Giving Back to help our neighbors meet their basic needs and make their holidays brighter
More than 30% of households across the Chicago region struggle to make ends meet and afford basic needs such as food, shelter, and access to health care. United Way is working with our partners across the region to help our neighbors meet their basic needs and make the holiday season brighter. You can help!
A Gift of $25
can provide a holiday meal for a family of four.
A Gift of $100
can provide three nights of shelter for a child and their family.
A Gift of $200
can provide a primary care doctor’s visit to support health and well-being.
Three ways to give back
When we work together, we can achieve so much more than we can alone. We can help families meet their basic needs, transform neighborhoods, and make the holiday season brighter for thousands of our neighbors. This is what it means to LIVE UNITED. This is United Way. Join us and make a gift today!
Make a one-time or recurring donation today!
Your gift – no matter the amount - provides a holiday meal and other basic needs resources to help make the season brighter for thousands of individuals and families across the region.
Make a Gift Today
Create your own peer-to-peer fundraising campaign
We've created a step-by-step guide to help you build a fundraising campaign. Engage your friends, family, and colleagues in a friendly fundraising competition – all in the spirit of giving back during the holidays!
Download the Guide
Create a Fundraiser
Corporate sponsorship for our one-day holiday food distribution
United Way and our community partners in Elgin distributed 500 holiday meal boxes on Dec. 11 to help our neighbors put food on the table. Thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting food security.
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For questions, please contact United Way Donor Help.
Uniting for the Holidays Sponsors
Thank you to our generous sponsors who make Uniting for the Holidays possible.
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please reference the sponsorship form.
-as of 12/17/24-
Presenting Sponsors
Participating Sponsors
Community Sponsors
Family Sponsors
Friend Sponsors
Support Uniting for the Holidays
To make your contribution by credit card, please complete the donation form below.
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please reference the sponsorship form.
For more ways to make a contribution, click here.
Thanks to a generous match from our Board of Directors, your gift will make an even bigger impact! All contributions before December 31 will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $50,000!
To donate by stock, wire transfer, or other assets, please email donorhelp@LIVEUNITEDchicago.org or call 312.906.2238.
To pay by check, please note “Uniting for the Holidays 2024” on the check and make checks payable to United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.
Please mail by US Postal Service to United Way of Metro Chicago | 231196 Momentum Place | Chicago, IL 60689
If shipping by UPS, FedEx, or messenger service, please send to United Way of Metro Chicago | Fifth Third Wholesale Lockbox | Lockbox #231196 | 910 Pasquinelli Dr. | Westmont, IL 60559
United Way Holiday Programs over the years
