by Paige Melton | Mar 7, 2023 | In The News, News Releases, Uncategorized
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) will host its annual Day of Caring on Wednesday, May 24, sponsored in part by Chesapeake Energy, Healthy Blue of Louisiana, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Day of Caring is the largest...
by Paige Melton | Dec 6, 2022 | In The News, News Releases, Uncategorized
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) is now accepting project submissions from local nonprofit agencies for its largest, community-wide volunteer event of the year, Day of Caring. Day of Caring is tentatively scheduled for April 28, 2023, with...
by Paige Melton | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana partnered with Bossier Parish Schools and Caddo Parish Public Schools for its annual Fill the Bus school supply drive. Within two weeks, the organization collected more than 11,000 school supplies with an impact...
by Paige Melton | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
New report reveals that federal poverty data significantly undercounts how many people with disabilities are struggling to afford the basics. (Shreveport, LA) – The number of people with disabilities in Louisiana who struggle to afford the basics is far higher than...
by Paige Melton | Nov 11, 2021 | In The News, News Releases, Uncategorized
(Bossier City, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) partnered with Bossier Parish Schools to host the largest district-wide volunteer day for students, parents, educators, and more. Volunteers consisted of 30 teams representing different K-12 Bossier...
by Paige Melton | Oct 26, 2020 | In The News, News Releases, Uncategorized
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana will make leadership changes within the organization effective November 1. LaToria Thomas, currently vice president of resource development, will transition to vice president of operations and community engagement....