United Way of Southwest Wyoming

09/05/2026

We are so grateful for our partnership with Food Bank of Sweetwater County! 💙 Our partnership goes far beyond grant funding—it’s about working together to meet the needs of our community as opportunities and challenges arise. We’re proud to partner with organizations that are making such a meaningful difference right here in Sweetwater County!

09/03/2026

Amazing program providing essential services to Sweetwater County.

ROCK SPRINGS — The Sweetwater Family Resource Center (SFRC) has been awarded a $105,000 Community Investment Grant from United Way of Southwest Wyoming. The grant, covering the 2026-2027 funding year, was approved by the United Way Board of Directors as part of the 2026-2028 community investment c...

09/02/2026

For more than 30 years, United Way and Delta Air Lines have worked with you, hand in hand, to help make a difference in countless communities across the country. Now, we want to reward you for your support close to home. All September long, Delta SkyMiles Members who make a qualifying donation to United Way can direct their contribution locally by specifying a ZIP code and earn a one-time bonus of up to 5,000 miles as a thank you.

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08/31/2026

This Tuesday!

Acompáñenos esta noche; recibirá libros gratis para cada niño, cortesía de United Way of Southwest Wyoming.

¡Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe en El Centro de Alfabetización! / Bilingual Story Time at The Literacy Center!

Martes 1 de septiembre a las 18:00 horas.

En honor a Dolly Parton y su *Imagination Library*, organizamos una Hora del Cuento bilingüe especial para toda la comunidad. Leeremos algunos de los mejores libros de Dolly, disponibles tanto en inglés como en español; son perfectos para los pequeños oyentes de todas las edades.

¡El Sweetwater Literacy Center quería agradecer a nuestro socio comunitario, United Way of Southwest Wyoming del suroeste de Wyoming, por donar estos libros bilingües a nuestro centro! Estamos muy agradecidos por su continuo apoyo para que nuestros niños sigan leyendo y aprendiendo juntos.

¡Acompáñennos a disfrutar de esta actividad divertida! Traigan a sus hijos, busquen un asiento y vengan a compartir historias con nosotros. Todos son bienvenidos. ¡Nos vemos el martes por la tarde!



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Join us tonight at the Sweetwater Literacy Center, we will also be giving each child a free book courtesy of the United Way!!

Tuesday September 1st at 6:00 p.m.

In honor of Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library, we’re hosting a special Bilingual Story Time for the entire community. We’ll be reading a couple of Dolly’s greatest books available in both English and Spanish, perfect for little listeners of all ages.

The Sweetwater Literacy Center wanted to give thanks to our community partner, the United Way of Southwest Wyoming for donating these bilingual books to our center! We are so grateful for their ongoing support in keeping our kids reading and learning together.

Join us for the fun, bring your kiddos, pull up a chair, and come enjoy some stories with us! Everyone is welcome. See you Tuesday evening!!

08/31/2026

In the days since the passing of Dolly Parton, we have seen an incredible response from our community. Families have been registering their children for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, and several generous donors have chosen to make gifts in Dolly’s honor.

To those who have donated: thank you. What a beautiful way to celebrate a woman who believed so deeply in the power of books, imagination and opportunity for every child.

Dolly created the Imagination Library in honor of her father, who could not read or write. What began as a program for children in her hometown grew into an extraordinary literacy legacy that has placed hundreds of millions of books into the hands of children around the world.

We are honored to help carry that legacy forward here at home. Every gift helps us continue sending books each month to local children—giving families more opportunities to read together, dream together and build a lifelong love of learning.

Dolly gave the world so many reasons to remember her. We are especially grateful to everyone choosing to remember her by helping another child discover the joy of a book.

Thank you for helping Dolly’s legacy live on.

08/29/2026

Helping Hands in action!

A big thank you to our volunteers from Sweetwater Literacy Center who stepped up to help a local senior citizen with some household chores. Sometimes the tasks that seem small can make a big difference for someone who needs an extra hand.

Helping Hands Day is all about neighbors helping neighbors and putting kindness into action. We’re grateful for volunteers who make our community stronger, one project at a time!

08/26/2026

Because of this amazing human we are able to provide the Imagination Library to children in our community.

We honor Dolly’s remarkable life, her friendship with United Way and the generations of young readers whose lives will continue to be shaped by the stories she helped place in their hands. Thank you, Dolly. ♥️

08/12/2026

Boys & Girls Club - Sweetwater County dedication to supporting local youth makes such a meaningful difference in our community.

August 12, 2026 — Wyo4News The Boys & Girls Club of Sweetwater County announced they were recently awarded $60,000 from United Way of Southwest Wyoming. The funds will be used to support its school-age youth education programs, which help local members become more proficient readers by third grade...

08/11/2026

Through United Way's Helping Hands Day program, we're proud to recruit volunteers each month to support Young at Heart Community Center birthday lunch.

📅 Next Volunteer Opportunity: Friday, August 14
🕚 Time: 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
👥 Need: 3–5 volunteers

Gather your coworkers, family, or friends and spend your lunch hour making a difference in our community. It's a fun and rewarding way to give back!

If you're interested in volunteering on August 14, please give us a call at 307-362-5003 or send us a message.

08/09/2026

Press Release:
United Way of Southwest Wyoming awarded a Lincoln County United Way $5000 grant and a Uinta County United Way $7500 grant to the Youth Alternative home association for the 2026 2027 year. This grant helps fund opportunities for youth to receive education, guidance and support that will foster positive change and allow our youth to be better prepared and successful when they return home or enter independence Yaha has an alternative to institutionalized facilities, emphasizing community based services for the entire family. Yaha provides short term and crisis care and specialized long-term care for youth up to their 18th birthday. This program is designed to enhance emotional social education, educational and physical development through individual and family treatment with a strong emphasis on family involvement Yaha lines with United Way of Southwest Wyoming‘s basic need initiative to provide quality service services to support individuals and families in the 25/26 fiscal year the Yaha group home and Shelter provide provided service services for 81 youth and their families for 3,868 days of care this also included being able to provide parenting classes for 10 families in need. Yaha is very fortunate to have the support of United Way of Southwest Wyoming to be able to continue our program at the level, our community needs without this help from our nonprofits youth would need to travel at minimum of an hour and a half to three hours for other services. Thank you for your continued support United Way of Southwest Wyoming!