The United Way of Douglas and Pope Counties fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our community. We do this by making grants to local non-profits and filling gaps with our own programs.

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Gift Examples

• $3 per pay period provides a kindergarten student with milk at milk break for 1 month.
• $5 per pay period provides a bag of food to a hungry student over the weekend through Backpack Attack during the school year.
• $10 per pay period sends 12 kids back to school with new backpacks full of needed school supplies through Stuff the Bus.
• $20 per pay period provides food to a local family each month to help stretch the budget.

Designation Policy

We accept donations for 501c-3. A small fee is taken out of donations to cover fundraising and administration fees.

Administration Fee

12.8%

Primary Region

Northcentral

Affiliates

• Alexandria Area YMCA
• Alexandria Public Schools - Community Education - Lifelong Learning
• Boy Scouts of America, Northern Lights Council
• Brandon, Evansville, Ashby Early Child/Fam.Prog.
• Elder Network
• Girl Scouts of MN and WI
• Legal Services of NW MN
• Life Connections
• Lutheran Social Services - Counseling
• Lutheran Social Services - In Home Family
• Lutheran Social Services - Parenting
• Minnewaska ECFE
• North Country Food Bank - Douglas
• North Country Food Bank - Pope
• School District - Study Skills
• Someplace Safe - Domestic Violence & SA - Douglas
• Someplace Safe - Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault - Pope
• Someplace Safe - Parenting - Pope
• UCAN
• Village Family Service Center - Counseling
• WCMCA - Plus Kids
• WCMCA - Transitional Housing

Contact

Jennifer Jabas
320-834-7800
jjabas@uwdp.org