About United Way of Dickinson

UNITED WAY HISTORY

The first community to formally adopt the name “United Way” was Los Angeles, CA in 1963. The organization in Dickinson was originated in 1961 under the name “United Fund of Dickinson”. The United Fund was organized for the purpose of uniting and conducting a single campaign to raise the necessary resources to meet the financial needs of the Dickinson community. The first campaign goal was set at $9,750.00. Nationwide, the United Way name was made official in 1970, and the United Fund of Dickinson officially reorganized and became the United Way of Dickinson in 1972.

   LOCALLY

Dickinson is a Metro Size 7 United Way in dollar amounts raised. The 2008-09 campaign raised more than $238,000.00.

In its more than 47 years of existence, the United Way of Dickinson has brought the community together to focus on the most important needs – building partnerships, forging consensus and leveraging resources to make a measurable difference.

OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION

United Way of Dickinson provides solutions that assist seniors and the disabled, strengthen families, promote self-sufficiency, and nurture youth. Thousands of contributors, volunteers, and community partners work together with United Way of Dickinson to make a lasting difference in the community by contributing countless hours to the United Way and its partners to focus on solutions for the community.

Through a once-a-year community campaign, United Way of Dickinson raises money on behalf of over twenty organizations in Dickinson and the surrounding area. This campaign is the only source of funding for many of these organizations. It is only through the participation of the community that United Way is successful in its mission to build the community.

Resources go to organizations that improve the quality of life for people in the Greater Dickinson Area. These organizations demonstrate leadership, commitment, and concern for the community to help build the future of the Greater Dickinson Area. Resources are invested in several ways to address the most pressing health and human service issues in the Greater Dickinson Area of Southwestern North Dakota.

United Way of Dickinson is the collective power of people working together toward long-term solutions that bring about changes and solutions that are important to the community. These changes are essential to improve the quality of life and truly help build the future of the Greater Dickinson Area.