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Like many, sophomore Grace Rieger is still trying to decide what her future career will be.  The C.M. Russell student was one of 2,000 area middle and high school students who this week were exposed to more than 60 career fields as part of the first Worlds of Work.  Event organizers United Way of Cascade County and the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce described the Worlds Of Work as a career fair on steroids.  United Way Community Impact…

United Way of Cascade County launched its annual fundraising campaign Thursday, setting a goal of raising $1.3 million this year, which would set a new record and grow the campaign by 5.7 percent above last year’s $1.23 million total. With the money raised in last year’s campaign, United Way supports 30 local nonprofit programs and invests in community impact work to improve education and increase on-time graduation, help more families become…

Shannon Hoiland has volunteered to chair United Way of Cascade County’s 2022 fall fundraising campaign. This campaign marks the organization’s 53rd year as a local nonprofit. United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of everyone in Cascade County. Through its annual campaign, United Way awarded grants to 30 local nonprofit programs that will help 31,133 local people this year.  In addition to working as the Great Falls…

Nearly 450 volunteers cleaned up 20 neighborhood sites, 15 parks and more than 56 miles of roadway as part of a community-wide clean up organized by NeighborWorks Great Falls and United Way of Cascade County. The two nonprofits partner as part of NeighborWork’s CommUNITY Clean Up and United Way’s Take Pride in Our Parks events.  Businesses, including D.A. Davidson Company, General Mills, Great Falls Public Schools, Northwest Farm Credit Services…

United Way of Cascade County announced that it will invest $1,143,183 to advance bold goals in education, financial stability and health.  Thanks to last fall’s record-breaking campaign, United Way will help 31,133 people in the coming year through the local programs receiving grants alone. And its community impact work touches everyone living in Cascade County. The annual United Way campaign aims to make it easy for people and businesses to…

United Way of Cascade County announced Thursday that it raised $1,236,575, exceeding its goal to beat last year’s record-setting campaign.  “The Great Falls community is very generous in investing in our work,” United Way President Gary Owen said. “Donors want and deserve to know that their gifts are making a difference. We have demonstrated dramatic impact to individuals through the great programs we help fund as well as at the community level…

Cascade County will receive $76,943 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county through the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency and ARPA. Cascade County organizations that provide emergency food and shelter are encouraged to apply for funding under this program.  The funding includes $18,809 from the federal government’s emergency food and shelter program and an additional $58,134 available…

United Way of Cascade County’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program recognized more than 300 senior volunteers who volunteered 13,154 hours last year at nonprofits and government agencies.  The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program partners with more than 70 local nonprofits and agencies to provide volunteers, but last year many agencies were closed or restricted the number of people coming in and out to protect both volunteers and the people…

United Way of Cascade County announced that it will invest $1,099,214 to advance bold goals in education, financial stability and health.  Thanks to last fall’s campaign, United Way will help 32,266 people in the coming year through the local programs receiving grants alone. And its community impact work – initiatives like Graduation Matters – touches everyone living in Cascade County. The annual United Way campaign aims to make it easy for…

A private family foundation has donated $125,000 to Opportunities Inc. to be given as $1,000 checks to 125 local individuals and families struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Called Essential Funds for Essential Needs, the program is open to anyone living in Cascade County who can demonstrate direct financial hardship due to the current pandemic-related economic conditions. There isn’t an income threshold, but applications will be…