Finney County United Way

05/21/2026

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, August 15, 2026, is our 24th annual golf tournament at Buffalo Dunes! More information about pricing and signing up is at finneycountyunitedway.org.

05/12/2026

If you’re leading a nonprofit, your role goes beyond operations - it shapes the organization’s success. Join the Finnup Foundation, Finney County United Way, and the WKCF for "Touch All the Bases," a leadership seminar with Bill Riley.

This seminar will cover:
✔ Governance vs. management
✔ Board effectiveness
✔ CEO leadership in board development

Designed for nonprofit CEOs and Executive Directors. Register here: https://calendly.com/wkcf/touchallthebases.

03/16/2026

We are very proud to partner with the Fry Family and Western Kansas Community Foundation!

Exciting news!

WKCF, in partnership with Finney County United Way, is pleased to announce the launch of the Sight for Sight Assistance Program.

The Sight for Sight Fund was established to honor the life of Dr. Luther L. Fry, M.D., and aims to help individuals and families in our region access essential vision care by removing financial barriers. Through this program, Sight for Sight provides financial assistance to qualifying patients residing within the 15 counties served by WKCF.

To learn more, please visit Finney County United Way
https://www.finneycountyunitedway.org/need-help

03/10/2026

Join us today! We want to know your thoughts! Ask questions, provide input!

03/06/2026

We are proud to play a role in helping our local youth excel, and supporting students in the state spelling bee is a perfect example of this.

The Garden City Public Schools Foundation and Finney County United Way teamed up to provide support for the entry fee for USD 457 students to compete in the Finney County Spelling Bee. The entry fee for the Spelling Bee helps defray costs for winning students to compete at the state level and provides districts and schools access to Scripps materials on the website. The state Spelling Bee will be held on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus in Salina, Kansas, on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
Pictured: Roy Cessna, USD 457 Foundation, Justin Reich, Finney County Spelling Bee Coordinator, Deborah Oyler, Finney County United Way.

01/27/2026

Huge thank you to everyone who volunteered Friday evening through Monday morning to staff and feed people at the 24-hour warming shelter at the Finney County Public Library.
Your time, willingness, and kindness to show up—day and night—made a real difference for our neighbors in need. We couldn’t do this work without you. Thank you for being the heart of our community.

01/27/2026

Connecting people to community resources is one of our priorities and it’s successful because we work with great community partners. United is the way!

01/26/2026

UPDATE:
We have incredible volunteers, and all the slots are filled for this evening and overnight. Supper is also covered. Please spread the word about the warming shelter opening tonight.

The warming shelter at the library will be open again TONIGHT from 8 pm-9am. The shelter is open to ANYONE who needs a warm place to stay, and families are welcome. There will be movies, games, toys, and food available.

There are also a few volunteer slots open, especially overnight. If you can help, the link to the sign-up sheet is:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S8mx-Vha3o0L_LsXf8J48UgRevLE2PBI/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113732139085577729764&rtpof=true&sd=true

01/26/2026

Garden City Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 26th, due to dangerously low temperatures and wind chills. Please stay safe, stay warm, and avoid prolonged time outside. We’ll keep you updated if any additional changes are needed. See you soon!

01/25/2026