United Way News

01/12/2012 - 12:34pm

Fox Valley United Way, City of Aurora and Schools Unveil Early Childhood Education Initiative

The Dunham Fund will provide up to $250,000 in matching grants. A two-year matching grant program that has the potential to raise as much as $500,000 for early childhood learning programs aimed at Aurora preschoolers was announced today by Fox Valley United Way (FVUW) and the Dunham Fund.

01/06/2012 - 9:45am

Holiday Assistance

Many thanks to the individuals and organizations who provided food gift cards to 101 families, and toys and clothing to 236 local children through the Fox Valley United Way's Holiday Assistance Program. Click here to see a list of those who have gone above and beyond to bring a happy holiday to their neighbors in need!

11/29/2011 - 11:25am

Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)

As we approach the upcoming holiday season, please think about the millions of families who are in need of housing and food assistance. Shelves of food pantries across the country are bare. Programs that provide utility and rental assistance are running out of funds to help people.

11/09/2011 - 11:43am

Kendall County Leader Joins Board of Directors

John Church, former chairman of the Kendall County Board and an individual with a lifetime's interest in how people interact with natural resources and agriculture, has joined the Board of Directors of Fox Valley United Way. While on the County Board, he also served for several years as President of the Kendall County Forest Preserve District. Church's experience in the Kendall Co.

10/27/2011 - 10:40am

Kane County Community Health Assessment

You can participate in Kane County Community Health Assessment through online survey. For the first time, results of the Kane County Community Health Assessment are available online in a webinar format. Check-out the easy to use webinar that provides new, updated information on the overall health of our community, a progress report on our last community health improvement plan and 9 recommended key opportunities for community health improvement over the next five years.

10/18/2011 - 8:19am

Welcome to our new website

We are excited to launch our new website! We hope you will find it a great resource for your social service needs. Many pages are still under construction - but we hope to have everything complete soon! Thanks for visiting!

06/16/2011 - 12:50pm

Early Learning Strategy

Most of the discussions about education focus on high school and college diplomas. But the key to schooling success may start much earlier: Children who are behind when they start kindergarten are less likely to graduate from high school or go to college, more likely to end up as teen mothers, or commit violent crimes.