CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – Valero's refineries in Corpus Christi and Three Rivers raised $1.8 million for the United Way of the Coastal Bend. The gift will come from employee pledges, a company match (50%), and through employee led fundraisers including a Valero United Way fishing tournament. 

It is the largest amount ever provided to the United Way of the Coastal Bend.
A check presentation was held on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the United Way of the Coastal Bend in Corpus Christi to celebrate the record amount. 

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – More than $2.6 million is being distributed to 60 local non-profit organizations thanks to United Way of the Coastal Bend. The award is one of the single-largest charitable contributions regularly made in the Coastal Bend.

Donations raised for United Way of the Coastal Bend’s Community Investment Fund in 2021-2022 totaled $1,735,904. These funds will support 34 programs at 31 different partner agencies that promote education, health and/or financial stability.

To promote early childhood literacy, the Success By 6 Early Childhood Coalition is hosting a Week of the Young Child Into the Wild event.

The Week of the Young Child® is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The annual event focuses public attention on the needs of young children and their families and recognizes the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – To promote early childhood literacy, volunteers with United Way of the Coastal Bend visited local preschools and elementary schools to read to children in celebration of Read Across America Day.

Launched in 1998 by the National Education Association (NEA) and guided by a committee of educators, Read Across America is the nation’s largest celebration of reading. The program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources that are about everyone, for everyone.