CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – Growing up has challenges. Access to personal hygiene products shouldn’t be one. 
That’s why Women United, a volunteer group through United Way of the Coastal Bend, collected deodorants for more than 1,000 local youth. The campaign's motto: Together, we can #StopTheStink.

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 on Read Across America Day.

Read Across America was launched in 1998 by the National Education Association (NEA) and is the nation’s largest celebration of reading. The program inspires youth to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – United Way of the Coastal Bend started 2024 with leadership changes, new hires, and the expansion of free community driven programs.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – United Way of the Coastal Bend is proud to announce its newest Success By 6 Initiative: Help Me Grow Coastal Bend. 
Success By 6 works to ensure local children are safe, healthy, and ready for school. 
The goal of Help Me Grow is to provide families with supportive tools to enhance their children’s learning and development through free developmental screenings and parenting group activities.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – United Way of the Coastal Bend will soon have a new leader: Stephanie Jordan.

The nonprofit's Board of Directors unanimously approved Jordan's appointment as the next President and CEO after she was recommended as the top candidate by the Selection Committee. The committee reviewed about a dozen applications, narrowed the field to three and interviewed them.