Rice Lake Area United Way is local people helping local people. Over 40,000 people are helped by United Way agencies. That count is necessarily duplicated. The best use of a donated dollar is, in fact, to offer well-rounded services in Health, Education and Basic Needs to not only support people, but give them the tools for independence -- like job security and good health care -- that allow them to thrive. Donors, volunteers, our board of directors and community members come together to improve lives and seed programs that fill gaps. Did you know a research grant from United Way seeded the Community Action Center? That United Way helped HealthFinders grow from a basement clinic to two state-of-the art health facilities in Rice County? When you give to our United Way and its nonprofit partners you make sure families and individuals have all-around support to stand tall – just the way a stool needs three legs to stand. That’s the impact of You and United Way.

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Gift Examples

• A $52 ($1/week) gift pays for milk for one week at a homeless shelter for women and children
• A $120 ($2.30/week) gift covers the cost of a mental health visit for a youth or adult
• A $600 ($11.50/week) gift covers the cost of food for 200 families a week at a food shelf in Rice County.

Designation Policy

We allow you to designate to any human services organization.

Administration Fee

10%

Primary Region

Southeast

Affiliates

• Community Action Center
• Supply Our Children
• KCQ, Inc.
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• Healthy Community Initiative (includes literacy training for teachers; TORCH)
• Project Friendship
• Project ABLE
• Three Rivers Community Action’s Meals on Wheels
• Northfield Union of Youth
• Serve Minnesota's Reading Corps
• Ruth's House of Hope
• Northfield Public Schools' PRIMEtime
• HOPE Center; Faribault Public Schools’ PRIMEtime
• Tri-City United preschool
• Southern MN Military Women's Retreat

Contact

Elizabeth Child, Executive Director
507-664-3510
elizabeth@ricecountyunitedway.org