Monroe County
What’s raised here stays here
In 2020, Great Rivers United Way funded 32 programs that made a difference in the lives of thousands of Monroe County residents! Nineteen of our 26 partner agencies provide services in the areas of health, education, and financial stability in Sparta, Tomah, and beyond! Last year, United Way funding allowed these critical programs to touch their lives 66,549 times!
Great Rivers United Way invests more than $234,000 a year in Monroe County. Please join our efforts to make this community an even better place to call home for you, your family, neighbors, and friends with a gift to Great Rivers United Way.
Your gift of $1/week ($52/year) makes an impact – it provides:
- Boys & Girls Club memberships to two Monroe County youth living in poverty
- A habitability inspection of a new housing unit for a Monroe County family facing homelessness
- An entire month’s worth of food for a Monroe County family of three
Monroe County Funding
| Partner | Program(s) |
| American Red Cross | Disaster Cycle Services |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 7 Rivers Region | Community Based Youth Mentoring |
| Boys & Girls Club of Sparta* | Power Hour |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater La Crosse | Promoting Health in Youth Who Need Us Most Youth Academic Success |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central WI* | Academic Success Good Character & Citizenship Healthy Lifestyles |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Services of La Crosse | Building Financial Stability |
| Coulee Recovery Center | Crisis Support & Early Intervention Prevention & Education Recovery Support & Relapse Prevention |
| Couleecap* | Food Security & Outreach Healthy Homes Homeless Prevention & Supportive Housing SSA Outreach, Access & Recovery (SOAR) |
| Families First of Monroe County* | Strengthening Individuals & Families |
| Family & Children’s Center* | Stepping Stones Supported Employment |
| Gateway Are Council, Boy Scouts of America | Cub Scouting |
| Girl Scouts of Wisconsin – Badgerland Council | Girl Scouts Leadership Experience: Grades K-5 |
| Great Rivers 211 | Information & Referral Line |
| Hunger Task Force | Food Recovery Program Kane Street Community Garden |
| Independent Living Resources* | Homeless Prevention & Intervention |
| New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Center | Emergency Shelter & 2 Hour Crisis Line Outreach Services |
| Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers* | Enabling Services: La Crosse Help Team |
| The Parenting Place* | Parent Options Education & Support Program |
| YWCA La Crosse | Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Kids Rapid Re-housing Ruth House |
| *These agencies have offices located in Monroe County. | |
| A complete list of funded programs (PDF) is available in our online Campaign Center. | |