United Way Launches 2-1-1 Service Center to Aid Local Citizens
For Immediate Release…. Sebastian County and Crawford County, Arkansas…..United Way Launches 2-1-1 Service Center to Aid local Citizens (Fort Smith, AR- May 4, 2021) - United Way of Fort Smith Area is urging local residents to dial 2-1-1 to report trees and limbs that...
2020 Community Impact and Investment Celebration
The United Way of Fort Smith Area holds its 2020 Community Impact and Investment Celebration Fort Smith, AR (April 21, 2021): COVID-19 changed many things for the United Way of Fort Smith Area in 2020; from its traditional fundraising campaign activities and...
2021 United Way Classic
Fort Smith, AR – April 8, 2021 - The United Way of Fort Smith Area is partnering with the All Pro Tour for a second consecutive year to bring pro golf to Fort Smith. The 2nd Annual United Way Classic will take place at Hardscrabble Country Club on May 17th-22nd, 2021....
Live United
United Way of Fort Smith Area has provided change in our area since 1928. We mobilize our community in ways that no single agency, individual, or government can to enhance the ability of people to care for one another. United Way addresses the needs important to people who live and work in Crawford, Franklin, LeFlore, Logan, Sebastian and Sequoyah counties.
Our United Impact
100% of your donation goes to Local programs
The United Way of Fort Smith Area provides funding, advocacy, and volunteers to 32 Partner Agencies in Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, and Logan counties in Arkansas and Sequoyah and LeFlore counties in Oklahoma. Every year, over 700,000 individual services are provided to citizens of all ages in this community.
Health
Local school children received nutritional meals and snacks on weekends.
Men, women, and children received services and entered counseling to help them cope with crisis, abuse, and addiction.
Education
Youth and teens took part in recreational, educational, and character building activities.
Local children received quality per-school services and early learning materials.
Financial Stability
Men, women, and children experiencing homelessness and instability were provided safe shelter and basic needs.
Adults returned to school, attended literacy programs, and were provided job training to help become prepared for society and the workforce.