2023 - 2025 Community Grants
United Way Blackhawk Region (UWBR) announces Community Grant awards of more than $2.6 million to fight for the health, education, and financial stability of individuals and families in the Blackhawk Region. 

United Way works hard to identify every donor and dollar possible to move the needle on tough-to-solve issues, including our region’s pressing problems such as poverty and financial instability, homelessness, food insecurity, lack of affordable childcare, youth development, and mental health care.
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We extend a heartfelt thank you to 50 volunteers and local subject matter experts for dedicating their time to steward our community's generosity. 💙
Setting the Bar
Here is a behind-the-scenes look at UWBR's Community Grants. Check out this BLOG from Vice President Denise Peters-Kauihou. Denise is the expert orchestrating UWBR's transformation to a Community Impact business model. 👏
Meet the Team!
UWBR is pleased to announce our new Director of Corporate Campaigns, Erin Davis. Previously, Erin has served as the Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Janesville. You may also recognize her as the former Director of Janesville Mobilizing 4 Change and Manager of House of Mercy Homeless Center.

Erin is motivated by mission-driven work with a proven track record of impressive results. We're looking forward to her ingenuity in the 2023 Community Campaign.
UNITED, we must grow the Community Campaign
United Way’s ability to meet the needs of our community is contingent on the generous financial support of individual donors and successful workplace campaigns. While we consider last year’s campaign and GIVE & WIN Sweepstakes a success, fundraising still has not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. To maximize our collective impact, we must continue to grow the annual Community Campaign. Good news, you can help!

DPIL Milestone
Wow! Time flies when you're having fun and inspiring an early love for books and reading. Alongside community partners, UWBR launched Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) in three communities of the Blackhawk Region in May 2018. Five years later, we've invested nearly $300,000, mailed more than 126,000 books, and served 5,782 local children.
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United Way's 211 is the most comprehensive health and human services database in the Blackhawk Region – and 211 staff and volunteers play a crucial role in helping so many of our friends and neighbors in the Blackhawk Region.
Cheers to 2 years!
This month, UWBR celebrates our Finance Director Laura Nilson's 2nd work anniversary. We are grateful to have her as part of our lean and talented Team.

Thanks for your dedication to financial accountability and stewardship, Laura. We are proud to #LiveUnited with you.
Fiscal Responsibility
United Way Blackhawk Region has again earned the highest possible ratings from two of the nation's largest, charity evaluators: Charity Navigator and Candid. These ratings are a testament to fiscal responsibility and stewardship.
Thank you!
Annual marketing sponsors' generous support offsets the cost of promotional efforts so donor dollars may be directly invested in the community.