Working at the Eastside YMCA as the Lead Cook, I didn’t think this is what I would be doing as part of my daily duty but really, I feel…
Years ago, I was asked to serve on a United Way allocation panel.  It’s the other side of the coin for me. I usually am asking for funding. I…
  It was late spring 2005 and Holly Sullivan and Cindy Aronson were asked to co-chair the upcoming annual campaign — the first time two women…
So, when people ask me what the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County does, I sometimes have a hard time truly explaining what we do.…
Families in Chautauqua County have been tested in 2020 in ways they have never been tested before.     COVID-19 and its associated school…
Leadership Matters at United Way   Now, more than ever, organizations need strong leadership to successfully execute their mission. The mission…
$8,203 in Open Safe Micro-Grants Awarded from the Crisis Response Fund    The Chautauqua County Crisis Response Fund has made Safe Micro-…
WNY COVID-19 Community Response Fund Awards Grants to Chautauqua County Orgs   The Chautauqua County Crisis Response Fund recently received $25,…
My first experience with the United Way was not in our community.  As a recent college graduate I was working with a large firm in a bigger…
At Chautauqua Striders, we hear numerous success stories from the students who enroll in our Main Site Tutoring program. Students sign up for…
  40 years ago, there about, I sat on my Dad's shoulders holding a balloon.  Probably not an uncommon event for most kids.  This day…
As an employee of Jamestown Public Schools, I have always donated to the United Way.  It was easy through payroll deduction, and I knew the…