Day 5: Stand Up for Community Resiliency -

United is the Way our Community Rebuilds and Grows Stronger

United Way of Bay County empowers our community to prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises through coordinated action and long-term support. From the 211 helpline connecting millions to emergency resources, to disaster relief efforts and environmental sustainability initiatives, United Way mobilizes people and tools to build stronger, more adaptable communities. By investing in emergency preparedness, and recovery, we can help neighborhoods face challenges head-on and thrive in the face of adversity.

What We're Doing to Build Resiliency

Bay County is a place of heart, grit, and hope. But resilience doesn’t happen by chance — it’s built through intentional action, strategic investment, and the unwavering support of people like you.



United Way of Bay County is deeply committed to community resiliency, and promoting service. Your contributions directly fuel initiatives such as:

• Support families in crisis through disater relief and recovery plans
• Lead and coordinate community volunteer projects through days of service, such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Global Youth Serivce Day, 9/11 Day of Service and Day of Caring
• Celebrate and promote youth community service through awarding local high school Seniors who have put over 400 hours of volunteerism back into our community with awarding them the Governors Youth Serice Award each May
• Help coordinate food drives, such as the NALC Letter Carrier Food Drive, the sugar distribution through Michigan Sugar Company, and pop up drives throughout the community
• Foster equity and inclusion, so every resident has the opportunity to thrive 
• And much more!

United Way of Bay County has invested over

$9,157 in community resiliency projects,

and has initiated over 9,760 hours of volunteerism in 2025 alone.

In recent years, Bay County has faced economic shifts, environmental challenges, and public health crises. Through it all, United Way has remained a trusted partner, adapting quickly and responding compassionately. But we can’t do it alone.

Your donation, or volunteered hours, are an investment in long-term resilience — the kind that transforms lives, stabilizes our community, and creates lasting change.

Whether you give, advocate, or volunteer, your support

helps us create a thriving, resilient, Bay County!

LIVE UNITED

STAND UP FOR BAY COUNTY.