Previous News Releases

June 29, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to HOPE Ministries

June 25, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to The Safety Place

June 24, 2021: Capital Area United Way Announces 2021 Women United Award Recipients

June 23, 2021: Capital Area United Way President and CEO Selected for UWW Fellowship Program

June 22, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Stand for Children Leadership Center

June 21, 2021: Capital Area United Way Partners with Methanex for United We Feed Distributions in Ascension Parish

June 15, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Boys and Girls Club of Metro Louisiana

June 14, 2021: Capital Area United Way Partners with Gerry Lane Enterprises for Distribution at Fathers on a Mission Event

June 10, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge

June 7, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Top Box Foods

June 4, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Habitat for Humanity

June 1, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Volunteers of America

May 26, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Epilepsy Alliance

May 24, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Christian Outreach Center

May 21, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to The Life of a Single Mom

May 20, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Baton Rouge Youth Coalition

May 13, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Sceptre Foundation

May 12, 2021: Capital Area United Way Partners with Morgan Stanley Women's Leadership Council for Mother's Day Distribution

April 30, 2021: Capital Area United Way Awards Grant to Big Buddy Program for Project Pathways

April 28, 2021: Capital Area United Way Launches Ride United Vaccine Access Program

April 14, 2021: Capital Area United Way Partner FamilyWize Merging With SingleCare

April 7, 2021: Capital Area United Way Announces ALICE Grant Recipients

March 1, 2021: Capital Area United Way Announces Transition of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

February 25, 2021: Capital Area United Way's Community Conversation Survey Now Live

February 24, 2021: United Way and Partners Recognize Early Ed Week

January 27, 2021: Capital Area United Way Announces VITA Program Now Open for 2020 Tax Season

January 12, 2021: Capital Area United Way Announces ALICE Grant Funding Opportunity

December 16, 2020: Capital Area United Way Receives Transformational Donation From MacKenzie Scott to Support Vital Work in the 10-Parish Service Area

November 24, 2020: 225 GIVES Early Bird Giving Period Begins Now Through November 30

October 19, 2020: Join Capital Area United Way for its 33rd Annual Jambalaya Jam

September 29, 2020: Capital Area United Way Recognizes Volunteer and Award Recipients at Virtual Annual Meeting

July 29, 2020: Capital Area United Way Announces COVID-19 Phase 2 Grant Funding Opportunity

July 20, 2020: Capital Area United Way's Women United and The Life of a Single Mom Distribute Fresh Produce and Resources to Over 300 Single Mothers

July 14, 2020: Capital Area United Way Announces COVID-19 Phase One Grant Recipients

June 18, 2020: Capital Area United Way and L&T Technology Services Partner to Feed St. Vincent de Paul Front Line Workers

June 9, 2020: Capital Area United Way's Physicians United Holds Distribution for Unsung Heroes

June 1, 2020: United Way Launches United We Feed Initiative in Response to Pandemic Recovery

May 27, 2020: ExxonMobil Contributes $90,000 to Capital Area United Way's COVID-19 Relief Fund

May 21, 2020: United Way Released COVID-19 Notice of Funding Opportunity

April 6, 2020: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Sites Temporarily Closed Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

April 2, 2020: Capital Area United Way Launches COVID-19 Community Relief Fund

March 16, 2020: Capital Area United Way Announces 2020 Women United Award Recipients

February 17, 2020: Local Legislators and Business Leaders Join Capital Area United Way to Recognize Louisiana Early Education Week

February 7, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to City of Donaldsonville for FIRST Program and Community Center  

January 31, 2020: FREE Tax Prep at Super Tax Day -  Saturday, February 15

January 29, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to Ascension Parish Head Start Program for Sensational Learning in Donaldsonville

January 28, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to Ascension Parish School Board to assist with Books for Babes at Sorrento Primary School

January 27, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to The Arc of East Ascension to Provide Dental Services in Ascension Parish

January 22, 2020: Capital Area United Wat Announces 2019 Brotherhood Sisterhood Award Recipients

January 21, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to The Life of a Single Mom for Increased Access to Medical Services in Ascension Parish

January 17, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank for Increased Access to Food and Basic Needs in Ascension Parish

January 16, 2020: United Way Releases Spring 2020 Project Based Notice of Funding Opportunity

January 14, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to The Walls Project for STEAM Program Implementation in Ascension Parish

January 10, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to Teach for America for Work in the Donaldsonville Area

January 9, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to Provide Dental Assistance in Ascension Parish

January 8, 2020: United Way Awards Grant to Volunteer Ascension for Samaritan's Feet

December 23, 2019: United Way Announces Grant Recipients for Ascension Parish

December 11, 2019: Capital Area United Way Opens Nomination Process for 2019 Brotherhood Sisterhood Awards

October 28, 2019: Capital Area United Way Announces Project based Grant Recipients

October 14, 2019: United Way's Jambalaya Jam Raises Record-Breaking $156K For Community

October 9, 2019: United Way Announces Grant Opportunity for Ascension Parish Non-Profits

September 5, 2019: Capital Area United Annouces Participants for Non-Profit Leadership Program

August 21, 2019: Capital Area United Way Appoints Chair of Women United Committee 

August 6, 2019: United Way Recognizes Volunteers and Award Winners at Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet

Annual Meeting Award Listing

July 22, 2019: United Way Announces New Opportunities for Local Non-Profits