United Way in the News
![How to Get or Give Help During a Flood Emergency](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Blog-Get-or-Give-Help-Flood.jpg)
There are many ways you can get or give help in the event of a flood emergency: individual volunteering, group volunteering, and more. See how you can get or give help!
![Sandbag Safety Tips for Volunteers](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Blog_Safety-Tips.jpg)
Read sandbag safety tips that will help keep you and your fellow volunteers safe while you help prepare Eastern Iowa for flooding.
![Advocating for Change](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Blog_2016-09_Advocating_for_Change.jpg)
Professor Robert D. Putnam, Harvard University, spoke at United Way's Annual Meeting in June. He set the context and confirmed priorities for United Way’s work in the community.
![CEO Best Practices](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Blog_2016-08_CEO_Best_Practices.jpg)
![School Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Blog_2016-03_Reading_Into_Success-1.jpg)
What is chronic absenteeism, and how does it affect young students in our communities?
![Summer Learning Loss](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Blog_2016_06_SummerLearning.jpg)
According to the National Summer Learning Association, most students lose about two months of math computation skills during summer break. This summer, United Way teams up with local partners to help prevent this education gap
![Volunteering is What We Do](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Blog_2016-5_Staff_Volunteering.jpg)
Our staff is passionate about making a difference through volunteering, which is why we added volunteer time off as a benefit to employees.
![Outstanding Volunteer Awards Recap](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Events-VolunteerAwards.jpg)
On Friday, April 15 we hosted our annual Outstanding Volunteer Awards event.