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Share joy and strengthen community with Uniting for the Holidays! This holiday season, join United Way and our community partners in helping individuals and families meet their basic needs and experience the joy of the season.

Are you a young looking to make a difference in your community? Our Associate Board Basics seminar will equip you with the tools you need for service on a nonprofit’s Associate or Junior Board.

Join us May 28, 2026 for a celebration of the commitment of business, civic, nonprofit, and community leaders to build stronger neighborhoods and a stronger Chicago region.

Join Young Leaders United for a networking happy hour on May 14 at Lincoln Tapp. Connect with other young professionals and learn about United Way’s impact.

Help nourish our neighbors. Everyone deserves access to fresh, nutritious food. Join United Way of Metro Chicago for April Food Day on April 22, 2026 as we come together to promote food security and recognize our community leaders advancing positive change in the south-southwest suburbs, a region facing high levels of poverty and systemic education, health, and wealth disparities.

Join United Way of Metro Chicago’s Women United for the 2026 Annual Breakfast, featuring women leaders from Chicago’s cultural institutions sharing insights on expanding access to resources and helping to build a stronger region.

Toast to a New Year and New Connections with United Way of Metro Chicago’s Women United! Join us for connection and conversation around United Way’s work over beverages and light bites as we welcome the new year.

Join United Way of Metro Chicago this MLK Day for a conversation on solidarity, shared challenges, and how Black and Latine communities rise together through collective action.

This holiday season, you can help bring hope and joy to families across the Chicago region. Over 30% of households in our area struggle to afford essentials like food, shelter, and healthcare. By partnering with United Way and our community partners, you're helping neighbors meet these basic needs while brightening their holidays.

Join fellow Tocqueville Society members on October 28 to hear how donor support helped turn Austin’s Quality of Life Plan into a thriving model for neighborhood transformation, featuring Darnell Shields of Austin Coming Together and Sean Garrett of United Way of Metro Chicago. For more information, please contact Amber Clemetson.