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UWNWLA Funds 23 Local Nonprofit Programs in 2019
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana is helping to improve lives across ten parishes by reinvesting more than $800,000 in local communities. Their annual Community Impact Grant process awarded 23 local nonprofit agencies for the 2019-2020 grant cycle....
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Seeks Community Partnerships
United Way of Northwest Louisiana is calling on the community to help provide Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to eligible children under five years of age. Since 2016, excitement for the free book program has grown exponentially and expanded into five new parishes....
Dear UWNWLA Stakeholders; a letter from the CEO
Dear Friends, Over the last several years, United Way of Northwest Louisiana has experienced a downward trend in our workplace giving campaigns as well as in general financial support from the community. As a response, in 2014, we changed our strategy of how we funded...
UWNWLA Joins Statewide Call for Increased Early Childhood Education Support
(Baton Rouge, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana is joining a coalition of over 60 business, education, civic groups and fellow United Ways to meet at the Louisiana Capitol on Tuesday, May 21, to call for an increased investment in high-quality early education...
Hundreds of Volunteers Show for Annual Day of Caring
The rain couldn’t stop nearly 500 volunteers across Shreveport-Bossier City from pulling together and helping nonprofits community-wide on Friday. United Way of Northwest Louisiana’s annual Day of Caring provided dozens of nonprofits in need, with eager volunteers....