"Building relationships to support our community with

collaboration, compassion and purpose."

Providing grants to 20 local non-profits across three separate allocations, collecting nearly 8,000 individual items for the annual school supply drive, helping 400+ teens for Christmas, recruiting more than 300 volunteers for local non-profit projects, organizing four community resource fairs, celebrating more than 30 local volunteers, logging in 2,900+ Car Giveaway donor cards, helping impact the lives of thousands through the support of our funded partners - 2023 was a year that saw the Catawba County United Way staff and board busy from Jan. 1 through December.

PHOTOS - See highlights from the year at THIS LINK.

VIDEO - Michelle Lail from Catawba County Government is the 2023 winner of the 12th annual Catawba County United Way car giveaway.

Lail was one of 10 finalists drawn from CCUW campaign donors this year for the chance to win a car from Paramount Automotive.

For her, giving back and helping those in need has been a lifelong mission, starting from her time as a Girl Scout. She has donated to the United Way as a Catawba County Government employee for 23 years.

Hear more - Watch the Video at THIS LINK.

We've all heard the phrase - "It takes a village," and in the non-profit world it's true. The Catawba County United Way enjoys building relationships with its community partners and sees how much greater our impact is because of our collective efforts every day.

Below are some upcoming programs and events from just a few of those partners...please share, and if you're interested, the Catawba County Interagency Council meets the second Thursday every month at the United Way office - 2760 Tate Blvd SE in Hickory.

Call 828-327-6851 for more information or email jbailey@ccunitedway.com.

We wish everyone a safe and blessed holiday season.

Thank You to everyone who helps our staff reach out to those in need throughout our county every day.

Thank You to our CCUW Board members.

Thank You to all our corporate partners.

Thank You to everyone who donates to our annual campaign or any of our annual drives.

Thank You to all our volunteers.

And Thank You to all of our community and funded partners.

The staff at the Catawba County United Way are honored to work with all of you.

• Sylvia, Mark, John, Kelle and Shanna.

The United Way understands that the holiday season can be difficult for many--for those whose budgets are stretched, are missing family members, or dealing with other emotional stressors. NC 211 is available 24/7/365 to connect you to local resources. Call us at 2-1-1 or 1-888-892-1162 or visit https://nc211.org/.

Catawba County United Way is one of several community partners who help fund this program every year.