United Way of Mesa County

📢Join us on Tuesday, September 24 for a community education workshop focused on homelessness.
Limited spots available ✅Register today at www.bit.ly/utsh

📚 Catch us at Market on Main this Thursday, 8/15, from 5:30-8:30 PM! We're hosting a children's book drive and would love for you to stop by and meet us. Bring your gently used children's books to be donated to kids in need—let's share the gift of reading with our community! 💛 We can't wait to see you there!

Our friends at Mutual Aid Partners are an invaluable partner in the efforts happening at the United Way of Mesa County/HomewardBound of the Grand Valley Resource Center, and we'd like to congratulate them on their 4-year anniversary of becoming a 501(c)(3)! 🎉 Organizations like MAP are helping countless individuals by providing essential services, building community resilience, and supporting those in need. 🌟

❤️MAP is CELEBRATING a BIG milestone🎊
4 YEARS since we became an official 501c3 nonprofit!

🙏🏽Grateful for the vision of our Executive Director and Founder, Stephania Vasconez, as well as our remarkable Founding Board Chair— Laurel Carpenter, Vice Chair— Sonia Cardenas, Secretary—Melissa Humphrey, Treasurer—Yumi Siu Lee, and badass board members Richard Crespin and Barb Zind ❣️

😎We’re also SUPER excited for our newest team member, Kristen Seidel, who joined us at the beginning of this year as Program & Outreach Coordinator 🥳

🤝🏾TOGETHER, we have worked tirelessly to ensure MAP continues to be a community-led, grassroots-oriented organization that listens and works in solidarity with our community. 💛

☝🏽A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS and COMMUNITY PARTNERS! None of this work would be possible without your dedication to show up every week, open-minded and open-hearted, willing to share your energy and connect with your neighbors! 😍

❤️As we head into a NEW YEAR of this journey, we wanted to share what we’ve accomplished in 2024 so far! ✊🏽

Have gently used children's books? 📚 Donate them to help us support children in need and boost early childhood literacy in Mesa County! Alongside our Imagination Library program, we work with local organizations that are always looking for books, ensuring your unused books find a new home where they're truly appreciated. 💙

🌟The wonderful folks at Counseling and Education Center - CEC are creating a healthier community by ensuring access to professional counseling services for everyone. We are proud we can help support their work thanks to the generosity of our amazing donors! Check out CEC and all of their vital services at www.cecwecare.org.

📢Reminder - Deadline Approaching!

The Mesa County Opioid Crisis Recovery Fund grant application is now open. Mesa County is seeking proposals for programs that address treatment, recovery, and prevention and education efforts. Interested agencies may apply by visiting: https://uwmesacountygrants.grantplatform.com. Completed applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2024.

The Mesa County Regional Opioid Governance Council will be evaluating proposals on the potential impact on the region’s goals and objectives, on the organization’s plan to support the region's diverse needs, feasibility, and outcomes and evaluation. United Way of Mesa County will be acting as the grant administrator for these funds.

Questions may be directed to Keira Auld with United Way of Mesa County at 970-243-5364 or [email protected].

🙋‍♀️🙋🙋‍♂️Volunteers needed for our Annual Unity in Community Festival on Thursday, September 5th in downtown Grand Junction, come lend a hand! Check out the positions and register today at https://bit.ly/volunteeratunity

Who is participating in the Just Peachy hosted by our good friends ? We hope to see you there!! 🍑 🏃🏾‍♀️

Come visit us (and Dolly) at Market on Main tonight from 5:30-8:30!

We 💙 seeing pictures of Mesa County kiddos with their Mesa County Imagination Library books! Did you know for $15.00 a year you could sponsor 1 year of books for one of the almost 4,000 children ages 0-5 receiving these books in Mesa County?

Our Executive Assistant, Brontie, is frequently in our office keeping us in line and inspiring us to make more impact in Mesa County! 🐾

🙌Did you know that United Way of Mesa County has helped mail over 72,000 books to children under 5 across Mesa County in just over a year and half? 🤩

Through the Mesa County Imagination Library program, we are helping thousands of our youngest Mesa County residents build a love for reading, ensuring they enter kindergarten ready to learn.

Learn more the Mesa County Imagination Library program and how you can help support our efforts by visiting https://www.unitedwaymesacounty.org/mesa-county-imagination-library

🎉 Join United Way of Mesa County for the 4th Annual “Unity in Community Festival” on Thursday, September 5, from 4:00-8:00 PM on Main St. in downtown Grand Junction! 🎶🍔

Celebrate with live music, delicious food trucks, and a variety of free activities. Meet dozens of local nonprofits and learn about United Way while enjoying free face painting, balloon twisting, a climbing wall, and more! 🎨🎈🧗‍♂️
This event is free and open to everyone, so bring your whole family and save the date for an incredible night of fun! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦✨

Learn more about United Way of Mesa County and the Unity in Community Festival by visiting www.unitedwaymesacounty.org 🌐

Thank You for your support of so many incredible nonprofit organizations in Mesa County! We appreciate you and are proud to call you a partner. 🤝

We are excited to welcome Brandon Cummings to the United Way of Mesa County team as our new Corporate Engagement Manager!

🌟Free books for Mesa County's little readers! The Imagination Library program is here to support early literacy. Enroll your child at https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/ and watch their love for reading grow.

📢ANNOUNCEMENT: The Mesa County Opioid Crisis Recovery Funds grant application is now open. Mesa County is seeking proposals for programs that address treatment, recovery, and prevention and education efforts. Interested agencies may apply by visiting: https://uwmesacountygrants.grantplatform.com. Completed applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2024.

The Mesa County Regional Opioid Governance Council will be evaluating proposals on the potential impact on the region’s goals and objectives, on the organization’s plan to support the region's diverse needs, feasibility, and outcomes and evaluation. United Way of Mesa County will be acting as the grant administrator for these funds.

Questions may be directed to Keira Auld with United Way of Mesa County at 970-243-5364 or [email protected].

🌟The Western Slope Center for Children is doing incredibly important work in our community, and we are honored to be able to help support their efforts. Dollars raised within our community are helping fund child advocacy workers for abused children and facilitate community sexual assault prevention and education classes.

Check out all of the programs we help support by visiting https://www.unitedwaymesacounty.org/community-investment-agencies. Huge thank you to our amazing community for making this all possible!

🙌HomewardBound of the Grand Valley's emergency shelter facilities provides low-barrier, short-term housing to families and individuals throughout our community, 365 nights a year. We are proud to support their work and appreciate all they do for our unhoused neighbors.

For more information on the 34 nonprofit health and human service programs we help support, visit https://www.unitedwaymesacounty.org/community-investment-agencies.

🌟We are proud to support vital programs like HopeWest Kids, which provides supportive therapy for grieving children/families.

Thanks to the generosity of our amazing community and countless donors, this program is just one of 34 we are helping provide support to this year. Learn more about the programs we help fund at https://www.unitedwaymesacounty.org/community-investment-agencies

📅 Mark your calendars! 📅

Join us for the 4th Annual "Unity in Community Festival" on Thursday, September 5, from 4:00-8:00 PM on Main St. between 7th and 8th St. in downtown Grand Junction. 🎉

Celebrate with live music, delicious food trucks, and a variety of free activities! Meet dozens of local nonprofits and learn more about United Way while enjoying free face painting, balloon twisting, a climbing wall, and more. This event is FREE and open to everyone, so bring your whole family and save the date for an incredible night of fun! 🎈🎨🧗‍♂️

🌟 For the 2024/2025 Community Impact Fund grant cycle, we're proud to support 34 vital health and human service programs run by 26 amazing local nonprofits! 🌟 Learn more about the programs we help fund by visiting our website at https://www.unitedwaymesacounty.org/community-investment-agencies

3 spots have opened up for our workshop focused on homelessness happening this Tuesday, July 16 from 5-7:30 at the Mesa County Central Library - grab your seat now! Register today before they are filled: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/6cd9dbb1-889a-4199-a4cc-9c3c86c37136

We were thrilled to present a check this morning to The Christ Center's Wellness Fund program, which provides assistance for students or those that work with students to receive free counseling.

This initiative is one of the 34 essential programs we support through our Community Impact Fund grant. Discover more about the programs we fund by visiting https://www.unitedwaymesacounty.org/community-investment-agencies

🎆Happy 4th from United Way of Mesa County. Have a safe and happy Independence Day! ❤️🤍💙

📢We are hiring a Corporate Engagement Manager! Are you passionate about fundraising and creating partnerships? Do you love helping your local community? If so, we would love to have you on our team. Learn more and apply today by visiting https://www.unitedwaymesacounty.org/careers