Rice Lake Area United Way mobilizes the resources and caring power of individuals, organizations, and networks to strengthen the community. We fund the impact areas of health, financial stability, youth opportunity, and community resilience. Every dollar stays local and supports partner agencies across the county. United is the 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

15%

Primary Region

Southeast

Affiliates

• Aging Services for Communities
• Community Action Center
• Exchange Club for Family Unity
• Faribault Cradle to Career
• Faribault Parks and Recreation
• Faribault Public Schools’ PRIMEtime
• Healthfinders, HCI (Healthy Community Initiative)
• HOPE Center
• IRIS (Infants Remembered in Silence)
• Northfield Public Schools' PRIMEtime
• Northfield Union of Youth
• Project ABLE
• Project Friendship
• Rice County Neighbors United
• Riverbend Nature Center
• Ruth's House of Hope
• Salvation Army of Rice County
• ServeMN's Reading Corps
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• Three Rivers Community Action’s Meals on Wheels
• TORCH (Tackling Obstacles, Raising College Hopes)
• Tri-City United preschool

Contact

Laura Riehle-Merrill, Executive Director
507-664-3510
laura@ricecountyunitedway.org