Heart of Illinois United Way

Sample Agency Support Article

(Agency Name) has the power to make positive change, not only through our services, but also through an organization that helps fund our programs, the Heart of Illinois United Way.

Since 1921, the Heart of Illinois United Way has been contributing funding and support to nonprofit health and social service agencies that meet the needs of our community. By raising and distributing funds, supporting collaborations, and providing leadership in our community, the United Way contributes to the things that matter most in central Illinois.

(Agency Name) not only benefits from the funding provided by the United Way, but also from the support we receive from the central Illinois community and the thousands of volunteers that help make funding possible through the Heart of Illinois United Way. We are proud to be a part of a family of agencies that continue to help solve community problems.

Through the funding of youth, family, self-reliance, and health programs, the United Way helps families and individuals improve mental health, find quality health care, stabilize family situations, improve grade levels, provide adequate housing, and much more.

(Agency Name) is one of 47 agencies providing (# of your programs the United Way provides) of the 104 different programs funded by the United Way. Through the collaboration of all of these agencies, people in our community can feel assured that there is a place to go when help is needed.

By supporting the United Way, you are helping to become a community problem solver, and contributing to all of the things that matter in central Illinois… the physical, emotional, and social development of our children, the successful functioning of families, the independence of our seniors and our special populations, and the health and safe lifestyles of everyone in our community. You are supporting all the members of United Way’s family of agencies, including (Agency Name) and everyone we continue to help on a daily basis.

Do what feels right…Give back to our community… Change a life…Change thousands of lives… Live United.

Think about our youth, families, seniors, and special populations that are in need of United Way services, and make a positive change in central Illinois. For more information on how to give to the Heart of Illinois United Way, call their offices at (309) 674-5181.