2025
- United Way of Metro Chicago Announces United Neighborhoods Equity Fund 2025 Grantees (01.16.25)
- 211 Metro Chicago Celebrates 211 Day and Second Anniversary, More than 320,000 Connections to Basic Needs Assistance (02.11.25)
- United Way of Metro Chicago Luncheon Celebrates Local Changemakers and Philanthropic Leaders (05.28.25)
- United Way of Metro Chicago Celebrated Juneteenth Grand Opening of the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation and Success of Place-Based Investment in Austin (06.20.25
- 211 Metro Chicago Celebrates Grand Opening of New Contact Center at Xchange Chicago on the South Side (09.02.25)
- United Way of Metro Chicago Launches ChiNEXT Program for Early Career Professionals (09.19.25)
- United Way of Metro Chicago Announces Kevin Cole as 2025-2026 Campaign Chair (10.20.25)
- United Way of Metro Chicago Launches Response Fund Amid Dramatic Rise in Food Insecurity (11.24.25)
2024
- 211 Metro Chicago Partners with Vivery to Optimize Food Access (01.16.24)
- 211 METRO CHICAGO Celebrates One-Year Anniversary (01.24.24)
- Summit Neighborhood Network Launches (05.15.24)
- Awards Luncheon Honors Philanthropic Leaders (05.30.24)
- United Way Report Finds More Than One Third of Cook County Residents Struggle to Afford Basic Cost of Living (06.21.24)
- Announcing 2024-25 Campaign Chair Scott C. Swanson (08.06.24)
- 211 Metro Chicago Surpasses 250,000 Connections Less Than Two Years After Launch (10.10.24)
- United Way of Metro Chicago Receives $7.5 Million Gift from BMO, Renewing Investment in Neighborhood Network Initiative (12.03.24)
2023
- 211 Social Service Connector now available for Metro Chicago (01.27.2023)
- UWMC launches Neighborhood Network in Elgin with leadership gift from Nicor Gas Foundation (03.15.2023)
- Transforming Places: Southland Neighborhood Network Launch (06.06.2023)
- Stronger Neighborhoods Awards 2023 (06.21.2023)
- Announcement of the 2023-2024 Campaign Chair (09.06.2023)
- Announcing the 2023-2025 Board Chair
- United Neighborhoods Equity Fund 2023 (11.14.2023)
2022
- UWMC deepens commitment to community-led transformation (03.15.2022)
- UWMC honors the region’s most philanthropic leaders (06.02.2022)
- UWMC announces United Neighborhoods Equity Fund second cohort grantees (10.10.2022)
- 8 communities, thousands of meals, 1 great cause (11.07.2022)
2021
- United Way of Illinois launches ’21 week equity challenge (1.6.2021)
- Chicago gets much-needed help as domestic violence surges during pandemic (2.16.2021)
- United Way spices up spring fundraising with pastry party (4.15.2021)
- UWMC announces grantees of United Neighborhoods Equity Fund (09.22.2021)
- United Way expands Board of Directors with 17 Chicago area leaders (10.11.2021)
- Medline donates $128,000 worth of hand sanitizer to UWMC partners (12.8.2021)
2020
- Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund established to rapidly deploy resources (3.16.2020)
- More than $3.5 million in grants deployed to local nonprofit organizations serving residents most in need (3.24.2020)
- UWMC offers fans chance to win a “Virtual Hangout” with NFL players (5.20.2020)
- Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund allocates additional $6 million in grants (6.17.2020)
- Jenner & Block partner Andrew Vail becomes General Council of the United Way of Metro Chicago (11.02.2020)
- UWMC announces a $25 million gift from Mackenzie Scott (12.15.2020)
2019
- UWMC and Ashley Homestores’ Hope to Dream program provide over 140 children with new beds (6.19.2019)
- UWMC welcomes Eithne McMenamin as Director of Public Policy & Advocacy (11.19.2019)
2018