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KRDO: Pikes Peak United Way offering free tax prep this weekend (3/27/23)
FOX 21: United Way hosting free Mayoral Forum (3/8/23)
KKTV: Food resources for families once COVID-19 SNAP benefits end (3/1/23)
KKTV: Colorado Springs city council candidate meet and greet (2/8/23)
KRDO: Pikes Peak United Way offering free tax assistance beginning Jan. 28 through April (1/27/23)
KOAA: Colorado Gives Day brings in millions for nonprofits across the state (12/6/22)
KOAA: Adopt-A-Family holiday gift drive kicks off its second year (11/15/22)
FOX 21: Second annual Adopt-A-Family gift drive (11/10/22)
2022 Colorado Springs Quality of Life Indicators report: 3 areas ‘surprisingly’ lagging (9/21/22)
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Fox 21: United Way launches partnership with DoorDash to serve neighbors in need (4/26/22)
- Fox 21: Pikes Peak United Way delivering presents to Stratmoor Hills Elementary (12/13/21)
- KRDO: Pikes Peak United Way needs community’s help to support District 2 students and families this holiday season (12/1/21)
- Patch: Adopt-A-Family Christmas Drive + Electric Safari Returns (12/1/21)
- The Gazette: AROUND TOWN: United Way Tocqueville Society honored at historic Millionaires Row mansion (11/1/21)
- Colorado Springs Business Journal: United Way, Harrison D2 to open family success center (10/25/21)
- Fox 21: Pikes Peak United Way opening new center in what is now Pikes Peak Elementary School (10/23/21)
- KKTV: Coat drives kick off: Non-profit says need remains high because of pandemic (10/14/21)
- KRDO: Change in location for Pikes Peak United Way food distribution (9/1/21)
- Valley Courier: 500 backpacks, school supplies to be given to SLV students (8/31/21)
- KKTV: Call United Way’s 211 if you are still struggling to pay rent now that the eviction moratorium is set to expire (7/31/21)
- KRDO: Colorado Springs hosts annual Backpack Bash on July 31st and August 7th (7/26/21)
- Fox 21: Pikes Peak United Way and COSILoveYou gather backpacks for this year’s Backpack Bash (6/23/21)
- Fox 21: United Way ‘Day of Action’ gives back to local schools (6/22/21)
- KOAA: Pikes Peak Region 2-1-1 staff triples during pandemic to meet demand (6/11/21)
- KOAA: Pikes Peak United Way assisting renters and landlords, find out if you are eligible (5/25/21)
- KRDO: Hundreds of free Lyft rides available to COVID-19 vaccine appointments (5/21/21)
- KOAA: Pikes Peak United Way organizes salute to healthcare workers at Memorial Hospital (5/14/21)
- KKTV: Pikes Peak United Way offers appointments to help community with Emergency Rental Assistance application (5/13/21)
- The Gazette: Colorado Springs residents eligible for $11 million in rental assistance, United Way offers help applying ahead of evictions restarting (5/10/21)
- KRDO: Health Department, Pikes Peak United Way team up to bring vaccines and food to underserved communities (5/6/21)
- CSBJ: Kappel carves out community-focused role (4/16/21)
- KOAA: Pikes Peak United Way uniting community during pandemic (3/5/21)
- The Gazette: Voice of the consumer: Free tax help available as deadline looms (2/21/21)
- Fox 21: 2-1-1 Day at Pikes Peak United Way (2/11/21)
- Fox 21: Pikes Peak United Way’s 2-1-1 helpline to serve as vaccine information hub (2/3/21)
- KOAA: Pikes Peak United Way collecting coats for kids (12/8/20)
- The Gazette: Nonprofits banking on Tuesday’s Colorado Gives Day to help raise funds for operations (12/8/20)
- Colorado Springs Independent: More options arise for child care (12/2/20)
- KKTV: Giving Tuesday generosity needed more than ever in pandemic holiday season (12/1/20)
- The Gazette: VIDEO: Turkey dinner distribution with Pikes Peak United Way and Care and Share Food Bank (11/25/20)
- Fox 21: 500 families receive Thanksgiving meals from Pikes Peak United Way, Care and Share Food Bank (11/25/20)
- KKTV: Community helps Pikes Peak United Way raise $224,000+ (10/29/20)
- The Gazette: GUEST COLUMN: United Way supports the most vulnerable (10/18/20)
- The Gazette: PIKES PEAK UNITED WAY WELCOMES NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (8/28/20)
- Fox 21: Volunteers needed for Pikes Peak United Way food distributions (8/21/20)
- CSBJ: COVID-19 results in massive demand from nonprofits (8/25/20)
- KRDO: Nonprofits to donate thousands of backpacks with school supplies in El Paso County (7/31/20)
- The Gazette: VIDEO: Backpack Bash Helps 10,000 Students in Need (7/28/20)
- The Gazette: PHOTOS: Backpack Bash Helps 10,000 Students in Need (7/28/20)
- KOAA: Renter warning: COVID-19 eviction moratorium ends with July (7/24/20)
- KKTV: Donations desperately needed with 4 days left for ‘Backpack Bash’ to help local students (7/21/20)
- Fox 21: Backpack Bash has goal of equipping 10,000 students with backpacks full of supplies (7/19/20)
- The Gazette: Pikes Peak region advocates fear an eviction tsunami is coming (7/18/20)
- KKTV: Back to school supply drives: pandemic changes (7/15/20)
- The Colorado Springs Business Journal: Pikes Peak United Way honors volunteers (7/9/20)
- KOAA: COSiloveyou works with partners to deliver hope (6/1/20)
- KOAA: Local officials salute St. Francis Hospital’s front line workers (5/20/20)
- KKTV: Giving Tuesday Now: Coming together in the midst of a pandemic (5/5/20)
- KOAA: Keller Homes to match donations to Pikes Peak United Way’s Giving Tuesday Now campaign (4/30/20)
- KKTV: With unemployment up, Pikes Peak United Way wants you to know they can help (4/30/20)
- KOAA: Colorado Springs organizations offer free counseling for first responders (4/28/20)
- KOAA: Demand on charities grows as recession deepens (4/24/20)
- KOAA: Local Colorado Springs groups team up to create ‘Soup for the Soul’ (4/23/20)
- Fox 21: Colorado Springs nonprofits delivering free food boxes to people without transportation (4/23/20)
- KRDO: Community raises $1 million for COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund (4/15/20)
- KRDO: Community raises $1 million for COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund (4/15/20)
- Fox 21 News Ask an Expert: What services are available to assist people who can’t make rent due to COVID-19 (4/13/20)
- The Gazette: Pikes Peak United Way helps provide 3,000 meals to local restaurant workers (12/18/20)
- The Gazette: Have help to give? Need help? Find each other on COS Connect (4/11/20)
- KRDO News Radio: Top leaders with Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, the Pikes Peak United Way and TESSA share how local nonprofits are joining together to help connect residents with available resources throughout the COVID-19 crisis (4/11/20)
- Fox 21: Local COVID-19 resources a phone call away (4/10/20)
- KOAA: United Way, Care and Share team up for food donations (4/9/20)
- The Gazette: Emergency Relief Fund a one-stop donation spot to help Pikes Peak region nonprofits (4/6/20)
- The Gazette: Dolly Parton reads ‘Goodnight with Dolly’ stories to children (4/2/20)
- KOAA: Colorado Springs nonprofits create food-delivery program for the elderly (4/1/20)
- Fox 21: Relief funding for nonprofits (4/1/20)
- The Gazette: New food deliveries added for Colorado Springs seniors during pandemic (4/1/20)
- KKTV: Getting help from the United Way (3/31/20)
- KOAA: Groups working to provide support for child care providers (3/24/20)
- The Gazette: Emergency relief funds, mask-making, donation drives all to help Pikes Peak region with coronavirus impacts (3/24/20)
- Fox 21: Emergency Relief Fund for nonprofits (3/19/20)
- KKTV 11 Cares PSA: Emergency Relief Fund (3/18/20)
- KRDO News Radio interview featuring Cindy Aubrey, CEO of Pikes Peak United Way (3/17/20)
- KRDO News Radio interview featuring Cindy Aubrey, CEO of Pikes Peak United Way (3/17/20)
- KKTV: Grocery resources during coronavirus pandemic (3/16/20)
- KKTV: Coronavirus: How you can get help and help others in Colorado Springs (3/13/20)
pikes peak united way Press releases
Pikes Peak United Way to Host a VITA-THON this Saturday, April 1 (03/27/23)
Pikes Peak United Way Announces the Appointment of Three
New Board Members (03/15/23)
This Saturday Kicks Off FREE Personal Income Tax Preparation Through VITA Program (01/27/23)
2-1-1 Colorado has Connected Coloradans to Needed Resources for 20 Years (01/12/23)
Annual Adopt-A-Family Gift Drive Press Release (11/10/22)
Pikes Peak United Way Announces Week of Action (6/28/22)
Pikes Peak United Way Board Announcements (6/27/22)
Pikes Peak United Way Launches Partnership with DoorDash to Serve Those in Need (4/25/22)
Pikes Peak United Way Receives $250,000 in Federal Support for New Family Success Center
- Wrap Party to support Stratmoor Hills Elementary (12/7/21)
- Over 450 Families and Students will benefit from Pikes Peak United Way Holiday Drives (11/29/21)
- Pikes Peak United Way Opening Community Focused Family Success Center in Southeast Colorado Springs (10/23/21)
- Pikes Peak United Way Announces Young Professional Development Program (9/20/21)
- Location Changes to Pikes Peak United Way Food Distributions (8/31/21)
- Larry H. Miller Charities To Make Generous Donation to Pikes Peak United Way (8/16/21)
- Pikes Peak United Way and COSILoveYou Host Weekend Two of Backpack Bash (8/5/21)
- Pikes Peak United Way taking appointments to help renters and landlords apply for Emergency Rental Assistance relief funds (5/13/21)
- El Paso County Public Health, Pikes Peak United Way, and Nomi Health team up to bring vaccinations directly to local community in need (5/4/21)
- Pikes Peak United Way’s 2-1-1 helpline to serve as vaccine information hub (2/3/21)
- Hundreds of families to receive meals at Pikes Peak United Way, Care and Share food distribution (12/22/20)
- Grant from Pikes Peak United Way’s Community Impact Fund to provide more than 3,000 Meals for Restaurant Workers in Need (12/18/20)
- Support Pikes Peak United Way’s Coat Drive on Colorado Gives Day (12/7/20)
- 500 families to receive Thanksgiving meals from Pikes Peak United Way, Care and Share Food Bank (11/23/20)
- Pikes Peak United Way leads initiative to fund safe spaces for local students to distance learn (11/20/20)
- Volunteers needed for Pikes Peak United Way food distributions (8/21/20)
- Pikes Peak United Way welcomes new Chief Operating Officer (8/18/20)
- Laura Neumann named Board Chair of Pikes Peak United Way (7/28/20)
- Urgent request for Backpack Bash donations to equip El Paso County students in need (7/17/20)
- Born Learning Trails come to Colorado Springs! (7/16/20)
- Pikes Peak United Way receives $175,000 grant from The Anschutz Foundation and Gazette Charities to support crucial work in Pikes Peak region (7/13/20)
- Pikes Peak United Way announces winners of annual awards honoring outstanding community members, local organizations (7/9/20)
- Backpack Bash has goal of equipping 10,000 students with backpacks full of supplies (7/6/20)
- Soup for the Soul: New collaboration supporting local restaurateurs to feed those in need (4/23/20)
- Emergency Relief Fund: Grants awarded to local nonprofits, extraordinary need remains (3/31/20)
- Dolly Parton continues to inspire love of reading during COVID-19 pandemic (3/31/20)
- Food Box Delivery Program (3/30/20)
- Calls to 2-1-1 up by 167% as Pikes Peak region grapples with COVID-19 (3/27/20)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Drive (3/25/20)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Drive Ads (3/25/20)
- Guest column in The Gazette: Standing together in this new reality (3/22/20)
- COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund with Pikes Peak Community Foundation (3/17/20)
- KVOR Radio PSA: Emergency Relief Fund (3/17/20)
- All Pikes Peak United Way VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) site appointments postponed until further notice (3/16/20)
- Serving our Community during COVID-19: A letter from our President and CEO Cindy Aubrey (3/16/20)
- Emergency Response Fund available for COVID-19 response (3/13/20)
