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Registration is Now Open: Join us for the 2022 Change Maker Impact Awards
This October, we celebrate our community’s game changers and hand raisers, or — as Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW) likes to call them — our Change Makers! Join us…
Recently Revealed: Central Florida’s 2022 Power Player Honorees
Have you heard about the Orlando Business Journal’s “Power Players”? These 50 hand-picked individuals are leaders in their industries and exemplary professionals steering how business is done throughout the metro…
Shaking the Mental Health Stigma: How HFUW Supports the Mental Wellness of our Neighbors
The importance of mental health can’t be ignored, and Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW) is committed to doing our part to support mental health and wellness within our community. …
Heart of Florida United Way Invests $100,000 In City Year Orlando to Help Build Relationships and Confidence in Orange County Students
As part of our commitment to promoting equitable educational opportunity in Central Florida, we have invested $100,000 in City Year Orlando — a long-standing partner of ours that engages its…
HFUW’s Emerging Leaders: Setting the Tone for Leading Impact
Recently, like-minded leaders throughout Central Florida came together for A Big Night to Unite at the Mills Gallery in Winter Park, Florida, a free networking event hosted by HFUW’s Emerging…
World Humanitarian Day: HFUW Honors 211 Specialists Helping Those in Crisis
Initially created to honor the 22 humanitarian aid workers who lost their lives in a 2003 bombing in Baghdad, World Humanitarian Day — commemorated annually on August 19 — brings…
A Big Night to Unite: A Free Networking Event for Leaders in Central Florida
Are you an up-and-coming leader who is passionate about making a difference? Do you want to connect with like-minded individuals? Heart of Florida United Way invites you to A…
UpliftED Paves the Way for Accessible & Affordable Higher Education
Heart of Florida United Way is proud to collaborate with upliftED —a non-profit organization on a mission with an exciting goal: by the year 2025, upliftED aims to have 60%…
ALICE Families Face Food Insecurity: Free & Reduced-Priced School Meal Guidelines Released
Due to the global pandemic, families with children enrolled in public schools — regardless of household income — have received free school meals for their children for the past two…
ALICE in Focus: New Research Reveals 55% of People with Disabilities in Central Florida are Living in Financial Hardship
Heart of Florida United Way has partnered with United for ALICE to research the reality for people with disabilities living in Central Florida. What the report found is eye-opening. The…
In Recent News: Live United Village is Now Open
It’s here! With the help of our transformative $1 million investment in the recently unveiled Live United Village, we are partnering with The Sharing Center to create a one-stop hub…
988: The new three-digit number for suicide prevention and mental health crisis care
For more than 15 years, people across the nation have connected to suicide prevention and mental health crisis care by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Through…