Cedar Valley United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community. More than fundraisers, Cedar Valley United Way is a partner in change, working with a broad range of people and organizations to identify and resolve pressing community issues. Cedar Valley United Way upholds our standards of transparent accountability and measurable results.
To achieve measurable, lasting change, Cedar Valley United Way identifies and builds on community strengths and assets, helps individuals and groups with specific community interests find ways to contribute their time and talents, and supports direct-service programs and community-change efforts.
All of this is done in collaboration with diverse partners. Depending on the issue and how the Cedar Valley chooses to address it, Cedar Valley United Way works with schools, government agencies, businesses, organized labor, financial institutions, community development corporations, voluntary and neighborhood associations, and others.
GRANT FUNDING FOR FY 2025-2026 WENT TO PROGRAMS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS:
For detailed information on each of the programs, click here.
Allen College
ACE-SAP Free Clinic | $27,000
Allen Memorial Hospital (UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital)
Allen Child Protection Center | $88,000
Enhanced Maternal Health | $15,000
American Red Cross
Disaster Services - Preparedness, Response and Recovery | $12,300
Americans for Independent Living
Housing and Transitional Resources for Veterans | $15,000
Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Health Center
Care Coordination | $65,000
School-Based Mental Health | $88,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Cedar Valley
Power Hour | $12,300
Smart Girls / Passport to Manhood | $5,000
Summer Brain Gain | $6,150
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque
Immigration Legal Services | $20,000
Poverty Reduction Services | $8,200
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
Black Hawk County Housing Project | $18,000
Emergency Shelter Services for Survivors of Violence | $30,000
Cedar Valley Preschool & Child Care Center
Childcare Support | $12,750
CommonBond Communities
Adult Education and Advancement | $5,000
Community Housing Initiatives
Permanent Housing | $20,000
Friends of Iowa CASA and ICFCRB
Iowa Child Advocacy Board (ICAB) Programs | $18,000
Growing Minds Early Learning Center (Formerly Grin & Grow Child Care)
Childcare Services | $41,800
Removing Childcare as a Barrier to Work for Low-Income Families | $22,900
Habitat for Humanity
Homebuyer Education & Financial Counseling | $12,000
Hawkeye Community College Foundation
WE Build Waterloo | $20,000
iJAG
Creating Inclusive Career Pathways for Underserved Youth | $38,000
Iowa Legal Aid
Solutions to Systemic Poverty Through Legal Assistance | $20,000
Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center
No One Without a Home | $12,000
The Job Foundation
Financial Stewardship Mentoring Program | $8,650
Leader Valley Foundation
Leader in Me | $5,000
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program) | $11,000
NAMI Black Hawk County
Services for People with Mental Illness, their Families, Partners and Friends | $7,500
North Star Community Services
Supported Community Living | $10,600
Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging
Assisted Transportation | $8,200
Northeast Iowa Food Bank
Cedar Valley Food Pantry | $30,750
One Cedar Valley
SHIPHT Youth Career Technical Education and Entrepreneurship Academy | $16,400
One City United
One City Momentum | $18,000
Operation Threshold
Crisis Utility Assistance | $12,300
Home Visitation Program | $28,400
Nest | $5,000
Pocket Change | $13,500
Refugee Services | $8,000
Safe and Stable Housing | $10,000
Pathways Behavioral Services
Junkman-Knoebel Transitional Housing | $13,850
Peoples Community Health Clinic
Access to Dental Care Relating to Missing Teeth | $40,700
Access to Health Services through Interpretation Assistance | $43,700
Riverview Center, Inc.
Sexual Assault Intervention Services | $40,000
RIYO
Youth Navigator Program | $17,550
The Salvation Army
All-Purpose Financial Assistance | $5,000
Food Assistance | $6,200
Housing Services | $30,805.17
Pathway of Hope | $8,000
Rent/Utility Assistance | $10,000
SuccessLink
Success Street | $41,000
SuccessLink/Together for Youth
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention | $30,000
Young Parents Together (YPT) | $15,000
Try Pie
Try Pie Bakery | $8,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation
Veggie Vouchers | $5,150
Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley
RSVP Primetime Reading Buddies | $5,000
Waypoint Services
Domestic Violence Victim Services Program | $22,200
YWCA of Black Hawk County
Parents Achieving Success with Support | $8,200
Summer Daze Child Care | $8,000
Wize Girlz | $8,200
Y's Kids Before and After School Child Care | $12,000
For more information on each of the funded programs, click here.
To learn more about our work in education, income and health, visit the Community Impact section of our website.