| United Way of Rockingham County

Coming Soon! Your opportunity to speak out for Rockingham County.

Your United Way and the Rockingham County Health Department are currently conducting the 2012 Community Health and Human Services Needs Assessment. This assessment, with your help, will identify how we can continue to build a community that is strong in education, financial stability and health--those things that invite new employers and enhance our economy.

Over the past 10 years, community assessments such as this one have led your United Way to invest your campaign dollars into programs that have increased our high school graduation rates from 67% to 70%. They have helped many residents find a path to increased financial stability. And they have provided access to healthcare for the uninsured through programs such as the Student Health Centers.

How can you help? There are two ways. First, click here to complete the assessment. Second, sign up here to participate in a community forum where you can discuss these community issues with the assessment team and other community leaders.

Lend Your Voice and help Rockingham County to LIVE UNITED!

Volunteer as a Family

Take quality time with family to a whole new level by volunteering together? Family volunteering can actually improve communication and bonds among family members as they get to know each other in a new way and discover hidden talents and common interests. Family volunteering also teaches positive values to children and can help create a new generation of dedicated volunteers and engaged citizens.

United Way of Rockingham County offers a valuable resource in identifying human service agencies who have volunteer opportunities. Click here to see Rockingham County Health and Human Services Guide.

Need help identifying which agency matches your family's skill sets for volunteering? United Way of Rockingham County proudly recognizes the Rockingham County Volunteer Center, of the Rockingham County Extension Office, to help you with that decision. Applications are available through the NC Extension Office website. Once you complete and submit your application, a volunteer from the Rockingham County Extension Office will contact you to discuss how you can be a part of what's working in Rockingham County.

Learn more about volunteering as a family. Having trouble convincing the kids? Arm yourself with the compelling reasons they’ll enjoy their time as a volunteer.

Honor a Volunteer

All over Rockingham County, volunteers make our community a better place to live and work, one person at a time. You can honor these special people by nominating an outstanding Rockingham County community volunteer for the 2012 Governor's Volunteer Service Award, sponsored by the North Carolina Extension Service. Award winners will be honored in February, 2012 with a celebration hosted by the Rockingham County Extension Office. Click here for a Word Document application. Click here for the application in PDF. Nominations must be submitted by hand or US Postal Service by November 1, 2011to:

Brenda Sutton, County Extension Director

North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Rockingham County Center

525 NC Highway 65, Suite 200

Reidsville, NC 27320

Locator 24/7

Coming Soon!! Nonprofits like United Way and various government agencies provide excellent programs to support people in need. The problem: The people who need these programs often don’t know they exist.

United Way of Rockingham County now maintains an agency locator of all the support programs in our community, the Locator 24/7 Human Services Directory of Rockingham County.

The Locator 24/7 is now available to you, your friends and neighbors at no cost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Click here to view or download the locator. You will find information about each agency with contacts and web links to make it easier to find help when you need it.

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