United Way of Greater Fort Dodge

Dec. 7 - Huge Thank You to Pets Supplies Plus in Fort Dodge for their canned food drive for United Way! We appreciate your dedication to our four legged and two legged family members and support for our animal families. We know a large percentage of folks having trouble finding housing also have pets, either emotional support animals or family pets. Donations help us try to get the whole family together or help cover shelter costs until owners and pets can be reunited!

Thank you Valero Renewable Fuels for your continued strong support of United Way of Greater Fort Dodge! As part of their employee campaign, they filled a trailer of goods for our Bridging the Gap program! Donated household goods, go out to families in need to help make their house a safe and comforting home! We appreciate all that you do!

Dec. 5 - Thank you to Day Break Rotary for letting us join your group this morning! We appreciate your dedication to our community!

Great program this morning by Julie Piton and Tricia Winninger of United Way. Addressing needs in the community is so important. Many of us want to help but don’t know how. Contact your local United Way to find out the needs in your community. It’s what they do! Julie and Tricia told us of the needs for beds. If you have mattresses and bed frames you don’t use or want to upgrade. Know your donating to a good cause. Many kids and adults are sleeping on couches or floors. They will pickup! So easy to help those in need. They also are in need of other furniture and household things we take for granted. Thank you Letitia Anderson for inviting Julie and Tricia to bring their United Way message to us. When we all work together. Together we make a difference!

Youth Shelter Care Wish List - Please help if you can-Thank you.
Please deliver items to 301 Avenue M West, Fort Dodge, Iowa

Youth Shelter Care provides Emergency Shelter, Therapy, Counseling and Crisis Intervention Services to children between 0 – 18 years old.

The youth that enter our shelter have endured many traumatic events in their young lives and have life experiences that have brought them to the need for out of home placement. Many of the youth that come to us have experienced mistreatment at the hands of the adults that were meant to love, shelter and care for them.

Wish List…
Bath towels
Wash cloths
Kitchen Towels & Wash Cloths
Cleaning supplies: Windex, Fabuloso, Clorox wipes, Lysol
First aid kits
Lip Balm
Paint
Paint Brushes/Paint Trays
Markers
Deodorant from Men/Women
African American Hair Supplies
Shampoo & conditioner: Men & Women
Body Wash: Men & Women
Combs/Picks
Hair brushes
Hair ties
Board Games
Hats, gloves and scarfs: Adult Size
Snow pants (Adult size)
Socks youth M-XL Adult Men & Women
Underwear M-XL Adult Men & Women
Assorted batteries
Arts and craft supply
Craft kits
Stress balls
Word Searches
Deck of Cards
Fidgets
Water bottles – Plastic Only
Post-its
Pens
Pop-its
Broom/Vacuum
Journals (Non Spiral)
Laundry Detergent
Small Painting Canvases
Gift cards

Monetary Support is always a huge help!

December 4th - Thank you MidAmerican Energy for your ongoing support of United Way! Your donations are directly impacting the families here in Webster County and making a difference in so many lives!

Dec 3rd: Thank You Jeff and Ashley and Curt Bacon Body Shop for your tremendous support for the Safe Haven Baby Box Project! Your generous donation will have an impact on families for years to come. When our community comes together, great projects and ideas turn into reality!

Dec 2: Thank you to Heidi and Georgia Pacific for your generous donation to United Way! With your support, we are helping families with children to have a warm bed to sleep in and a safe and secure home! Inflation has hit all of our families hard and we are here to provide a helping hand for the working families trying so hard to make it. We appreciate you!

Our thanksgiving continues into December as we are so thankful for the various groups and individuals that give of their time and talents to help those less fortunate in our community!
December 1: Thank You to Faith Lutheran Church in Harcourt for your generous donation of bedding and bath towels for our Bridging the Gap program! We know kids are snug in a nice warm, soft bed tonight with your thoughtful gifts!

On Giving Tuesday, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you! With your generous support, each and every day we are able to impact a family in the Fort Dodge and Webster County area. We feel blessed to live in such a supportive community that really does step up and help our neighbors in a time of need. We hope you feel proud of our community and wish you a very blessed holiday season!

And, if you've been waiting to make that donation, now is a great time! :)
Visit our website to make an online donation or send a check to United Way of Greater Fort Dodge to 24 N 9th Street, Suite B, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501

We appreciate you!

Join us tomorrow!

We wish all of our families and human service partners a healthy and happy Thanksgiving. Each of our Thanksgiving celebrations may not look the same, but let's remember to be grateful for the good people and blessings in our life!

Just a reminder, our transit services WILL be operating on Friday, November 24th in all of our areas! Please call 515-573-8145 for any questions or to schedule a ride in any of our areas! Call before 5pm on Wednesday to schedule a ride for Friday!

Come join us tonight!!!

Important update!

We appreciate all of the support being offered for the families of the fire this last weekend. Many families are working on gathering their own items, others are letting us know their immediate needs.
Here is the list from last night:

Dog food
Cat food (wet and dry)
Litter pans / boxes
Cat litter
Pads and tampons
Hair brushes
Shampoo and conditioners
ChapStick
Toilet paper
Cough drops
Grocery store gift cards
Pot/pans
Bath towels
Kitchen towels
Dish soap
Laundry soap

If you wish to donate items, or make a financial donation to the families, you can reach out to our office at 515.573.3180 or [email protected]. Items can be dropped at our office or let us know and we can help pick up. We've given out 9 beds so far, so if anyone has gently used beds or would like to help us purchase more, we'd appreciate the help!

Great indoor event this afternoon!

We are excited to see you soon!
Here's a sneak peek of one of the many things to do at the Children's Fall Open House!
3:45 - 5:00 TODAY (Wednesday, Oct. 25th)!

We are looking for volunteers to help move furniture today and tomorrow. Some of the families who were impacted by the fire at Westridge are relocating and need help. Please contact Tricia at 573-3170 or 570-5839 if you can help.

Join us Tuesday night for local updates from Chief Quinn and Sheriff Fleener!

Join us next Tuesday!

Please join us for updates from Sheriff Fleener and Chief Quinn. Questions will be taken from the audience.

Webster County UDMO Drive thru pantry TODAY-Thursday, October 19th 4:30-6pm or until food is gone.
Corpus Christi Center - 416 North 8th Street in Fort Dodge
Open to all Webster county residents!

Join us Thursday, Oct. 12 at 10:30 am for the unveiling and blessing of the 1st Safe Haven Baby Box in the state of Iowa.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Help D/SAOC raise awareness by reading and sharing our posts. Knowledge is power. Cycle of Violence.

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Come visit us at Hy-Vee this morning for !
Remember to spread kindness and love!

Do you have furniture you no longer use?
United Way’s Bridging the Gap program needs your furniture donations!
This program supports families, young mothers and parents who are starting over by providing gently used furniture and household items to them. The goal is to ensure that every child in the community has a bed to sleep in, a table to eat at and and a chair or sofa to sit on.
Anyone who has a pick up truck and/or is willing to donate their time and energy helping us move furniture, please let me know!
Thank you so much,
Tricia Winninger
United Way Program Coordinator
515-573-3170
[email protected]

Webster County Health Department has some extra formula for parents in need. Please call 515-573-4107 and let us know what you are needing or stop by at 723 1st Ave S Fort Dodge, 2nd floor Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. See below for what we have available as of right now!

2023 Updated Food Pantry List for Webster County.