Happening Now

Press Releases

April 12, 2022: Capital Area United Way Releases Request for Proposal for Basic Needs Grants

April 7, 2022: Capital Area United Way Announces 2022 Brotherhood Sisterhood Recipients

April 5, 2022: ALICE in Focus Data Reveals Staggering Statistics about Children in Pre-Pandemic Louisiana

March 23, 2022: Capital Area United Way Announces 2022 - 2025 Innovation Grantee Recipients 

March 14, 2022: Capital Area United Way and BASF Partner for United We Feed Distribution in the River Parishes

March 9, 2022: Capital Area United Way's Ashley McDermott to be honored at Great Future Gala

February 21, 2022: Capital Area United Way Opens Nomination Process for the 2022 Brotherhood Sisterhood Awards

February 16, 2022: One Year Later: Mackenzie Scott's Impact with Capital Area United Way

February 8, 2022: Local Legislators and Business Leaders Join Capital Area United Way in Celebration of Inaugural Louisiana Early Ed Month

January 19, 2022: Capital Area United Way Announces 2021 Tax Season Opportunities

January 6, 2022: Capital Area United Way's Delores Hurst Named Co-Chair of Asset Funders Network's Louisiana Chapter

December 15, 2021: Capital Area United Way Partners with Nucor Steel for Holiday Distribution

December 8, 2021: Bank On Baton Rouge Transitions Under Capital Area United Way

December 7, 2021: Capital Area United Way Women United Hosts Celebrate the Power of Women Awards Breakfast

December 1, 2021: 225GIVES Raises Over $2.25 Million for Area Nonprofits

November 15, 2021: Capital Area United Way Releases 2022 - 2025 Innovation Grant Cycle Request for Proposals

November 15, 2021: 225GIVES Early Giving Begins Today

October 26, 2021: United Way's Jambalaya Jam Raises $131,000 for the Community

October 13, 2021: Capital Area United Way Announces Project-Based Grant Recipients

October 11, 2021: Baton Rouge Area Youth Network (BRAYN) Launched by Capital Area United Way and the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation

October 7, 2021: Capital Area United Way Celebrates Its 34th Annual Jambalaya Jam

October 6, 2021: Shell Donates $750,000 to Support Capital Area United Way's Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts

September 20, 2021: Capital Area United Way Announce Hurricane Ida Grant Recipients

September 3, 2021: Capital Area United Way In Full Response Mode Following Hurricane Ida

August 30, 2021: Capital Area United Way Responds to Hurricane Ida

July 22, 2021: Capital Area United Way Recognizes Volunteers and Award Recipients at Annual Meeting

July 7, 2021: Capital Area United Way Releases Summer 2021 Request for Proposals

July 1, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Opening Doors Louisiana

View old press release click here