United Way Of Northeastern Minnesota Inc

Programs: Stabilizing families and individuals - uwnemn and its partners strive to stabilize people in crisis through emergency food and housing services. We provide support to families and individuals experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault. We help people become self-sufficient. Uwnemn currently funds 15 organizations in northern st louis county, koochiching county and parts of itasca county who provide these services

empowering healthy lives - uwnemn and its partners believe that strengthening the health and well-being of our most vulnerable men, women, and children leads to a stronger overall community. We will invest in programs that support safe, healthy and independent lives for these individuals in our region. Uwnemn currently funds 16 organizations in northern st louis county, koochiching county and parts of itasca county who provide these services

helping children succeed - uwnemn and its partners focus on results during critical stages of a child's development. We invest in programs that improve academics, encourage youth development that are intervention-based, addressing issues early. This strategy will give children the best chance for successful futures. Uwnemn currently funds 12 organizations in northern st louis county, koochiching county and parts of itasca county who provide these services

uwnemn community initiatives - in addition to supporting 42 partner agencies across the region, the united way of nemn has also worked to adopt it's own initiatives that help children succeed, empower healthy lives and stabilize families and individuals that are coordinated and run by united way staff. These initiatives include "buddy backpacks" a supplemental food program for children on the weekends throughout the school year, "imagination library" which provides free books to all children ages 0-5, "smiles across mn" which brings a mobile dental unit into all area schools to provide preventative dental care to children that are uninsured or underinsured and good 360 which provides household goods and clothing to individuals in need. These programs are supported across n. St. Louis and koochiching counties and parts of itasca county.