Helping Local People Everyday -- United Way is the collective power of people working together toward long-term solutions. Thank you for your investment and partnership. We help you build a strong community for families, friends, neighbors, men, women, seniors, children, teenagers, and people with disabilities by adding value to your gift and directing your contribution to services that help people when they need it. Donations made to United Way support programs that demonstrate measurable results – not just how many people were served but also what happened because they were served.  So you can feel good knowing that your money will make the greatest possible difference.

Volunteers from the community study the needs of the Johnson County and direct funding to programs and services that can address those needs effectively and efficiently. These local volunteers contribute more than 1,000 hours of their time to making sure that your contribution is wisely spent. You can participate in this fund distribution process. Call United Way 319/ 338-7823 to find out how you can volunteer.

We encourage people to make unrestricted gifts to the community fund because those gifts have the greatest impact on our community as a whole. Gifts to the community fund allow the volunteers on the Citizen Review Panel to direct funding to the areas of greatest need. However, we do respect the wishes of our donors who choose to earmark their gift or a portion of their gift to a particular area of focus, a specific non-profit agency, county, or another United Way. We also give donors the option of excluding a United Way of Johnson County affiliated agency from receiving any part of their gift by indicating that preference on their pledge form.

When you make a gift to United Way of Johnson County, you are making an investment in the health, safety, and well being of our community. Thanks to you, our friends, family members, and neighbors will be able to get the help they need when they need it. Giving to United Way is a way of showing your commitment to strengthening our community.

Because of United Way’s relationships with local health and human service agencies, government entities, community leaders, donors, and service groups, United Way of Johnson County can focus on the “big-picture” in the community and concentrate resources where those needs are greatest.

United Way of Johnson County provides management support and assistance to affiliated health and human service agencies. This helps ensure that your contributions are being used efficiently and effectively. Your gift is like an investment in an “insurance policy” that you may need if your house burns down, or a loved one struggles with a terminal illness, or you are suddenly laid-off from work. The reality is that any one of us, our friends, or our family members can experience an emergency or unexpected crisis and need help. Your gift to United Way helps provide services that are meant to help you and your family in a time of need.