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United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

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2025 Community Campaign

Together, with donors like you, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County raised $58,670,450 for our community this year!

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Find food pantries, meal sites, baby formula, and information about food subsidy programs. Call 211. Text your ZIP Code to 898-211. Download the 211 Wisconsin App.

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Key Initiatives

In partnership with our community, we are creating lasting change in these focus areas.


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Safe & Stable Homes

We have met our goal of ending family homelessness in our entire four-county footprint.

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Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds

Our goal: Empowering Minds Schools will elevate the mental wellness of 21,000 high school students by 2030.

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Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement

Our goal: 15,000 people will be ready to start stable careers having overcome key employment barriers by 2029.

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Techquity

Our goal: We will provide 50,000 computers to people who need them across our four counties by 2027.

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Current Happenings

Ways you can help make an impact in our community.


Keys to a home.

United Way and Community Partners Are Ending Family Homelessness

United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County set a goal: end family homelessness in our region by the end of 2025. On December 11, 2025, we announced that we have achieved this goal.

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United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

$5 Million from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos to Expand Support for Families Experiencing Homelessness

32 organizations across the U.S. receive a total of $102.5 million from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund to connect families with housing and hope.

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Holiday Giving Tree

Join United Way and the Holiday Giving Tree program in fulfilling holiday wishes to share gifts with our neighbors who may otherwise go without.

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2026 CIO Forum

The CIO Forum is an annual event for technology professionals in the Greater Milwaukee area to network and hear from prominent CIOs and CISOs on key technology trends and strategies.

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Anti-Racism Statement

United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County unequivocally denounces racism and ethnic discrimination in all its forms because it undermines the well-being and vitality of our communities and is in direct opposition to what it means to Live United. Read more...

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Voices United Blog

Saint John's On The Lake

Saint John’s On The Lake: A Vibrant Senior Community Giving Back to Milwaukee Through United Way

At Saint John’s, retirement doesn’t mean slowing down. It means lifting others up.

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United Way's 2025 Campaign Closing Event

2025 Campaign Closing Highlights

2025's Community Campaign closing took place at WEC Energy Group in Milwaukee on December 11.

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Keys to a home.

United Way and Community Partners Are Ending Family Homelessness

United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County set a goal: end family homelessness in our region by the end of 2025. On December 11, 2025, we announced that we have achieved this goal.

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Our Stories

Our Stories: Why We Support United Way

Stories have the power to open hearts and minds, to spark change, and to build bridges between people and communities. Learn why Tony Avery, Brianna Hogans, and Tracie Sparks support United Way as they share their stories.

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