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United Way of Southwest Minnesota is an independent, local, charitable organization that works to create lasting changes in people's lives and to build strong communities by inspiring people to help others, increasing resources to meet critical community needs, and fostering innovative solutions to problems within Lyon, Lincoln, Murray, Yellow Medicine and western Redwood counties of Minnesota. We do this by partnering with non-profit agencies, schools or local units of government that serve people in this area of the State of Minnesota and by targeting grants for specific programs that produce outcomes within the areas of education, income and health.
Annually, the United Way of Southwest Minnesota board of directors determines the overall funding level for Community Impact grants based upon resources gathered during the preceding fund-raising campaign. Qualifying organizations that serve local people are invited to prepare grant proposals that address strategies within the education, income and health priority areas. Grant applications undergo review through an organized citizen review process. Recommendations are then presented to the United Way of Southwest Minnesota Board of Directors for final review and approval.
Following are some photographs, submitted by some of our community partners, that show your donations at work in our communities.
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