Press Releases
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United Way and North Canton Medical Foundation collaborate to fund Gibbs Community Health Worker
(Stark County, OH) December 9, 2024. North Canton Medical Foundation recently provided funding for an Access Health Stark County community health worker (CHW) for Gibbs Elementary School in collaboration with United Way of Greater Stark ...
United Way Encourages Support for Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene has caused significant devastation across the Southeast, resulting in catastrophic flooding and destruction in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida. Many towns are submerged, homes are lost, an...
United Way Give 5 Graduates set to Volunteer at Local Nonprofits
(Stark County, OH) May 17, 2022 – United Way staff and representatives from local nonprofits came together this past Thursday, May 12 to celebrate the 10 graduates that completed United Way of Greater Stark County’s first Give 5 progra...
$5,364,430 invested into the community in 2021-2022
(Stark County, OH) March 30, 2022 – United Way of Greater Stark County recognized community volunteers and announced an investment of $5,364,430 into the community from April 2021 to March 2022. Full financial report available online at ...
United Way launching Give 5, a civic-matchmaking volunteer program for retirees
(Stark County, OH) Mar. 15, 2022. April 21 is the first class for United Way’s Give 5, a no-cost civic-matchmaking volunteer program that connects soon-to-be retiring and retired individuals with meaningful volunteer opportunities that...
Individual volunteer and workplace award recipients to be recognized at Annual Celebration
(Stark County, OH) March 10, 2022 – The following volunteer and workplace awards will be presented at United Way of Greater Stark County’s Annual Celebration, March 29 at Kent State University at Stark Conference Center: Leading the Wa...