Last Week at Rotary - December 1, 2022

United Way of Ottawa and Allegan Counties

Brian Gaggin (President/CEO and Shannon Behm (VP of Development) talked about the United Way. The United Way was founded in 1887 as a partnership between corporations and non-profits. Globally there are 1.5 million volunteers and 7 million donors and 5000 corporate sponsors. United Way operates in every community in the US and 1100 communities outside of the US.

In our area 8,291 volunteers contribute 100,000 volunteer hours and $3 million in donations. The areas of focus of United Way are education, health, and financial stability. In Ottawa County, 31% of the residents are classified as ALICE (asset limited, income constrained, employed).