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SMALL DONATION MAKES LARGE IMPACT
Life-long Tennessee resident, Karen Siklosi, has generously chosen to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Northwest Louisiana. Karen’s daughter, Katie, resides in Shreveport, Louisiana, with her husband, Robby, and ten-month-old daughter, Maddie. Karen's...
UNITED WAY PROVIDES FREE UBER RIDES TO AREA NONPROFITS
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana distributed $10,500 in Uber credits this month to local nonprofits serving people in Shreveport and Bossier City. The ability to distribute these credits resulted from a new partnership with Uber, formed to assist...
UNITED WAY RECEIVES $20,000 GRANT FROM HANCOCK WHITNEY
(Shreveport, LA) – United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) has been awarded $20,000 from Hancock Whitney Bank to support the United for NWLA Fund, the organization’s COVID-19 emergency response fund. “United Way is fortunate to receive the continued support of...
A MESSAGE FROM THE IRS: FILE NOW, CHOOSE DIRECT DEPOSIT OR SCHEDULE TAX PAYMENTS ELECTRONICALLY BEFORE THE JULY 15 DEADLINE
IR-2020-118, June 11, 2020 WASHINGTON — As the July 15 tax-filing deadline − postponed from April 15 − draws near, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding all taxpayers who have yet to file their 2019 federal tax return to file electronically now, choose direct...
Statement from United Way’s President & CEO on Equity and Access to Justice
United Way believes that every person is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect – this includes equal treatment and access to justice. Recent events involving violence and threats against African Americans expose our society’s underlying racism, prejudice and...