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UNITED WAY OPENS DONATIONS FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY RECENT FIRES
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) is encouraging monetary donations to its United for NWLA Disaster Relief Fund to support families that have been evacuated from their homes and have experienced household damage due to unforeseen fires....
UNITED WAY COLLECTS 18,000 SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR BOSSIER & CADDO PARISH STUDENTS
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) partnered with Bossier Parish Schools and Caddo Parish Public Schools for its annual Fill the Bus school supply drive, sponsored by Aetna. Within three weeks, the organization collected 18,250 school...
UNITED WAY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) is searching for volunteers to inventory items and encourage Walmart Supercenter shoppers to purchase and donate school supplies for students attending Bossier Parish Schools and Caddo Parish Public...
HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS SHOW FOR UNITED WAY’S ANNUAL DAY OF CARING
(Shreveport, LA) – On Wednesday, May 24, roughly 800 volunteers attended United Way of Northwest Louisiana’s (UWNWLA) annual Day of Caring, sponsored in part by Chesapeake Energy, CareSouth, Brookshire’s, Horseshoe Bossier City, SB Magazine, Healthy Blue of Louisiana,...
NEW REPORT DEMONSTRATES THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FACED BY 56 PERCENT OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA HOUSEHOLDS WHO STRUGGLE TO AFFORD BASIC NECESSITIES
SHREVEPORT, LA (May 25, 2023) — Today, the Louisiana Association of United Ways (LAUW), in partnership with United Ways throughout the state, released a new report demonstrating the financial hardships faced by the more than 900,000 households–51% of all families–who...