United Way of Greater St. Joseph

Looking to escape the high temps? Community Missions will be opening their space.

is happening today at 4 p.m. at The Salvation Army Saint Joseph, MO.

Come down and see us this afternoon from 4:00-5:30.

The is on site today! This team will be hitting the road visiting workplaces throughout the community and recruiting .

Watch for them at a workplace near you soon😉

Want one of them to come visit your workplace? Message us here or call 816.364.2381 and we can get you on the schedule.

Yesterday, more than 200 students received backpacks with school supplies from our office. We are still distributing supplies and families can stop by during regular office hours {8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday}.

Thanks to all who support United Way, STUFF THE BUS! and have volunteered to help organize, pack and distribute supplies.

Thank you for making United Way STUFF THE BUS! a success!

Thanks to the generosity of shoppers and donors, United Way STUFF THE BUS! volunteers collected nearly 19,000 school supply items - about 4,000 more items than last year. Supplies were initially distributed through The Salvation Army's Back to School event on August 8 which served more than 600 students.

Beginning, Tuesday, August 13 remaining supplies will be distributed from the United Way office at 118 South 5th Street between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

If you know a student or family who is still in need of school supplies to begin the year, please encourage them to visit United Way or call 816.364.2381.

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The 2024 Soles for Christ distribution will be held for two days:
Monday, August 12, from 9 am to 7 pm
and
Tuesday, August 13, 9 am to 7 pm
at the Scottish Rite, 515 N 6th St.

There is no pre-registration needed. The program serves children entering preschool (age 4+) through 12th grade in Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County in Kansas. This includes public, parochial, and home-schooled children. Parents or guardians need to bring their child(ren) with them to the distribution; children MUST be present to be served through the program. Parents will be required to show proof of residency and the child’s age child (school ID, report card, birth certificate, any document that proves the child’s date of birth). Preschoolers must have proof of enrollment in a preschool and be at least four years old.

The goal of the program is to provide a new pair of shoes for each child to start school in, and in turn, boost the child’s self-esteem and enthusiasm for the coming school year.

Anyone with questions can contact AFL-CIO Community Services at (816) 364-1131.

Thank you to these American Family Insurance employees for helping sort and pack school supplies today. Yesterday, The Salvation Army Saint Joseph, MO helped more than 600 students and there were supplies leftover. The extra supplies are now at United Way and if you know a child needing supplies you can stop by our office at 118 South 5th Street starting Tuesday, August 13 at 8 a.m. and we will share what we have.

Does your student need school supplies?

Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph is having a garage sale and all the items are FREE! Stop by between 2 and 4 p.m.

Stop by today at 817 Monterey Street (back parking lot) for a free sale!

11 am - 2 pm Exclusive access for Community Support and Head Start families.

2 pm - 4 pm Open to the public.

Items are available on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last.

Interesting in learning about resources in the community? Join us tomorrow at 10 a.m. for Resources 101.

There are a couple hours left to ! The donations have been amazing so far.

Here’s a list of our most needed items:
Backpacks
Binders
Composition notebooks
Notebook paper
Rulers
Tissues

Thanks for your help!

Volunteers will be accepting your donations until 5:30 pm
tonight at both St. Joseph Walmart stores.

Supplies are rolling in, but more are needed to ensure kids in our community can start the school year with the supplies they need. Thanks to today’s volunteers and donors!

Community Support Workers from multiple orgs got together today to learn about TELL (Teaching English Language Learners offered by Journey Baptist) and the travel ambassador services offered by St. Joseph Transit. Thanks to Miranda Woodrum and Marilyn Baker for sharing about your programs!

STUFF THE BUS! Volunteers Needed:
Saturday, August 3 from 9:30-11 a.m. at the South Belt Walmart. We are needing about 4 or 5 people to help during this shift.

Anyone available?

The STUFF THE BUS! banners are up🤗 Busses arrive Friday morning! All we are missing is you and your donation of school supplies. 📏 📚 🖍️ 🎒

Let’s support our kiddos, classrooms and teachers!

Bobbie Cronk spent the morning at Andrew County Health Department's Mothering Monday sharing resources with area families.

United Way of Greater St. Joseph is here with goodies, and resources. Stop by today!

Somebody on our team celebrated another trip around the sun on Saturday.

Join us in wishing Jodi at Happy Birthday!

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We got to honor our final award winner at last Friday’s St. Joseph Mustangs game.

Emily Lindsay does ALL THE THINGS. When she’s big mommin’, she’s volunteering all over town- serving on boards, reading to kids, collecting school supplies, helping at an event and generally just being wherever she can make a difference.

Thanks for being a great volunteer, Emily!

Volunteers needed to help sell 50/50 raffle tickets at tomorrow night’s CHAMPIONSHIP game. Can you help?⚾️🌭🙌🏻❤️

THE MUSTANGS MAKE IT TO GAME 3 OF THE MINK LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP! THE SERIES IS TIED 1-1. IT'S ALL OR NOTHING ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE PHIL!

The Mustangs defeat Clarinda 5-3 at Phil Welch Stadium.

They will be back at Phil Welch tomorrow night for the big game, the last one of 2024!

GA Tickets are just $6 each, with $2 beer and $2 hot dogs. Reserve your tickets online at https://www.stjoemustangs.com/shop or by calling 816.279.STJO (7856).

Will the St. Joseph Mustangs be MINK League champs again this year? We sure hope so! You can catch them in action at Phil Welch on Friday, July 26.

The 50/50 raffle that night will benefit the 2024 United Way Campaign and we could use a couple more volunteers to help sell tickets at the game. Can you help? ❤️⚾️

What is two weeks from today?!?1?!

United Way STUFF THE BUS! School Supplies Drive presented by Mosaic Life Care. United Volunteers will be at both St. Joseph Walmart stores ready to collect your donations and stuff them on the bus August 2 and 3!

Our friends at the YMCA St Joseph are already collecting supplies and made their own bus!

Do you want to host a supply drive at your church, business or organization? We'd 💛 your help.

Thousands of students will be returning to the classroom in August. Back to school time can put a lot of pressure on households already struggling to make ends meet. If you can pick up a few supplies to donate, you'll help a kiddo, a teacher and a classroom!



Know a family that needs supplies? Encourage them to connect with The Salvation Army Saint Joseph, MO at 816.232.5824 for their back to school distribution on August 8. AFL-CIO Community Services Agency ~ Saint Joseph Missouri is hosting their Soles For Christ Shoe Program again this year, too, on August 12 & 13. Soles for Christ helps provide a new pair of athletic shoes to students.

United Way Leadership St. Joseph Class of ‘24 is more than half way through their year of growth, development and learning. July’s class day included touring Altec Inc., LifeLine Foods and Triumph Foods; and learning about problem solving, self care and building effective teams.

We recently had the privilege of hosting a group from the United Way of Greater St. Joseph Leadership program. Our guests were given the opportunity to witness our operational procedures firsthand, gaining valuable insight into what it means to be part of the Triumph Team.

More volunteers reading with kids this summer- you’ll find our reading friends all over town and in Savannah this summer! ❤️📚❤️

We have a lot of volunteers who love reading with kids ❤️ 📚

Have you heard of the ? According to the Department of Education learning loss can occur during the summer if children aren't engaged in educational activities.

United Way Volunteers are visiting summer programs and reading with kids to help slow down the summer slide. happens year-round, because learning never stops.

In addition to connecting with caring community members and reading together, the kiddos also get to select books to take home to build their home libraries.

What does a million dollars in caring look like? It looks like these companies & their employees!

It looks like quality child care available to families.

It looks like out of school time programs that build character, grow friendships and learn new things.

It looks like a safe place to sleep when escaping a violent relationship.

It looks like a helping hand and hope when there is more month than money.

It looks like opportunities for all to have a little bit better tomorrow than today.

And, our community would look very different without these companies and their commitment to be .

Thank you:
Altec Industries, Inc.
Nestle Purina PetCare Packers Avenue Factory and PTC
Mosaic Life Care
Triumph Foods, LLC
Hillyard Companies
News-Press NOW

The generosity of you and your employees are making a difference every single day!


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Today’s PACE session focused on . Thanks to the team at Family Guidance Center for sharing their knowledge and helping us all be more understanding and informed💙

There's no wrong time to say 'thank you' so today our shout out goes to Commerce Bank, Omnium and their employees. 💙
We are thrilled to be with you!

Meet this year’s team!

Thank you to Nodaway Valley Bank, and your employees for improving lives and choosing United Way of Greater St. Joseph as your .