United Way staff participate in the 21st Annual Unity March in downtown Saginaw in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Ways to Support United Way
Join us at Buffalo Wild Wings (Saginaw location only) for lunch, dinner or a snack on Wednesday, February 1 and 20% of your purchase will benefit United Way of Saginaw County. A certificate
must be presented and will by applied to all dine-in or carry-out orders.
Help enable local families gain access to continued education, job training and other services that can help them build lasting financial independence and success, all by donating all or a part of your state tax refund to the United Way fund.
Simply go to
smile.amazon.com, chose United Way of Saginaw County and continue your online shopping. Amazon will then donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchase to United Way to benefit the community.
Community Impact Programs & Highlights
Point In Time County - Project HOME
United Way of Saginaw County staff, homeless shelters and other local service providers successfully completed the county-wide "Point In Time" count of homeless persons, on Wednesday, January 25.
On Friday, January 28, United Way, along with The New Ezekiel Project, Saginaw Community Foundation and other influential local partners, brought the 2017 Great Lakes Bay Transportation Summit to action at Saginaw Valley State University.
We currently have 17 members helping engage local youth in STEM activities throughout Saginaw County. We are still looking for more AmeriCorps members to help increase our impact.
Free tax preparation is available to Saginaw County residents who cannot afford to pay to have their taxes prepared for them thanks to the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program and our amazing community volunteers.
For 2017 we have five returning sites and one NEW site.
Bronner's Hot Shot Local Media Celebrity Archery Contest
Jason Fielder, WNEM Sports Anchor/Reporter will be participating in this fun contest on behalf of United Way. Help cheer him on at 10:30 a.m. on
Friday, February 10 at Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland.
Jason will also receive 5 extra points for each person there in support of his cause!
Can't make it, visit our
Facebook page for a LIVE stream of Jason in action.
Financial Stability
Join us on
Saturday, February 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tuscola Education Center for more information on all things financial stability. This is a FREE event and open to all!
Jack Hanna is coming to the Temple Theatre on
Sunday, April 9 at 3 p.m. Purchase your tickets using promo code
UWAY17and 10% of each ticket sold will help impact the community through United Way.
There will be four UCAN Trainings starting soon. These are perfect for anyone interested in getting more involved in the community, wanting to hear more about what is being done locally to address different issues and expanding your network.
United Way of Saginaw County staff, homeless shelters and other local service providers successfully completed the county-wide "Point In Time" count of homeless persons, on Wednesday, January 25.
