United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties is much more than a funder of programs. By supporting United Way, you enable us to fund programs that have a real and lasting impact on people’s lives. You support our ability to convene people around a table to find solutions. You do much more than simply fund social services. You advance an agenda to take care of what matters.
Learn more about the United way of Otter tail and Wadena Counties with this short video
Priority Areas
- Education - Helping children achieve their potential by supporting their learning, development and sense of belonging.
- Income - Promoting financial stability & independence to ensure that basic needs of food, housing, clothing and safety.
- Health - Improving people's overall health, by meeting community members’ basic needs.
Dollar Statement
$3 per pay period provides a young child one full year of books through our Imagination Library Program.
$5 per pay period will purchase enough food to prepare 60 meals at a local senior dining site.
$10 per pay period provides training for family members who are caring for a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
$20 per pay period provides coordination of Kinship mentoring programs for children who are in need of a positive role model experience.
Designations
United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties accepts designations for affiliates and non-affiliates. An administrative fee of 12% will be charged to non-affiliates to process their designation.
Affiliate List
Otter Tail County Programs
- A Place to Belong
- Alzheimer's Association - Get the Facts Ed. Series
- American Red Cross - Emergency Services Program
- Battle Lake Community Recreation
- Battle Lake School Readiness
- Boy Scouts of America - Northern Lights Council
- Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes - Perham Unit
- Catholic Charities Foster Grandparents Program
- Child Care Visitor Program - Fergus Falls
- Children's Services Association
- Empowering Kids Perham - Empowering Kids
- Fergus Falls Adult Basic Education
- Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA Summer Learning Loss Program
- Fergus Falls Meals by Wheels
- Frazee Neighbor to Neighbor
- Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons
- Kinship of the Perham Area - Kinship Otter Tail County
- LB Homes - Camp Emily
- Legal Services of Northwest MN - Poverty to Prosperity
- LSS of MN Caregiver Support and Respite Program
- Mahube-Otwa Family Development Housing
- Mahube-OTWA Father's Resource Program
- North Country Food Bank
- PARTNERS - Foot Care Program
- Pelican Rapids ECFE - Bright Start Home Visitor
- Pelican Rapids OAKS
- Pelican Rapids Senior Center - Meals on Wheels - Senior Citizens Nutrition
- Salvation Army - After School Program
- Salvation Army - Lunch in the Son
- Salvation Army - Social Services
- Someplace Safe - Parenting Time Center
- Someplace Safe - Regional Trafficked and Sexually Exploited Youth
- Someplace Safe - Sexual Violence
- Someplace Safe -Otter Tail Domestic Violence
Wadena County Programs
- Alzheimer's Association - Get the Facts Ed. Series
- Catholic Charities Foster Grandparents Program
- Girl Scouts of Minnesota & Wisconsin Lakes and Pines - Leadership Pathways
- Kinship of Wadena
- Lutheran Social Services - Nutrition Services
- Mahube-Otwa RSVP
- North Country Food Bank
- Someplace Safe - Crime Victim Services
- Someplace Safe - Regional Trafficked and Sexually Exploited Youth
- Wadena County DAC
Regions Serviced
Otter Tail and Wadena Counties
Contact
Phone: 218-736-5147
MARY A. PHILLIPE / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / UNITED WAY OF OTTER TAIL & WADENA COUNTIES
Main Fergus Falls Office / 120 East Washington Ave. Fergus Falls, MN 56537 / tel: 218-736-5147
Perham Office / 665 SW 3rd Street Perham, MN 56573 / tel: 218-770-9406
Wadena / PO Box 304 Wadena, MN 56482
