Dear friends, While it is hard to comprehend everything that has transpired recently, the one thing that has not changed is how much we value our Greater Cincinnati nonprofit community and look forward to continuing our work with agencies in the days ahead. We recognize this is a challenging time for many as we all adjust to…
These are truly unprecedented times for our country, and this life-changing event is a hardship for many. Still, it is inspiring to see the ways we as a country have found to stay together, even when we must temporarily be apart. OVV temporarily closed its doors to our children on Friday, March 13, as mandated…
COVID-19 took the world by storm. New ways of carrying out school, business and life have been quickly adopted. For an organization that exists to level the playing field in the classroom by ensuring that kids in need have the tools to succeed in school, we’ve had to pivot – as so many organizations have.…
This crisis has accelerated my understanding of United Way’s impact on this community. We stand at the center of relief efforts and our work has been crucial to the safety net sustaining so many people in our region. Consider what has happened in the past three weeks: Within 24 hours of meeting to discuss how…
May We Help volunteers are making face shields to help our local healthcare workers stay safe! Here’s how! May We Help volunteer Katie Seibert wanted to help our community’s healthcare workers stay safe by providing face shields to help offset the shortage. So, she made a few prototypes and delivered them to a team at…
Though the community cannot come together in person for ToolBelt Ball 2020, we have reimagined our signature fundraising event, and you are invited! This Virtual Gala is free and open to the public. Whether or not you were planning on attending the ToolBelt Ball, we hope that you will join us now. You can still…
The program team has been creating Facebook Live programs twice daily on Facebook! Girls will have fun and earn badges during our virtual programs. Each activity is recorded and posted in the video section of our Facebook page, so you can view them later, too. These Facebook Live programs are getting thousands of views!
Our entire spring program was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Our local chapter, therefore, is unable to serve the ~100 children who would have been able to participate in our 6 week after-school activity based character development program. Our culminating event, The Dream Chaser Challenge, has also been canceled, which is the main source…
We mobilized quickly on the front end of this crisis, shifting operations and communications quickly in order to meet the changing needs of those we serve. Our Off the Street participants and Anna Louise Inn residents have found a safe and self-contained community of support, with our staff responding to provide supplemental food, secure required…
Working with Loveland City Schools to deliver meals to students, NEST has been able to travel to all low income areas of Loveland, not just pockets with the highest concentration of students living in poverty. As a result, NEST has learned of an emerging population of English Language Learners who are in need of academic…