United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee launched the 2019 tax season with its second annual “Taxathon.” This is a 12-hour free tax preparation and filing event designed to help families who may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Care...

United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee is recruiting volunteers for the United Way ReadingPals program to read to four and five-year-olds at seventeen school sites in Lee and Hendry Counties.  Reading Pals help build a strong foundation for literacy and a love...

The 22nd Annual LCEC United Way Fishing Tournament, held on April 21 in Pine Island, raised more than $56,000. All proceeds from the tournament will be donated to the United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades & Okeechobee Counties. The event included raffle prizes, silent auction items and...

The United Way provided tax preparation services to nearly 4,800 low-to-moderate income households completely free of charge in Lee, Hendry, Glades, Okeechobee, and Charlotte Counties for the 2017 tax year. Refunds to those using the free service totaled approximately $6.5 million, a 15 percent increase over last year. United Way...