Initiatives

Early Childhood Development
This initiative supports the efforts of our Community Partner child care centers to provide quality care to infants through school-age children with measurable outcomes, such as reading and math proficiency and kindergarten readiness.

Women’s Initiative
This initiative is new to Heart of Missouri United Way and is designed to supply every child born in ColumbiaBoone County and our seven county service area. free hard-back children’s books monthly from birth to age 5. This is a collaboration with the national Dolly Parton Imagination Library, local hospitals, Parents as Teachers and the Daniel Boone Regional Library. In future years, the Women’s Initiative hopes to expand to serve children throughout Boone County and our seven county service area.

2-1-1 Helpline
Heart of Missouri United Way joined a statewide effort last year to include our seven county service area in the 2-1-1 network. This is a 24 hour, 7 day per week information and referral helpline that includes access to social services, government services, and all types of human services. 2-1-1 is also the number to call in case of a disaster, either to volunteer or to receive services.

For those calling from a cell phone, the number is 800.427.4626. Multilingual staff members are available to help locate services in any of our counties and around the State of Missouri.