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Impacting Our Community
High-Impact Initiatives
Lake Superior Initiative
2-1-1 Information & Referral
True North Volunteer Center
Agencies We Support
Community Services Program

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Impacting Our Community
Through a network of volunteers and service agencies within our community, United Way helps meet the health and human care needs of people in the Greater Duluth area by directing funds towards four critical areas.

High-Impact Initiatives
United Way of Greater Duluth has identified two high-impact initiatives - Smiles Across Minnesota Duluth and Early Childhood Development School Readiness.

Lake Superior Initiative
The Lake Superior Initiative is a three-year, $2.25 million program to build the efficiency, effectiveness and capability of our region’s community organizations. The Initiative, a joint project of the Duluth Area Family YMCA and United Way of Greater Duluth, is overseeing two federal grants that will provide technical assistance, trainings and financial awards to help community organizations build on their strengths.

“Communities Empowering Youth” Grant
The Community Empowering Youth grant is working to build the capacity of 10 Duluth area agencies serving youth at risk of abuse, neglect, violence and involvement with gangs.

Agencies We Support
We offer financial support to over 50 local non-profit health and human service programs that provide services to residents in the greater Duluth area.

2-1-1 Information & Referral
Callers can access the service by calling toll-free (800) 543-7709 or by simply dialing 2-1-1. Calls are effectively handled by Information and Referral staff who connected residents of Cook, Lake, Carlton Counties of Minnesota and Douglas County of Wisconsin with resources to assist in meeting their needs, food, shelter, clothing, health care, mental health care, community services, consumer services, jobs and training, and education.

True North Volunteer Center
The True North Volunteer Center is a volunteer referral and placement program operated by the United Way of Greater Duluth with transitional guidance from the Duluth Family YMCA. The goal is to improve the community by promoting volunteerism to the general public, assisting organizations with volunteer recruitment and management, and providing trainings to volunteer managers.

Community Services Program
United Way of Greater Duluth implements the following AFL-CIO Community Services programs: union counseling, services to the unemployed, case management, special needs programs, and emergency programs, including disaster assistance.