Our History

United We Fight. United We Win.

Helping people and improving our community since 1968.

For more than 56 years, River Valley United Way has brought together passionate individuals, businesses, government entities, and non-profits to create positive, lasting change, improve lives, and strengthen our community. We accomplish this by mobilizing partners and resources throughout the Arkansas River Valley. To identify and respond to our community's most critical needs, we've developed community aspirations, strategies, and goals focused on education, financial stability, and health – the building blocks for a better quality of life.

Through research, collaborations with community and corporate partners, investing in programs and initiatives, conducting listening sessions to receive critical feedback, and engaging volunteers to inspire action and advance our work in the community, these strategies improve lives and create a stronger, healthier community for all.