![Community Engagement and Equity](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Blog_03-2018_Community-Engagement-Fish.jpg)
UWECI Manager of Health, Ana Clymer, shares her takeaways from the Nexus' Community Engagement Institute on what community engagement truly means and the role it places in building equity.
![Thanks for Joining the Fight: Week of Thanks 2018](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Blog_02-2018_Week-of-Thanks.jpg)
Check out our Week of Thanks gif(t) set as a way of thanking you for supporting UWECI!
![Homelessness in Our Community: Point-in-Time Report](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Blog_2018-2_Point-in-Time.jpg.png)
Homelessness continues to be an issue here in East Central Iowa. Read about Linn County Continuum of Care's findings from its Point-in-Time count and Individual and Family Needs Survey.
![11 Facts for 2-1-1 Day 2018](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Blog_02-2018_211Day.jpg)
Sunday, February 11 is 2-1-1 Day! Check out our 11 facts all about this vital service.
![5 Steps to a Free Tax Return](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Blog_01-2018_VITA.jpg)
![Staff Spotlight: Jessica Whitfield](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Jessica-Whitfield_Blog_01-2018.jpg)
Welcome to United Way, Jessica! Get to know Jessica Whitfield, our new Senior Manager of Education, by reading our blog.
![MLK Day of Service 2018](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Blog_01-2018_MLK-Day-Feature.jpg)
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, our staff volunteered with local nonprofits. Read more about our projects around the community.
![WLI Member Spotlight: Mindy Olson](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Blog_01-2018_WLI-Spotlight-Mindy-Olson.jpg)
Mindy Olson is a member of our Women’s Leadership Initiative and the WLI Advocate Committee. Learn more about Mindy by reading our blog spotlight.