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Free poetry readings, workshops offered to students and teachers

Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate Miya Peterson, along with college instructors, will be conducting a variety of free poetry readings and workshops for students and teachers at Maui Community College in October.

Maui United Way bridges gap in growing assistance needs amid decline in donations

A decline in donations this past year has presented significant challenges for Maui United Way; however, MUW continues to work to bridge the gap between available resources and the growing demand for assistance in the community.

Merriman family donates $25K to Maui United Way’s Matching Grant Challenge

Maui United Way is pleased to announce a generous donation of $25,000 from Peter and Victorine Merriman towards the Bendon Family Foundation Matching Grant. This grant, with a potential total of $100,000, enables both new donors and returning donors who haven’t contributed in that capacity to double their contributions to MUW.

Foundation offers up to $100K matching grant for new major donors to Maui United Way

The Bendon Family Foundation has offered a matching grant of up to $100,000 in total for new major donor contributions to Maui United Way. This opportunity allows new donors, as well as returning donors who haven’t contributed in that capacity, to double their contributions to MUW.

2021-2022 Maui United Way “Live United” campaign raises just over $500,000

Maui United Way raised a total of just over $500,000 during this year’s “Live United” campaign, which will go toward 39 health and human services programs in Maui County.

Bendon Family Foundation donates $100,000 to Ka Lima O Maui

The Bendon Family Foundation has awarded Ka Lima O Maui a $100,000 grant to help build a staff and client sensory garden and a new commercial shredding program to expand work and training opportunities for people with disabilities.

Bendon family offering $50,000 to Maui United Way in ‘Double the Love Project’

The Bendon Family Foundation is offering a matching grant up to $50,000 for donor contributions made during February to the Maui United Way. 

2018 Maui United Way “LIVE UNITED” Campaign Raises Over $1 Million

Maui United Way announced that it’s annual “LIVE UNITED” Campaign raised just over $1 million this year. The funds raised will go toward 33 health and human services programs in Maui County. More than 350 businesses and individuals who contributed to the fund raising effort. “We extend our most sincere gratitude to you and thousands […]

Maui United Way Celebrates Community Partners with 2016 Awards

This year alone, community partners contributed $912,602 toward the 2015-2016 campaign, which funded 36 nonprofit agencies and their various social service programs countywide.

Bendon Family Foundation Offers Matching Grant for Donors to Maui United Way

The Bendon Family Foundation has offered a Matching Grant of up to a total of $50,000 for any new donor contributions to Maui United Way between Feb. 1 and April 30, 2016.