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OUR REALITY

Brookings County is facing some of our toughest days...

The need is continuing to rise as local employers are forced to effect layoffs, basic necessities are becoming a luxury and mental health is declining. Our nonprofits are working tirelessly to adapt, innovate, and solve unimaginable problems. No one gets left behind. It’s our time to stand united, share our resources, and not just talk about a brighter tomorrow—but work for it.

Data from Helpline Center: 1/19 - 8/19 vs 1/20 - 8/20

Your Opportunity

Our supporters are what make Brookings special, a place we are all proud to call home. It's time to come together. We need you to stand beside us, united.

When you join the United Way network, you're not just giving a much needed helping hand, you're giving hope. By coming together, we remain resilient, we remain strong.

Are you ready to fight for better days?

2020 Pledge Card Brochure - Proof 3 (1)-1

INDIVIDUALS

$500 - $1000 | Hand Raiser
$1,001 - $2,500 | Game Changer
$2,501 - $5,000 | Problem Solver
$5,001+ | Difference Maker

BUSINESS LEVEL
(≥99 EMPLOYEES)

$500 - $2,499 |  Considerate
$2,500 - $4,999 |  Caring
$5,000 - $9,999 |  Compassionate
$10,000+ |  Champion

BUSINESS LEVEL (100+ EMPLOYEES)

$2,500 - $9,999 |  Considerate
$10,000 - $24,999 |  Caring
$25,000 - $74,999 |  Compassionate
$75,000+ |  Champion

What does it mean to be a part of the United Way Network?

As a member of [United Way's] Funded Partners community, we have access to UW staff and their creativity. We have access to a boutique consulting firm focused solely on local nonprofits. We are connected to local nonprofits... allowing for cross-fertilization of ideas helping meet the entire continuity of needs.

Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity
2020 Funded Partner

United Way has been instrumental in assisting our program by sharing information, leading discussions on how our community can work together, providing emotional support during this trying time, maintaining volunteer groups willing to assist all, leading like-minded groups in much-needed conversations to assist each other.

Without the United Way Leadership at all times and specifically, during the pandemic, I can't and don't want to imagine how some agencies they support would have continued to exist at times.