A Bold New Approach to LIVE UNITED

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United Way is the region's leading provider of innovative solutions to the community's most pressing issues. Working with other nonprofits, businesses, donors and volunteers, United Way funds projects that provide positive, measurable, results on vital health and human services issues, giving you the chance to give, volunteer and advocate in support of the causes you care about most. Together, we have made a powerful, measurable difference on issues like health care for children, child abuse prevention, preparing foster youth for success and keeping teens in high school. But we can do even more: United Way is now working to make a bigger impact.


Toilet Paper Drive Television Coverage From FOX40 News

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July 19, 2010 -- Our Toilet Paper Drive media partner FOX40 News brilliantly created promotions and shot live coverage from Cal Expo during the event. If you missed out on any of the TP Drive action you can view the clips here!

5:30 p.m. News Coverage Watch clip! 

United Way collects more than 47,000 toilet paper rolls for local nonprofits

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July 2, 2010 -- The greater Sacramento community rolled out the white carpet for local nonprofits, donating more than 47,000 rolls of toilet paper to help more than 100 nonprofits offset costs for this important staple and allocate more dollars toward programs.

TP Donor Highlight of the Day: Allied/Nationwide

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June 30, 2010 -- It was a site to be seen when more than 200 Allied/Nationwide employees marched their way up the Cal Expo main entrance carrying the 3,306 rolls of toilet paper they collected. It was a perfect display of how they LIVE UNITED. Thank you Allied/Nationwide!

TP Donor Highlight of the Day: The Golden 1 Credit Union

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June 29, 2010 -- Impressively The Golden 1 Credit Union donated 15,989 rolls of toilet paper ranking them the top donor for their second year running! They played a big roll in the 2nd Annual Toilet Paper Drive not only with their donation, but by sponsoring the event and hosting a drop-off location at their Operations Center in Sacramento.

TP Donor Highlight of the Day: Intel Sacramento Site

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June 28, 2010 -- As the second largest contributor to the 2nd Annual Toilet Paper Drive with a grand total of 7,314 rolls donated. United Way California Capital Region and our 142 nonprofit partners thank you! As if that grand donation wasn't enough, last Thursday employees from Intel Sacramento Site participated in the distribution day and delivered a truckload of toilet pa

THANK YOU to our Top TP Donors!

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June 28, 2010 -- It's time to acknowledge the top donors that were so generous to contribute more than 300 rolls of toilet paper! Our two top donors reached high into the thousands with Golden 1 Credit Union donating 15,989 rolls and Intel Sacramento Site donating 7,314 rolls! Did you make the list?

LIVE UNITED Activities & Photos

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June 28, 2010 -- Our final collection was 47,440 rolls of toilet paper! All toilet paper has successfully been distributed to local nonprofits. Many thanks have been coming in from the recipients and it's because of those who played a part and chose to LIVE UNITED.

LIVE UNITED Street Teams a Wild Success!

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June 10, 2010 -- LIVE UNITED Street Teams took Roseville and Sacramento by storm spreading the word about the 2nd Annual Toilet Paper Drive. Loads of volunteers participated by holding signs on street corners, handing out fliers to passerby's and waving toilet paper in the air.

What is your success story?

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We know that thousands of people in our community LIVE UNITED every day. Sharing success stories with each other motivates the kind of positive action that leads to long-term benefit for everyone in the region.