$250,000 in Grants Awarded from McHenry County Community COVID-19 Response Fund The Community Foundation for McHenry County and United Way of Greater McHenry Awards announce first round of recipients While McHenry County confronts the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, community members and businesses came together to offer area non-profits a helping hand. The Community Foundation … Continued

New McHenry County COVID-19 Response Fund A Proactive Approach to the Pandemic’s Impact on Local Families   MCHENRY, IL (Monday, March 23, 2020)  – In an effort to provide a coordinated philanthropic response to the current COVID-19 health crisis, the United Way of Greater McHenry County and The Community Foundation for McHenry County have launched … Continued

As published in the Woodstock Independent. Story by: Pat Christensen Photo by: Ken Farver Not only has Woodstock declared the month of November as Philanthropy Month, but it’s already done something definite to observe it. According to the United Way of Greater McHenry County, Woodstock is the first community in McHenry County to be “all … Continued

Written by Dan McCaleb as seen in the Northwest Herald here: Everyone knows a Jimmy. That was the powerful message delivered Wednesday night at the 2019-20 Campaign Kickoff for the United Way of Greater McHenry County. In this case, Jimmy is the late son of Julie Maggiore, a United Way board member and employee of … Continued

Partnership with FamilyWize delivers significant savings on prescription medications through its free, easy to use prescription discount card   United Way of Greater McHenry County today announced that over 8,300 McHenry County residents have saved $1 million on their prescription medications, thanks to its partnership with FamilyWize, an organization focused on improving the health and … Continued

Written by: Heather Arnold   One of my relatives loves to share the quote “Be the change” on her social media. She has a such a positive outlook on life and her quotes and pictures can be uplifting and incredibly inspiring. I’ve noticed that often, her posts find me when I need the little reminder … Continued

It’s not often that you can get a little bit of Hollywood in McHenry County. However, United Way of Greater McHenry County did just that at their annual campaign celebration on June 4th at Starline Factory in Harvard. With almost 200 supporters, donors and friends gathered, attendees were part of the live studio audience of … Continued

United Way of Greater McHenry County is excited to announce and welcome Heidi Berardi as its new Resource Development and Relationship Manager. Berardi will be responsible for continuing to increase awareness of United Way of Greater McHenry County’s mission to unite people and resources as well as growing relationships and campaign dollars to support the … Continued