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4/6/2020
Petters Family Foundation Supports United Way of the Virginia Peninsula’s Emergency Fund for COVID-19 Recovery With $1,000,000 Donation slated for families in need in communities in Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana
3/27/2020
Support hospitality workers struggling in the economic fallout of COVID-19 across Southeast Louisiana community
Sometimes, even when you feel the most helpless, you actually have the power to do the most good.
As we continue social distancing, it’s natural to feel isolated. Staying away from other people, though necessary, doesn’t fulfill our need to take action, help others, and do something in the face of this crisis.
3/26/2020
United Way to mobilize volunteers to support virtual needs, food delivery to vulnerable citizens in Orleans Parish
NEW ORLEANS – United Way/HandsOn Entergy Volunteer Center and Mayor LaToya Cantrell Wednesday announced the rollout of volunteer meal deliveries and virtual wellness checks in Orleans Parish to stabilize at-risk older adults during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
Update: This program is closed.
3/19/2020
Fund will provide emergency crisis grants to out-of-work hospitality professionals
3/13/2020
“When nearly half of households in our community are already struggling to make ends meet, a public health crisis of this scale has the potential to cripple our region’s fragile workforce.”
NEW ORLEANS – United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) Friday announced the contribution of $100,000 to the Greater New Orleans Foundation Disaster Response and Restoration Fund to grow the coordinated regional response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Together, with 800 corporate partners, 3,400 volunteers, and more than 20,000 donors, United Way of Southeast Louisiana is fighting for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community. The Face of Change series highlights individuals within this mosaic of impact, their unique contributions to our community, and motivations for supporting United Way. This month, meet Michelle Delery, Director of Employee and Communications Services at Entergy.
United Way of Southeast Louisiana supports the stability and well-being of our region, which makes us especially concerned about Coronavirus Disease 2019’s (COVID19) progression here at home. Below is a regularly-updated list of community resources and trustworthy information links related to COVID-19. If you’d like to support United Way’s efforts to help our community’s most vulnerable endure the long-term challenges ahead, click here.
3/5/2020
Students from six local schools completed over 2,000 service hours during the annual competition
NEW ORLEANS - United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) today announced the winners of the 2020 Mission Ignition volunteer challenge, during which local high schools competed to complete service hours over four weeks.
Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy took home the top prize, with Thomas Jefferson High School and Benjamin Franklin High School placing second and third, respectively.