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Women United is excited to host two upcoming events, Women United for Youth Mental Wellness and SPREE: Shopping for Change.

The Women United for Youth Mental Wellness event will be at United Way's Volunteer Center on Wednesday, October 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Guests will network with other community leaders who are passionate about education and advocacy around youth mental health. NAMI will be leading our educational session to identify misinformation, strategies for reducing stigma, and opportunities for advocacy.

SPREE: Shopping for Change supports, raises awareness, and promotes local women-owned businesses and United Way's Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds initiative. This annual event will be held on Friday, November 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel: 139 East Kilbourne Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Registration is open now. Space is limited.

Please contact Nancy Clarkin with any questions.

Earlier this month, Leadership donor and Leadership Society Cabinet member, Sam Green, shared with us why she supports United Way.

"I engage with United Way because I admire how United Way listens to and learns from the community. United Way is focused on things that matter to me and the community where I live, the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee. I am particularly motivated by how United Way supports equitable mental health services for youth – focusing on preventive mental health care and access to services."

If you have any questions about becoming a Leadership donor, please contact Natalie Worcester.

Join Emerging Leaders for Building Outstanding Networks to Boost Career and Philanthropic Goals, an Executive Panel moderated by United Way President and CEO, Amy Lindner (pictured left).

We've invited panelists with remarkable careers and extensive experience in building and leveraging professional networks. Panelists include Cecelia Gore (Executive Director, Brewers Community Foundation; pictured second from left), David Gay (Milwaukee Managing Partner, EY; pictured second from right), and Valeria Vidal (President & CEO, Meta House; pictured right).

They will be sharing their experiences, best practices, and insights on how they have successfully built and maintained their networks. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 24, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at The ARC Theatre in Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel. Register here!

If you are interested in learning more about Emerging Leaders, reach out to Kristen Hagen for more details.

In 2024, Diversity Leadership Society is uplifting Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement (RBEA), one of United Way's key initiatives. One of our community partners under this initiative is FlexRide Milwaukee.

In Greater Milwaukee, cars are something you need to have, but if someone doesn't have access to a reliable vehicle, their commute to work would become inconvenient and expensive. FlexRide Milwaukee, operated by MobiliSE, is an on-demand program that helps individuals commute to and from work. FlexRide serves about 350 people a day and reduces a major barrier to maintaining employment in our community.

To learn more about Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement or FlexRide, click here.

Please contact Diamond Herring-Rodgers if you are interested in joining the Diversity Leadership Society.

The 2024 Pride United Homecoming will be held at Denizen MKE, an LGBTQ+ owned spaced located in the Washington Park neighborhood. The space was vacant for years until Amber Bricco and her wife decided to invest in the space and open a venue where all are welcome to celebrate.

Pride United understands that many LGBTQ+ adults were not able to bring the partner of their choice to homecoming, so we created this welcoming space where all were welcome and celebrated.

The event will take place on Saturday, September 21 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. To register, click here.

If you have questions about Pride United Homecoming, please contact Diamond Herring-Rodgers.

Join United Way at our 2024 Technology Career Exploration Fair!

The Technology United Career Exploration Fair is an event available for local high school students to explore a variety of careers in the technology industry. This years fair will be held Wednesday, October 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at UW-Milwaukee.

We are looking for volunteers to plan engaging presentations or activities in a variety of areas in technology: Software Design & Development; Cloud Computing & Operations; Cyber/Information Security; Data Analytics; and AI / Prompt Engineering.

Read about last year's event in this blog. To learn more about this year's event and to sign up to volunteer, click here.

If you are interested in learning more about Technology United, please reach out to Cassidy Korpela.

Thank you to all the retirees and family members who participated in our 2024 Backpack Coalition!

Together, we packed over 700 backpacks. These will be amongst the 8,000 total backpacks distributed to students within our four-county footprint. Thank you for making the start of their 2024-2025 school year a success.

If you were unable to participate in this event but would like to support financially, you can donate here.

If you're interested in learning more about Retire United, please reach out to Bev Arrowood.

Are there future leaders in your workplace? Learn how to talk to them about LINC (Lead. Impact. Network. Change.).

LINC is a national strategy that focuses on engaging young professionals in their 20s and 30s through learning sessions and special events. LINC has leadership opportunities, like Committee participation, and year-round programming to help young leaders enhance their professional network.

LINC members are the future of Donor Network participation, workplace campaigns, and employee engagement.

If you know someone who would benefit from learning more about LINC, please contact Kristen Hagen.