When you invest in United Way of Lewis County, you also invest in service programs dedicated to addressing our community’s most critical needs. As well as supporting partner programs, United Way of Lewis County has internal initiatives and programs that help families and children become successful in school and in life.
Click here to learn ways you can unite with us and support these programs!
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Brought to you by United Way of Lewis County and the Lewis County Rotary Foundation
FREE books to kids birth to five years old! United Way of Lewis County and the Lewis County Rotary Foundation are proud to sponsor Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Lewis County. Through funding provided by Dolly Parton and local community partners, The Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring reading by gifting free books to children.
Help Local Children Achieve Literacy!
The United Way Reading Buddies program is a vital volunteer program that impacts grade-level reading success for local kids. Volunteers work directly with students on a weekly basis and have the power to help boost academic achievement for a child - setting the right track for a brighter future. Studies show that if a child is not reading at grade level by 3rd grade when they reach the stage where they need to “read to learn,” it greatly impacts their ability to graduate on time.
During the 2022-23 school year, Reading Buddies were placed in 6 Lewis County School Districts with our volunteer Buddies serving over 50 students. 96% of students showed improved reading fluency!
"All of my students increased their fluency by at least 20 WPM."
"My students gained confidence in reading and were so eager to read with our buddy! It encouraged them to take AR test."
"Both students gained over one years' worth (reading fluency)."
Women United launched a new program, Supplies Period. Supplies Period is an effort to reduce the number of middle school girls who have to miss school due to period poverty. 20% of girls have to miss school due to their inability to obtain period supplies. United Way's Women United is helping middle schools in Lewis County provide period supplies for their students, helping to reduce the number of days girls have to miss school and miss out on education. For more information on Period Poverty visit, Home - Alliance for Period Supplies.
How can you help?
- Drop off period supply donations to United Way of Lewis County, 450 NW Pacific Ave., Chehalis, WA. 98532.
- Pads/Tampons
- New underwear
- New sweatpants/shorts
- Make a donation to United Way's Women United for Supplies Period - Donations will be used to purchase period supplies. Click here to donate, Donations | United Way of Lewis County (lewiscountyuw.com). Be sure to type "Supplies Period" in the Contribution Note box!
The United Learning Center (ULC) will facilitate the comprehensive education of our community's youth through the founding entities' combined skills, resources, and connections. The ULC will be comprised of a high-quality, affordable early learning program for working families, an after-school mentorship program and summer engagement opportunities through the Boys & Girls Club of Lewis County, and the Discover! Children's Museum, which will ignite the love of learning in children of all ages.
CLICK HERE for more info on the project as it progresses.
Women United's Financial Mentorship Initiative
Women United is committed to positively impacting the lives of women and children by encouraging self-sufficiency and empowerment. Our new Financial Mentorship Initiative brings bankers with financial expertise, directly to the people who need it the most through nonprofit and community-based partnerships.
By pairing bankers with financial acumen with community members who desire financial guidance, the opportunity to share information about how to engage in the banking system safely and successfully is enhanced. This moves people away from alternative services that are often predatory, such as payday loans, rent-to-own agreements, refund anticipation loans, pawn shops and non-bank money order and check cashing.
The Financial Mentorship Initiative is a 4-to-8 week program designed to meet clients individually at the level of financial guidance needed. The goal is for individuals to successfully move through the program with strategies and tools necessary to attain financial freedom.
2-1-1 is an information and referral service dedicated to connecting people to life-changing resources. No matter your need, simply dial 2-1-1 to get connected to a skilled referral specialist. CLICK HERE to learn more.
United Way of Lewis County's online volunteer center, Volunteer Lewis, is a comprehensive database of volunteer opportunities available to anyone with the passion and drive to volunteer in Lewis County. Volunteer Lewis directly connects people with the organizations and issues they care about.
Visit Volunteer Lewis today by CLICKING HERE.