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Time
Steve
Engaging with a team to allocate resources to outstanding programs is very rewarding!

Talent
Isaac
"I live united by volunteering to do handyman jobs for the United Way."


Treasure
Akron Brass
At the Akron Brass Company, we take an active role in direct philanthropic giving and engage in volunteer efforts to support community needs. The Reading Under the Lights event in Wooster was the perfect initiative for our company. We financially supported the event so every child could choose five books in an effort to improve literacy, while dispatching a team of volunteers to experience the joy of reading to our future community leaders.
Building Bridges since 1957
2020 Campaign Video
Our 2020 Campaign Video features local musicians: Matt Cruise, Gus Johnson, Phin Johnson, Noah Michaels, Hannah Schade, Sheryl Villegas and Trevor Villegas. Be inspired. Love Can Build A Bridge!
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Areas We Impact

Health
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
We believe people need access to health care, mental healthcare and substance abuse treatment in order to improve their overall chances of prosperity.

Safety Net
Food, Shelter and Clothing
We believe people need food, shelter and clothing in order to be positioned for improvement.
Workforce Development
Training, Transportation and Child Care

We believe people need skills, training, proper equipment, reliable transportation and childcare in order to advance their career opportunities.
Youth Development

We believe children need safe, stable, active and fun environments to learn, grow, adapt and succeed.
Impact Stories

Goodwill Industries
At first glance, Madison is your average Ohio high school junior. But it does not take long to notice that she is so much more. Madison has an...
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Wooster City Schools
There are many benefits to General’s Club, Wooster City School’s before and after school care program. It provides their students with a warm, safe...
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Boys & Girls Club of Wooster
Dakota's Story For Dakota, grade 5 and 6 were especially difficult. “I used to miss every single assignment,” Dakota said. Fear of making mistakes...
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Wooster City Schools
There are many benefits to General’s Club, Wooster City School’s before and after school care program. It provides their students with a warm, safe learning environment, as well as a place for students to make friends and build self-esteem. The before school program started a walking club. One student, who attended General’s Club in the morning, was not as physically active as most of the other children. She was certain that she would never achieve 100 laps like the rest of her friends. With the encouragement of staff and friends, within two months, she did just that. The joy and happiness on her face when she reached her goal was priceless!
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Partners Spotlight

The Counseling Center
Making a Difference We live united by collaborating with partners to help our patients obtain and maintain employment! |

Community Action Wayne Medina
Helping People
Community wide collaboration through our transportation initiative is the most amazing example of living united.

Wee Care Center
Wee Care had a child who qualified for Speech Therapy but his parents were not able to get him to the services. Wee Care’s Program and Education Director contacted Tri-County Educational Service Center and was able to have the Speech Language Pathologist come to Wee Care when the child was in attendance so he could get the assistance he needed.
Wee Care recently started a Sign Language class. One day at pick-up a parent was talking to her child and the Sign Language teacher about how she was able to use some of the signs her son taught her with a patient she had that day. The child had a huge smile on his face.
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YMCA of Wayne County
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Salvation Army
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Viola Startzman Clinic
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Boys & Girls Club of Wooster
Kids Come First
We live united by making sure our kids are learning about and addressing community needs!

American Red Cross
Bringing Positivity and Change We live united every day by thinking outside of ourselves and knowing that we have the power to bring about positive and lasting change - large or small! |

Catholic Charities
Bringing Hope
We live united by working together as a partner to bring hope and healing to those suffering from depression, anxiety or distress in their life!
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OHuddle
A Triway student recently came to the OHuddle office with the observation that many teachers’ school supplies were becoming depleted since the start of the year. The student and his mentor partnered to organize and deliver school supplies donated through OHuddle for Triway, creating a mid-year supply delivery in “service to others” (Developmental Asset #9).
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Learn N Play
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Holmes Center for the Arts
Enriching lives through the arts
We live united by reaching children and families with need through the arts!

Anazao Community Partners
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OneEighty
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Wayne County Schools Career Center
Live United
We live united by working cooperatively with many organizations!

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
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NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties
We must stay united
We are a small group, so if we’re not united, we would fall apart.
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Goodwill Industries
Providing a Future
We live united by providing hope of a brighter future by placing people in jobs that earn higher than minimum wage!
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Wooster City Schools
Learn More2020 Community Events

The Wacky Quacky Duck Derby Virtual Event
May 23, 2021
Come join the 2nd Annual Wacky Quacky Duck Derby!
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Recent news and blogs about our local community
WHIRE Blotter July 2020
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Bridges Out of Poverty, Workshop Highlights 4.25.2019
On April 25, 2019 we partnered with Community Action Wayne Medina and Salvation Army Wooster to present Bridges Out of Poverty to many community members.
Read The Full StoryCorporate Sponsors
A Special Thanks to all of our corporate sponsors and individuals who have donated their time, talents, and treasures to impact the local communities in Wayne and Holmes County. With their help we have truly been living United...

A.C. Split Bolt, Inc.

Agri-Sludge, Inc.

Akron Brass Company
We take an active role in direct philanthropic giving and engage in volunteer efforts to support community needs.
Albright Welding

AloNovus Corporation

American Electric Power Company
American Red Cross
Anazao

Apple Creek Banking Company

Apple Creek Drive Thru

Artiflex

Auble-Gillman Funeral Home

BCI Buckeye Division

Becker Farms Trucking
Bogner Construction
Boys and Girls Club of Wooster
Briggs Financial Group

Buckeye Oil Producing Co.

Cargill Inc.
Catholic Charities of Wayne County

City of Wooster

Cleveland Clinic

College Hills Honda

College of Wooster
Community Action Wayne/Medina

Computer Mixx

Critchfield Critchfield & Johnston Attorneys

CSB The Commercial & Savings Bank

D&S Distribution

E&H Hardware Group
Farmer's National Bank

First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ, Scientist
First Energy / Ohio Edison
Flex Yoga
Fought Signs

Freeman Building Systems
Frontz Drilling Inc.

Gojo Industries, Inc.
Goodwill Industries
GRT Utilicorp Inc.
Holmes Center for the Arts
Holmes County Educational Foundation
Integrated Logistics Services
Ken Miller Supply, Inc
M Blake Stone LPA, Inc.
M.W. Robinson
MacKenzie's Silving Lining

McClintock Electric, Inc.

MCTV
Meaden & Moore, Ltd

Metals USA
Millersburg Dental
Millersburg Electric

Morton Salt
Murr's Printing and Graphics
O'Huddle
Oak Grove Mennonite Church

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center

Ohio CAT

Ohio's Hospice LifeCare
OneEighty

Pallotta Ford Lincoln
Park National Bank
People to People Ministries

PNC Bank
We strive to be a good corporate citizen by taking a leadership position in supporting growth and opportunity.
Pomerene Hospital
Rea & Associates

Reynolds Law Office
Richard Law Office
Roberts Funeral Home
Ross & Storck, Ltd
Salvation Army - Wooster Corps
Sanmandy Enterprises

Schaeffler
Scot Industries

Seaman Corporation
Shreve United Methodist Church
Smedley's Transmissions
Smetzer's Tire Center
St. Mary's Church
St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church
Steiner Excavating
Tekfor

The Commercial & Savings Bank
The Counseling Center
The Daily Record
The J.M. Smucker Company

The Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute
The Toro Company
Tignor's Hometown Hardware
Toyota Volkswagon of Wooster
Tri-County Educational Service Center
Triway Local Schools
Troutman Vineyards Inc.
United Parcel Service

United Titanium
Vaughan's Lawn and Tractor
VFW
Viola Startzman Clinic
Walmart
Wayne Center for the Arts

Wayne County
Wayne County Foundation
Wayne County Government
Wayne County Public Library
Wayne County Schools Career Center

Wayne Insurance Group

Wayne Savings Community Bank

WCSCC
Wee Care Center

Western Reserve Group
Our mission is "to fulfill promises made to our policyholders by providing comprehensive insurance through partnerships with independent insurance agents, while providing an excellent customer experience backed by secure business practices and a strong capital position".
Westfield Insurance Foundation

Whitaker-Myers Group
WKLM Radio
Wooster Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram

Wooster City School District
Inspiring world-class academic achievement

Wooster Community Hospital
Thank you to Wooster Community Hospital for being the Presenting Sponsor of our 2019 Heart and Sole 5K/10K and Half-Marathon. With their support this event has been made possible!

Wooster Elks #1346
The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks is a nationwide organization whose membership over 13 decades has consisted of tens of millions of America's finest citizens.

Wooster Hydrostatics
Wooster Mennonite Church
