in honoring the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, whose extraordinary generosity and vision transformed childhood literacy through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. In the wake of...
Working – and Still Falling Short: 4 in 10 Workers in Davidson County Struggle to Get By
New research zeroes in on households living paycheck to paycheck, yet often with income that’s too high for assistance In 2024, 41% of workers in Tennessee’s most common jobs lived in households that couldn’t afford basics, according to new data from United Way of...
$500,000 Investment Strengthens Tennessee’s 211 Network
United Ways of Tennessee announced that a one-time $500,000 investment from the State of Tennessee will help strengthen Tennessee’s 211 network which provides critical statewide resources for residents seeking help with basic needs, crisis support and disaster...
16,060 Elementary Students to Receive School Supplies through United Way’s Stuff the Bus
United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN) announced today that, thanks to generous community donations to its 18th annual Stuff the Bus school supply collection drive, 16,060 elementary students will receive backpacks full of school supplies to start the year off ready...
United Way of Greater Nashville and United Way Sumner County Announce Planned Merger to Expand Regional Impact
United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN) announces its intent to merge with United Way of Sumner County later this summer, expanding its service area to ten counties. With the addition, United Way of Greater Nashville will serve Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman,...
United Way of Greater Nashville Announces New 2026 Board Chair and Board of Trustees
United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN) is proud to announce that Emily Weiss, Vice President, Community Relations at Ingram Industries has been chosen as the 2026 board chair. She succeeds Lee Blank, Market Executive of Middle Tennessee, Regions Bank. "I sincerely...