In the Coastal Empire region, 60% of households are female-headed families - approximately 46% are employed. The expense of moving and getting out of a difficult situation can put a hard-working mother into a financial emergency. Queen, a mother of…
3.5 hours. That’s how long I sat in my idling car snaking through the parking lot to get my COVID test, with hundreds of fellow Savannahians in their idling cars. Frustrated, grumpy, and thankfully COVID-free, I bemoaned the state of…
After having 3 strokes, 2 heart attacks, and an open heart surgery, Petra stays resilient. “I’m a fighter. I don’t give up,” Petra said. To keep her mind sharp, Petra attends a weekly stroke support group with Savannah Speech and…
Being a parent doesn’t come with a “How To” book. But when hard times happen, a parent will do whatever it takes to help their child. When Sonia’s teenage daughter started to act out she didn’t know what to do.…
Our President and CEO Brynn Grant recently received a gift of the most meaningful, and emotional, kind. Brynn’s mother, Kathryn Racanelli Haymans, died unexpectedly in July 2004. For more than 40 years, she played bridge in a local club of…
SAVANNAH, GA (June 24, 2020) – United Way of the Coastal Empire announced today the promotion of Jennifer Darsey to Vice President of Direct Services and Impact. Darsey is responsible for overseeing the organization's offering of direct services, expanding funding for…
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, United Way partner agencies have been working tirelessly to respond to the urgent and rapidly changing needs of our community. Now, as the State of Georgia proposes across-the-board budget cuts, local nonprofit agencies may lose substantial…
SAVANNAH, GA (June 5, 2020) – United Way of the Coastal Empire received a $10,000 contribution from The Byck Foundation to honor the outstanding job Mayor Van Johnson and his team did to protect Savannah during Sunday’s peaceful protest. Every…
SAVANNAH, GA (May 29, 2020) – United Way of the Coastal Empire has received a $100,000 contribution, the largest by far, to its COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund from The Chatham Foundation. Every dollar of this donation will be used to…
SAVANNAH, GA (April 30, 2020) – WTOC-TV put out a call to action, and the Coastal Empire responded in a big way. Thanks to the generosity of more than 350 individuals and companies, WTOC Day of Giving virtual telethon raised…