United Way

The families of people hurt during a mass shooting at the Super Bowl rally in Kansas City last February face what one expert calls "victimization debt."

In March 2022, community advocates said St. Louis' 211 hotline fails homeless people and leaves volunteers to pick up the slack. Nearly a year later, they report that things are even worse.

St. Louis County leaders are urging residents to report property damage caused by flash floods this week by calling 211, the United Way’s hotline to track damage. County leaders say reporting the damage will help the Federal Emergency Management Agency determine how to provide resources.

After historic flash floods hit the St. Louis region, experts say residents should take precautions when cleaning up.

The year 2020 changed our world in a multitude of ways — and fueled escalating levels of need in our communities. That the United Way of Greater St. Louis experienced its highest number of 211 calls ever is just one indicator of how many people are struggling.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 1, 2009 - In recent years, the United Way of Greater St. Louis has ramped up its efforts to…

A recent report by the United Way and the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis found that 43 percent of all St. Louis…

Here are some numbers you wouldn’t have been able to find two years ago.Last week, 3,428 people from the St. Louis Metro Area called the United Way’s…

Updated at 5:20 p.m. on Wed., August 19 - A detailed accounting of donations aimed at helping Ferguson shows that Emerson Electric's Charitable Trust is…

A group of youth advocates is questioning how money donated to programs for young people in the aftermath of the unrest in Ferguson has been spent and…