Schuylkill United Way

Schuylkill United Way The Official page of the Schuylkill United Way. Known then as the Community Chest, they did not run an official campaign until years later.

In January of 1936, a small committee met to discuss the possibility of starting an organization to support local charities. Even during uncertain economic conditions, Schuylkill County residents generously gave to their community and the first campaign raised $72,000 to help support numerous local agencies that offered essential programs and services. In the early 1970s, the Community Chest becam

e the Schuylkill United Way and since then, has raised and returned more than $22,000,000 back to the community. Currently, the Schuylkill United Way helps support 15 partner agencies that are located throughout Schuylkill County and solely provide programs and services to county residence at little or no charge. Last year, 88,500 county residents were served by at least one of our partner agencies. That number accounts for over half of the entire population of Schuylkill County. The Schuylkill United Way is independently run by a volunteer 30-member Board of Directors drawn directly from the community. Board members and officers are comprised of businessmen and women who live and work in Schuylkill County and the immediate surrounding area. This diversity allows the Schuylkill United Way to always be in touch with the needs of our community. Members of the board, the committee, and volunteers are focused on meeting the needs by supporting and providing programs and services to members of our community who need help the most - whether it's emergency shelter, health care, family counseling, youth programming, drug prevention, or disaster relief.

We sure love the competition on the field and the energy all the teams bring! Our main reason for doing it?To have a lot...
06/19/2026

We sure love the competition on the field and the energy all the teams bring!

Our main reason for doing it?

To have a lot of fun making sure everyone knows about the work of our 😁

American Red Cross Greater Pennsylvania
Avenues
Big Impact Group of Schuylkill County
Child Development, Inc. (Schuylkill County, PA)
NEPA MAEC Y.E.S. Program
Nurse Family Partnership of Schuylkill County
The Salvation Army Pottsville Corps Community Center
SARCC

Schuylkill Hope Center for Victims of Domestic Violence
Schuylkill Wellness Services
Schuylkill YMCA
Scouting America Hawk Mountain Council
Tamaqua Area Adult Day Care Center


Learn more: https://www.schuylkillunitedway.org/partner-agencies/

Mission of Schuylkill United Way:
𝑻𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’„π’‰π’–π’šπ’π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ π‘Όπ’π’Šπ’•π’†π’… π‘Ύπ’‚π’š π’Šπ’” π’…π’†π’…π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‡π’–π’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ, π’ˆπ’–π’Šπ’…π’‚π’π’„π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’†π’π’„π’π’–π’“π’‚π’ˆπ’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‰π’–π’Žπ’‚π’ π’”π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’„π’† π’‚π’ˆπ’†π’π’„π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’† 𝒂 π’˜π’Šπ’…π’† π’—π’‚π’“π’Šπ’†π’•π’š 𝒐𝒇 π’‘π’“π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’Žπ’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’”π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’„π’†π’” 𝒕𝒐 π’“π’†π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’•π’” 𝒐𝒇 π‘Ίπ’„π’‰π’–π’šπ’π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ π‘ͺπ’π’–π’π’•π’š.

Special thanks to Marian Catholic sophomore Carly Green for her beautiful performance of the national anthem at last nig...
06/17/2026

Special thanks to Marian Catholic sophomore Carly Green for her beautiful performance of the national anthem at last night's SUW 9th Annual High School Football Challenge β€οΈπŸ€πŸ’™

Thank you so much, Carly!!

What an absolutely phenomenal night!!π‘ͺπ’π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’•π’–π’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 Blue Mountain Football EAGLES on taking back the championshi...
06/17/2026

What an absolutely phenomenal night!!

π‘ͺπ’π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’•π’–π’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 Blue Mountain Football EAGLES on taking back the championship πŸ₯‡πŸ‘ Enjoy your victory!!

Thank you to all the student athletes and coaches that continue to show up and show out to support the work of SUW through the Football Challenge πŸ’ͺ

We have SO many more people to thank, but for tonight, we'll leave you with the results...including the $32,500 raised to support SUW's student initiatives - Stuff the Bus and the Nurse's Pantry - as well as the work of our Partner Agencies 🫢

Here we goooo…SUW 9th Annual High School Football Challenge
06/16/2026

Here we goooo…

SUW 9th Annual High School Football Challenge

𝑰𝒕'𝒔 π‘ͺπ’‰π’‚π’π’π’†π’π’ˆπ’† π‘«π’‚π’š !!!SUW 9th Annual High School Football Challenge 🏈πŸ₯³
06/16/2026

𝑰𝒕'𝒔 π‘ͺπ’‰π’‚π’π’π’†π’π’ˆπ’† π‘«π’‚π’š !!!

SUW 9th Annual High School Football Challenge 🏈πŸ₯³

🏈 The countdown is on! Next Tuesday, all 14 Schuylkill County high school football teams will gather at North Schuylkill's Gosh Orthodontics Stadium for the 9th Annual Schuylkill United Way Football Challenge. From bench press to tire flips and the fan-favorite Kick Out Contest, the event marks the unofficial kickoff to the 2026 football season while supporting local student programs.

πŸ† Admission is free. Who will bring home the traveling trophy? πŸ‘€β¬‡οΈ
https://www.skooknews.com/2026/04/schuylkill-united-way-to-host-9th.html

in action...and simply doing what they do 🀩People and plants are always blooming at Avenues, especially at Lessie's Ga...
06/10/2026

in action...and simply doing what they do 🀩

People and plants are always blooming at Avenues, especially at Lessie's Garden Greenhouse and Gift Shop 🌿🌺

It's been a while since we've shared who we are and why we do what we do. πŸ’›

At Avenues, we believe every person deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful, independent, and connected life.

For more than 70 years, we've been supporting individuals of all abilities through programs that build skills, foster relationships, create employment opportunities, and encourage community involvement.

But Avenues is more than the services we provide.

We're friendships formed over lunch.
We're confidence gained through a first job.
We're milestones celebrated, challenges overcome, and opportunities created.

Every day, we have the privilege of witnessing growth, resilience, and the incredible abilities of the individuals we support.

Whether you've been following our journey for years or you've recently discovered us, we're grateful you're here.

HUGE shout out to our friends at Mid Penn Bank for doing a second project for our annual Capt. Jason B. Jones Memorial D...
06/10/2026

HUGE shout out to our friends at Mid Penn Bank for doing a second project for our annual Capt. Jason B. Jones Memorial Day of Caring!!

Last week they helped Helping Harvest with one of their Mobile Markets at Fairlane Village Mall 🫢🍞🍎πŸ’ͺ Thank you all!!

06/09/2026

⛳️Thank you Ashley Furniture for donating a recliner for the 21st SUW-Hometown Summer Golf Tournament !!!

Join us Friday, June 26 at Mountain Valley Golf Course to play a round with your friends, support SUW, and get a chance to relax in a new recliner!

Registration and all the details are one our website πŸ‘‡
https://www.schuylkillunitedway.org/events/hometown-golf-outings/

πŸ– Request your Stuff the Bus collection box today! 🚌During the month of July, collection boxes will be all over Schuylki...
06/05/2026

πŸ– Request your Stuff the Bus collection box today! 🚌

During the month of July, collection boxes will be all over Schuylkill County for people to donate new school supplies & bookbags.

These items are distributed through our Partner Agencies and Schuylkill County schools to ensure every student has a strong start to the new school year!

** Thanks to community support, last year we distributed ο»Ώ
ο»Ώ2,000 bookbags to Schuylkill County students! **

If your company or organization would like a collection box - either for an internal employee drive or as a public collection site - please contact Becky at
(570) 622-6421 or [email protected].

SUW staff will deliver your box the week of June 22 and
pick it up the week of July 27.

πΏπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘› π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑆𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝐡𝑒𝑠 by contacting Mike Joyce at ο»Ώο»Ώ(570) 622-6421 or [email protected].

Address

9 N Centre Street
Pottsville, PA
17901

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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