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UWNEMN hosts emergency bag packing session for ISD 2142
Led by school resource officer, Deputy Brock Kick, educators and administrators from St. Louis County School District packed 200 “Grab and Go” emergency bags for their schools in one hour last week at the United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN... Read More
Posted: Friday, August 23, 2019
Changes announced for UWNEMN 2019-20 fund distribution process
United Way of Northeastern Minnesota’s (UWNEMN) Board of Directors recently voted to make some changes to the organization’s 2019-2020 funding process.    “There are many changes in our world, and there are more on the horizon,” said UWNEMN... Read More
Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
The UWNEMN heartbeat is felt far and wide across the region
by Shelley Valentini for the Hometown FocusAug. 16, 2019 Chisholm is home to many great Iron Range institutions and landmarks: the experiential Minnesota Discovery Center, the historic Museum of Mining, the towering Iron Man statue, and the... Read More
Posted: Monday, August 19, 2019
UWNEMN takes on children’s dental program
United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s move into a larger building last year meant more options to offer programs and services, and the newest inhouse program to be added is the “Smiles United” dental program for Iron Range and Koochiching... Read More
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2019
Community pitches in at UWNEMN/MACV transitional home
The back yard at the United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) and Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) veterans’ transitional home received quite the makeover this month. Volunteers from across the community volunteered time,... Read More
Posted: Monday, July 29, 2019
President's Corner: Volunteering Improves Nonprofits' Bottom Line
by Paul Janssen and Kris Janssen I am a bean counter by trade, and because I have those three little letters after my name, (CPA), I am always looking out for how to best use funds and land “in the black”. Listen, I am all about the bottom line.... Read More
Posted: Friday, July 12, 2019
1,000 regional students received UWNEMN Buddy Backpacks in 2018-2019
More than 35,000 meal kits were distributed to 1,000 children through the United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s Buddy Backpack program during the 2018-2019 school year. In total, 850 children in 14 Iron Range school districts – and all... Read More
Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2019
First-ever UWNEMN Week of Action complete
Nearly 40 Iron Rangers volunteered this week in celebration of the United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s first-ever “Week of Action.”  The volunteers assisted with 14 projects in Chisholm, Ely, Eveleth, Floodwood, Hibbing, and Virginia... Read More
Posted: Friday, June 21, 2019

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