United Way of Northwest Florida

10/07/2026

As Hurricane Isaias approaches, take time to prepare your household and stay informed through local emergency management.

• Stock up on essentials and medications
• Charge phones and backup batteries
• Secure outdoor items
• Know your evacuation zone
• Make plans for children, pets, and loved ones
• Check on your neighbors

Need help finding community resources? 211 is available 24/7.

📞 Call 211 or text your ZIP code to 898-211.

10/07/2026

Nonprofits aren't just doing good. They're economic multipliers.

Our CEO, Gina Littleton, joined a panel at the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce Idea Camp to talk about the reciprocal relationship between nonprofits and businesses.

The proof is in the numbers: last year alone, United Way of Northwest Florida generated $6 of community impact for every $1 raised through workplace campaigns. When businesses invest in our community, everyone wins.

Thank you to the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce for including us in this important conversation!

10/06/2026

Which design do you like best?

We can't wait to tell you more about Rooted in Holmes, but before we do, we need a logo. Click below, browse the options, and let us know your favorite.

Based on the photos, what do YOU think Rooted in Holmes will be? 👀

I’m running a logo and brand guide contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 181 designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your feedback.

10/06/2026

The Panama City Walk-N-Roll silent auction isn't just a fun way to shop local, it's a direct way to support individuals living with Spina Bifida and Congenital Muscular Dystrophy and to fund accessibility projects right here in Bay County.

Every bid brings us closer to a more inclusive community.

Join us Saturday, October 17 at 10:00 AM.

Register to walk now: link in comments.

10/05/2026

None of the budgets balanced by accident. Our incredible 211 partners, including FPL, Boys & Girls Club, Girls Inc., Habitat for Humanity, and our local food bank, sat at the tables and offered our guests the same real assistance they offer ALICE families in our community every single day.

Help is out there. This event showed our guests exactly how far it can go.

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola , our program sponsor, Power & Light , and our food sponsor, , for standing alongside these incredible agencies.

10/05/2026

Let's celebrate our ReadingPal, Katherine McAllister .

Once a week, Katherine takes time out of her busy life to visit students and read to them for an hour. Reading on grade level is one of the strongest indicators of long-term student success. ReadingPals exists to ensure Northwest Florida children have the support they need to get there.

We're so grateful for our volunteers like Katherine.

Our 2026-2027 ReadingPals are sponsored by HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital who is generously committed to ensuring our children grow up healthy.

10/04/2026

The room was full of budgets, hard choices, and a few surprised faces tonight. Every guest walked a mile in the shoes of a Northwest Florida household working hard to get by.

Housing. Food. Transportation. Childcare. One decision at a time. Swipe through to see our Campaign Kickoff guests living a month as ALICE.

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola , our program sponsor, Florida Power & Light , and our food sponsor, @, for fueling tonight's experience.

10/03/2026

Face painting, pumpkin decorating, live music: it's easy to focus on the fun parts of Panama City Walk-N-Roll . But every activity is here to bring people together around something bigger.

Every family that joins us helps raise awareness for Spina Bifida and Congenital Muscular Dystrophy and helps fund accessibility and inclusion projects across Bay County.

Come for the fun, stay for the reason we're here.

Saturday, October 17 at 10:00 AM, FSU Panama City.

Register your crew free today: link in comments.

10/02/2026

Too many young children in our community don't have books of their own at home, and that gap shows up in the classroom.

Thanks to the Bay County Public Library Foundation, more of our pre-K through 3rd grade students will now take home brand-new books through our literacy mentoring program, ReadingPals. Their board members personally delivered the donation to our office, and we are so, so grateful!

A special thank you as well to The St. Joe Community Foundation, Inc. for championing childhood literacy across our community and supporting this mission.

10/01/2026

It’s always a good day when the United Ways .

Today we joined United Way of West Florida and the CEO of United Way of Florida at a nonprofit conference hosted by United Way Emerald Coast. The day brought together organizations, business leaders, and community champions from across the panhandle.

There is something so powerful about seeing the people doing this work in every corner of our region all in the same room at the same time. Inspired does not even cover it.

Thank you to United Way Emerald Coast for bringing us all together. We left ready to get back to work!