Organizations Fighting Hunger

Description:

United Way of Mahaska County leverages relationships with partner agencies, businesses, and community members to empower the community by promoting education, encouraging healthy living and strengthening financial stability.

United Way of Mahaska County makes grants to partner agencies and runs programs of its own, including:

The Oskaloosa Summer Lunch Program provides local children with free meals and fun, educational activities. The Summer Lunch Program serves a healthy meal to child ages 1 - 18 years old at five different sites in the community. While food is the main focus, the Iowa Reading Corp and many volunteers will also be there to help encourage kids to take part in activities focusing on team work, reading, physical activity, and of course, fun!

The Take-Along Weekend Food Program was launched by United Way of Mahaska County in October of 2015. The purpose of the Take-Along Program is to ensure that food insecure students at Oskaloosa Elementary School (OES) have access to food over the weekends throughout the school year. The program is a partnership between volunteers and OES. This partnership allows the program to prepare and distribute simple weekend meals for food insecure OES students.

How to Help:

United Way of Mahaska County takes a collaborative approach to all of its work.Those interested in learning more about, donating to or volunteering with any of their hunger initiatives should email Timothy Gibson (timothy@uwmahaska.org) or call 641-673-6043.

United Way of Mahaska County also manages a community grants program and encourages organizations in Mahaska County to apply. Further opportunities are available through their volunteerism, advocacy and fundraising programs. 

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