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Pride Homecoming is a joyful celebration with a powerful purpose. Created by Pride United of United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, this event invites LGBTQ+ adults and allies to reclaim the homecoming experience in a space where everyone is seen, safe, and celebrated.

Join us on Friday, September 19, at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Register here.

There will be food trucks and beverages, music by DJ Shawna, dancing, and a lot of fun! Proceeds benefit United Way's Safe & Stable Homes Initiative.

If you would like to learn more about Pride United, please contact Nancy Clarkin.

Join Tech United to network with members and learn more about our tech initiatives at United Way. This year, we will have engaging presenters, food and drinks, a live podcast experience, and a chance to win in our raffle!

Wednesday, September 24
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Wantable Cafe
123 E. Walker St., Milwaukee, WI 53204

Thank you nvisia for sponsoring this event!

If you would like to learn more about Technology United, please contact Cassidy Korpela.

The Diversity Leadership Society has supported the Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement initiative through the ten years since our creation.

United Way recently convened a roundtable that brought together 44 funded organizations from the initiative. Participants engaged in solutions-oriented conversations, sharing both challenges and innovative approaches that are shaping their work.

This roundtable also served as a platform to deepen support through our Volunteer Engagement Team, offering resources and connections to strengthen collective impact.

If you would like to learn more about Diversity Leadership Society, please contact Nancy Clarkin.

Women United donated more than $330,000 during the 2024 campaign to support our Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds initiative. Our two signature events, Women United Bruncheon and SPREE: Shopping for Change, raised more than $230,000 for this work.

We are excited to add the following Empowering Minds Schools for the 2025-26 academic year:

• Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee
• Marquette University High School
• Pewaukee High School
• Ronald Reagan High School
• Shorewood High School
• St. Augustine Preparatory Academy
• Vel R. Philips Juvenile Justice Center School
• Wauwatosa East High School

Women United and our Mental Wellness Allies are continuing our advocacy efforts and were instrumental in restoring the one-time funding of school-based mental health to $30 million in the 2025-27 state budget.

If you would like to learn more about Women United, please contact Nancy Clarkin.

Do you have a young professional group in your organization? If so, we hope to connect with them!

Campaign season is around the corner, and LINC wants to connect with young professionals to meet their philanthropic goals. Past LINC events include coffee chats, Q&As, lunch and learn sessions, social networking, and more. LINC is happy to get creative when meeting with young professionals from your organization.

If you would like to learn more about LINC, please contact Kristen Hagen.

Thank you, Emerging Leaders members, for hosting a United Way Technology Distribution Event for Donor Networks. We distributed 342 laptops!

These events support Techquity, an initiative working to close the digital divide by distributing reliable devices into the hands of students, job seekers, older adults, and more. Emerging Leaders uplifts all four key initiatives of United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, and this was the perfect hands-on way to make a big impact while experiencing the work of Techquity directly.

If you would like to learn more about Emerging Leaders or how you/your workplace can support Techquity, please contact Kristen Hagen.

Thank you to our amazing Retire United volunteers! Together, we packed over 7,000 diapers for families in need.

Retiring soon? Join us and stay connected through purpose-driven events like this.

If you would like to learn more about Retire United, please contact Alejandra Anastas.