Electrolux and United Way of Greater Nashville teamed up to stock kitchens with hope throughout Robertson County for the holiday season. Through Electrolux’s “Stocking Kitchens With Hope” holiday campaign, the Electrolux Springfield Cooking Manufacturing Facility gave...
For United Way’s second-annual Give Thanks Day of Action, more than 500 individuals, groups and companies provided meal boxes to families in Davidson, Robertson and Williamson counties. The boxes were filled with all the food needed fora traditional holiday meal,...
We heard from Barbara Siemer, co-founder of the Siemer Institute alongside her husband Al, on what it’s like leading the charge to prevent and end family homelessness across the United States. What gave you the idea to start the Siemer Institute? Let’s go back to 2003...
United Way of Greater Nashville announced today that the city’s Metro CARES program has helped hundreds of families struggling to make rent, mortgage and utility payments. Funding was awarded last week to local nonprofits that are providing direct rent, mortgage and...
The horrifying death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the many, many Black lives unnecessarily and unjustly lost or damaged before his, are weighing heavily on all of us. At United Way of Greater Nashville, we stand with our Black community, our hearts aching for...
Dear United Way Partners, Supporters and Friends, Over the past several weeks, we have experienced an onslaught of circumstances that have tried and tested every ounce of our human fabric on a local, national and global scale. We’ve seen tornadoes tear through our...
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (UWMN) has officially rebranded as United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN), following its recent expansion of service areas to include Cheatham, Davidson, Hickman, Robertson and Williamson counties. This name change aligns with the...
On November 20, more than 100 volunteers joined together to deliver boxes filled with all the food needed for a traditional Thanksgiving meal, along with supplemental food to feed a family through the holiday weekend. During October and November, more than 80...
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (UWMN) and United Way of Williamson County (UWWC) announced today that the two organizations have officially merged as of October 31, 2019. The newly combined organization will rebrand, operating under the new name United Way of...
Running a United Way campaign in your workplace is about more than raising funds for worthy causes: It’s about strengthening connections between employees and their community. It’s about bringing people together to tackle our community’s most difficult issues....
The holidays are an expensive time for many in our community. Thanksgiving, a holiday centered around food and celebrating, can be especially difficult for families who have a limited food budget to begin with. The average family of four enrolled in SNAP—or food...
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s 11th annual Stuff the Bus Day of Action brought together more than 1,100 volunteers from local companies to provide essential school supplies for students in need. With the support of the Tennessee Titans, Wells Fargo, Piedmont...
