October 2026 Newsletter

WHMI Radiothon RECAP!

Our staff was thrilled to be a part of the second annual WHMI Cares Radiothon on Thursday, October 8th!

A big thanks to Chuck and Madison from

The Morning Drive broadcast for helping bring awareness and support for four local nonprofit organizations:

1) Livingston County United Way

2) LACASA

3) The Arc Livingston

4) Meals on Wheels

At the conclusion of the broadcast, the preliminary fundraising total reached $48,520!

Best of all, 100% of the funds raised stay right here in Livingston County!

Thank you to everyone who donated, participated, and helped make this year’s WHMI Cares Radiothon a success. Your generosity helps support the organizations working every day to strengthen our community!

Please help us welcome Melissa Meadows.

Melissa is the new Development Coordinator and

brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position to our LCUW team. She has been doing non-profit administration since 2016. She is a successful leader who embraces challenging assignments, and achieves objectives through creative solutions, streamlines process while demonstrating efficiency in high impact, fast paced environments. Melissa holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in counseling. In addition to non-profit work, Melissa creates abstract paintings, loves the Kansas Jayhawks, and is a mom to three grown children.

We can't wait to see all the wonderful things Melissa will bring to our team! WELCOME!

We’re back with an update on our Hungry Howie’s Pizza Giveaway!

Over the past few months, we’ve partnered with Hungry Howie’s to distribute FREE pizzas throughout Livingston County. This incredible collaboration is helping us share meals, spread kindness, and bring our community together one slice at a time!

Our goal is to give away 5,000 pizzas, and we’re excited to continue making a difference together. Stay tuned for more updates as we work toward this milestone!

A big thank-you to Hungry Howie’s for helping us make this initiative possible!



**Enjoy the short video below to see who our most recent pizza recipients were!**

Women United partnered with Livingston County United Way’s Day of Caring for a special project to support local children in need. Together, they collected and filled 30 suitcase bags with personal care items, a game, a journal, and colored pencils to provide comfort and encouragement to children and teens.

Of the 30 bags, 15 were prepared for teen girls and 15 for teen boys. Twenty bags were distributed to children in foster care through FAKS, while the remaining 10 went to an education program supporting students experiencing homelessness.

This collaborative Day of Caring project was completed by Livingston Sunrise Rotary and Women United, demonstrating the power of coming together to support children in our community and help ensure they have essential items and a few special things of their own.

On Tuesday, September 22^nd, the Livingston County Hunger Council, along with employees from Ford, gathered at Gleaner’s Community Food Bank to assemble and package 1,979 bags of oatmeal! This equals out to 11,874 meals!! All of this was made possible thanks to the Ford Philanthropy Grant & our partnership with Meals of Hope. The oatmeal packets will now be distributed to the local food pantries and organizations that are a part of the Livingston County Hunger Council.

If you would like to join or get involved with the Hunger Council, contact

Grace Dennis, Community Collaborative Planner, at gdennis@cmhliv.org. 

Livingston County United Way | 2980 Dorr Rd, Brighton, MI 48116 | 810-494-3000 | lcunitedway.org