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Meet Karmen Lewis, HMIS – Database Entry Clerk
Explain your role at United Way so a third grader could understand it.
I receive client referrals from our homeless service partners and enter them into our Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) so that those clients can begin receiving services.
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Stop the holiday spending problem
By Michelle Presnell, United Way Community Impact Manager for Financial Stability
The holiday season is exciting full of fun and giving. Along with the excitement can come a big dose of stress, especially financial stress.
This year, like last, has had the added complication of the continued pandemic. Throw all of those . . . [Read More]
Celebrating Wichita’s Philanthropic Spirit
By Pete Najera, United Way President & CEO, Special to the Wichita Eagle
The following OpEd appeared in the Wichita Eagle on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
As we emerge from the destructive grip and unintended consequences of a health-related pandemic, I’d like to take a moment . . . [Read More]
Cox Charities Community Investment Grant Helps Fund the Imagination Library Program
A generous grant from COX Charities will help fund Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library managed by United Way of the Plains. Launched locally in 2011,the program fosters a love of reading in preschool children by mailing them a new . . . [Read More]
Evergy’s Community Impact Program provides grant for United Way’s 211 Information and Referral Service
United Way of the Plains has accepted a generous grant from Evergy’s Community Impact Program to help fund the organization’s 211 Information and Referral Service. The funding will help cover some of the costs associated with providing the free, confidential service . . . [Read More]
Meet Gwen Kochman, our Associate Director of Philanthropy
Describe your role so a third grader could understand.
I raise money for important causes in the community that help people who need it most.
What brings you to Wichita?
I was born and raised in Denver, but my parents actually met and married in Wichita. My mom went to K-State, and my . . . [Read More]
OUR IMPACT
Every day, our neighbors are working hard to overcome barriers and get ahead. Together, we connect people to the opportunities they need to reach their potential and make our community a place where everyone can thrive. United is the way we build a stronger future for all.
