10 Things You Need To Know About United Way of Northwest Louisiana
1. United Way of Northwest Louisiana is a local nonprofit organization that raises funds for local nonprofit programs.
2. United Way of Northwest Louisiana has been a fixture in the community since 1921.
3. 99 cents of every dollar raised by United Way of Northwest Louisiana stays in northwest Louisiana.
4. United Way of Northwest Louisiana impacts lives in 10 parishes: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Red River, Sabine, Natchitoches, Webster and Winn.
5. United Way of Northwest Louisiana focuses its efforts in four areas: Basic Needs/Unforeseen Hardships, Families & Children, Healthy Communities and Learning & Earning.
6. United Way of Northwest Louisiana currently funds 56 programs affiliated with 36 agencies.
7. Funding decisions are made by community volunteers who visit and review agencies each year.
8. Agency Criteria: health and human service programs, must be locally operated and have a local board of directors, 501 (c) (3) status, must file IRS Form 990 (essentially a nonprofit tax return,) annual audit by an independent auditor.
9. Over 100,000 individuals received help through a United Way partner agency last year alone.
10. United Way is the best way to make a stronger and healthier community. United Way is not just about fundraising and funds distribution...it's about community impact. Bottom line results...lives we change...communities we shape.
