The United Way of Ellis County would like to thank all of the generous businesses and individuals that chose to support dedication to youth success, family stability, and community health and safety by giving over $450,000 during the 2014 annual campaign.  While the campaign did come in short of the $490,000 goal, we are, again, humbled by the generosity of those in Ellis County.

Terry Siek, the 2014 campaign chairman said, “The United Way of Ellis County always sets its sights high because we’ve seen local poverty tick up along with requests for help. We stretch our goal to try and meet as many needs as possible.  With the tighter local economy, and the retirement of many loyal United Way supporters, the fact that we were able to achieve the amount we did is just outstanding.”

Your dollars make a difference here at home.  Just a few of the accomplishments reported from last year’s projects included 282 at-risk students meeting or exceeding academic expectation, 527 students improving their attitude towards learning, and over 500 kids actively working for positive civic behavior. From Family projects, over 100 families were kept from homelessness, 117 individuals were helped in gaining new employment, and 30 individuals saw their lives turned around and qualified out of public assistance. Living United creates possibility for many within our community.

If you would like more information about the United Way or would like to donate, please visit our website at www.liveunited.us or stop by our office in the Hadley Center at 205 E. Seventh, Ste. 106, in Hays.

United Way of Ellis County