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Helping Youth Choose a Better Way

Ten-year-old Jackson was dealing with serious discipline issues when a United Way partner agency stepped in to help.

Sarkeys Foundation Awards $400,000 to Support Behavioral Health Improvements throughout Oklahoma City Public Schools

Sarkeys Foundation will award $400,000 to support behavioral health improvements throughout Oklahoma City Public Schools through EmbraceOKC, a comprehensive approach to achieve maximum social and emotional well-being for students and […]

Girl Scouts and United Way Spread Joy to Nonprofits through Cookie Donation

Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma recently donated 18,000 boxes of cookies to United Way of Central Oklahoma to support food pantries and other nonprofit programs throughout the community. The cookies will […]

Providing Stability Amid Pandemic

Before the COVID-19 Pandemic, 20-year-old Carter was well on his way to self-sufficiency.

Finding a Way Home

When Curbside Chronicle vendors found themselves homeless during COVID-19, United Way and the Homeless Alliance helped provide shelter.

NewView Oklahoma and United Way of Central Oklahoma Team Up to Provide PPE for Partner Agencies

As Oklahoma City reopens for business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many nonprofits are struggling to find the personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary to safely serve their clients. Thanks to the […]

United Way of Central Oklahoma Statement on Equity

At United Way of Central Oklahoma we value diversity, as well as the dignity and worth of every person. These values are an integral part of our organization and are […]

Local Nonprofit Takes ‘Shark Tank’ Approach to Address Health and Human Service Needs

OKLAHOMA CITY – The United Way of Central Oklahoma invites local nonprofits to submit innovative approaches to address genuine health and human service needs of central Oklahoma to the second […]

Donors Answer Call to Support United Way Amid COVID-19 Crisis

OKLAHOMA CITY – A growing number of Oklahoma companies, foundations and families are joining with the United Way of Central Oklahoma to assist thousands of Oklahoma City area residents facing […]

Oklahoma, Canadian and McClain Counties Receive Funds to Supplement Emergency Food and Shelter Programs

Oklahoma City – Oklahoma, Canadian and McClain counties have been chosen to receive $283,160 in funding through the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board to supplement emergency food and shelter […]

Laura Love Joins with Daughters to Donate $200,000 to United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City resident Laura Love, together with her daughters, donated $200,000 to the United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund to help nonprofits meet increased community […]

E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation Donates $100,000 to United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund

OKLAHOMA CITY – The E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation, a charitable foundation committed to improving the lives of Oklahomans, donated $100,000 to United Way of Central Oklahoma to assist in […]

MidFirst Bank Gives $100,000 to Support United Way Partner Agencies During COVID-19 Pandemic

OKLAHOMA CITY – MidFirst Bank announced a $100,000 gift to the United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund to help nonprofits meet increased community needs due to the COVID-19 […]

W&W-AFCO Steel Donates $100,000 to Help United Way Partner Agencies Meet Increased Needs Due to COVID-19

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City-based steel fabricating company W&W-AFCO Steel announced a $100,000 donation to the United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund. Established to increase resilience among vulnerable […]

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Gives $100,000 to United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund

OKLAHOMA CITY – Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores announced today the company will make a $100,000 donation to the United Way of Central Oklahoma COVID-19 Response Fund. The donation […]

United Way of Central Oklahoma Activates COVID-19 Response Fund

OKLAHOMA CITY – United Way of Central Oklahoma has established the COVID-19 Response Fund dedicated to increasing resilience among our most vulnerable individuals and families. This fund will support Partner […]

Luke & Becky Corbett

A Shared Belief in Strong Family and Community Values When Luke Corbett and his wife, Becky, arrived in 1985, they discovered Oklahoma was a lot like their home state of […]

Eskridge Family Shares Longtime Commitment to Community, United Way

The Eskridge family has shared much through the years. Ed Eskridge, his wife, Barbara and their two children, Lynn and Frank, have shared the family businesses, their pride in Oklahoma […]

Confronting Paralyzing Anxiety

“Joe” is a seventeen year-old Hispanic male who entered the Moore Alternative School & Treatment (MAST) Program in August 2015.

Jeanne Hoffman

These days, Jeanne Hoffman Smith spends a lot of her time thinking about time. There’s that time that she married Boston W. Smith, just two weeks after her twentieth birthday; […]