United Way of Northeastern Minnesota Executive Director Erin Shay (center left) and Resource Development and Events Director Elizabeth Kelly (center right) present a $10,000 check to Rock Ridge High School Principal Mark Winter (left), Rock Ridge career academy students, and Rock Ridge Public Schools Director of School to Work Engagement and Fundraising Coordinator Willie Spelts to support the Rock Ridge Career Academy.
Rock Ridge Public Schools (RRPS)’ Career Academies recently received a $10,000 boost from United Way.  Funding was secured by United Way of…
United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) gathered with United Ways across the state and other leaders at the State Capitol Tuesday to unveil a…
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Local donors, businesses, foundations, and organizations united to raise more than $95,000 for United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s Flood…
UWNEMN 2024-2024 Board President: LaTisha Gietzen
UWNEMN is often the first place local people look when they need help. We are fortunate to have an amazing team of problem solvers on our staff who,…
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It’s not often we, who make our living with words and pictures, are at a loss for words. But we were left in awe of what we witnessed at last week’s…
United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) is recruiting mentors to match with local elementary students for this coming school year’s Lunch…
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As communities across the state continue to clean up and repair from June’s flooding, United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) is offering…
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Fifty local children are invited to a back-to-school celebration August 7th that will send them home with new properly fit athletic shoes of their…
UWNEMN’s fourth annual Renegade Trail Run will be held Saturday June 29 at Redhead Mountain Bike Park in Chisholm. “We’ve moved Renegade to a new…
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Together, United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN), the City of Keewatin, Itasca County Habitat for Humanity (ICHFH), and Community and Economic…
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UWNEMN's free summer lunch program, Meet Up and Chow Down, will once again provide free lunches to all children under age 18 at the following…
UWNEMN Executive Director Erin Shay speaks to a crowd of UWNEMN donors and volunteers at Minnesota North College Mesabi Range campus in Virginia
Donations made to United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) over the past year will now support 30 nonprofit agencies, 15 libraries with summer…