1911
|
A small group of Richmond citizens concerned about human needs
meet for the first time. They name themselves The Council of Social
Workers, appoint committees to canvass all social organizations working
among the minority populations and report on the scope of their work and make
recommendations about movies that could be shown in Richmond. |
| 1921 |
John
Stewart Bryan, editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, suggests that
serious consideration be given to what were becoming known nationwide as
Community Chest campaigns. |
1924
|
The
Council of Social Agencies endorses a $400,000 Community Fund campaign,
the proceeds from which would be allocated among 36 human service
agencies. The campaign is launched on November 17, and three weeks later,
having raised more than $376,000, the first Community Chest campaign
ends. |
| 1928 |
The Community Fund campaign raises more than half a
million dollars.
|
1929
|
The initial shock of the stock market crash is clearly
visible in the Community Fund campaign.
|
1930
|
As the Depression tightens its grip, something
remarkable happens and the campaign exceeds its goal for the next two years as
those who had suffered less open their hearts to those who had suffered most. |
1954
|
The Richmond campaigns become part of the nationwide
Community Chest. |
1960
|
The Richmond area Community Fund merges with the
United Fund, and the new organization becomes the United Givers Fund (UGF) of
Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield. |
1970
|
Hanover County is added to the Community Fund.
|
1974
|
A Citizens Community Study recommends that the
Richmond Community Council, an advisor to UGF, join the United Givers Fund to
become the United Way of Greater Richmond. |
1986
|
Twenty-two innovative community leaders, seeing the
needs growing in the community and knowing that more needed to be done to
address those needs, begin The Alexis de Tocqueville Society in Richmond.
|
1989
|
The United Way of Greater Richmond merges with the
United Way of Southside Virginia to form United Way Services resulting in
United Way coverage in the cities of Colonial Heights, Petersburg and Richmond,
as well as the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland,
Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan and Prince George. |
1993
|
The Board of Trustees of United Way Services votes to
move to a two-year allocation process to make United Way and agency resources
available for additional purposes, such as technical and management assistance,
grant writing, training and other forms of resource development. |
2002
|
United Way Services begins to seek new ways to
distinguish itself in the community and creates a transformation plan to become
a leader in understanding the region’s most pressing needs and mobilizing the
people and resources to meet those needs. |
2006
|
United Way celebrates the 20th Anniversary
of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society. |
