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As community needs change, United Way of Greater Knoxville
changes to meet the needs of the community. The one
constant in a sea of change is the need to have a successful
annual campaign to meet those community needs.
United Way volunteers are constantly looking at programs
and services designed to make lasting change in our
community. A successful United Way funding stream is
necessary to fund those programs and the resulting change.
Since 1922, volunteers in Knox County have seen the
need for a way to address community needs at the community
level. Through an annual campaign, the Community Chest
later known as the United Fund and now known as United
Way, volunteers have worked together to raise the funds
for programs serving important needs in the health and
human care arena.
In the 1980s, United Way of Greater Knoxville saw the
need to help sister communities with their efforts.
They reached out to volunteers in Jefferson County first.
Later they helped volunteers in Grainger County. In
2004 that assistance was offered to the United Way of
Loudon County. In 2005 Union County volunteers joined
forces.
As it was in the beginning, local volunteers raise
funds in their community. These funds stay in their
community to help their friends, neighbors and family
members. It doesn't really matter where the offices
are located, or where the staff is housed, what matters
is that funds raised in each of these counties stays
in these counties.
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