Get Involved

Ways to Get Involved

There are plenty of ways to get involved with United Way of Southeast Georgia beyond simply writing a check. Think of it as a community switchboard where time, talent, and treasure all plug in.

Volunteer Your Time
United Way Southeast Georgia offers volunteer opportunities and an interest form where you can select counties and causes you’d like to help with. We focus on service projects and civic engagement across Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, and Tattnall counties.

Donate Locally
Financial gifts stay local and help support programs such as youth services, senior care, wellness, family support, and self-sufficiency efforts in the six-county region.

Join a Workplace Campaign
Many employers partner with United Way through annual giving drives. You can contribute through payroll deduction, volunteer days, or campaign committees.

Attend Events & Fundraisers
United Ways often host community events, networking gatherings, golf tournaments, volunteer days, and annual campaign kickoffs. These are a great on-ramp for meeting people while doing good.

Join a Planning Committee
With signature events throughout the year, United Way gladly welcomes those interested in helping shape, organize, and grow impactful community events. Planning committees are a great way to build connections while putting your ideas into motion.

Serve on a Community Impact Panel
Help review funding applications and evaluate programs making a difference in our region. Community Impact Panels allow volunteers to play a direct role in guiding resources toward the greatest community needs.

Use Your Skills
We need more than muscle. Skills in marketing, accounting, photography, social media, grant writing, logistics, and leadership are gold bars in disguise.

Advocate & Spread the Word
Share volunteer opportunities, promote local needs, and connect people to services. Sometimes the best donation is introducing the right person to the right resource.

Opportunities for Young Professionals

If you’re a young professional in Statesboro, the smartest move is not just “volunteering.” It’s volunteering where decision-makers, connectors, and civic builders already gather. United Way can be less charity table, more launchpad. Below are the best plays for real connections: 

1. Get on a Planning Committee, Not Just a One-Day Volunteer Shift

Anyone can hand out tickets for two hours. Fewer people help plan events, recruit sponsors, coordinate outreach, or shape strategy. That’s where relationships are forged in the furnace. United Way Southeast Georgia hosts signature events like Tasting Statesboro, which utilizes volunteers for planning, sponsorships, setup, and operations. 

2. Volunteer for Grant Review / Community Impact Panels

United Way invites community volunteers to help guide our local grant-funding decisions. That means reviewing needs, learning what’s really happening locally, and meeting people who care enough to show up. This opportunity is especially strong for emerging leaders because it puts you in a room with longtime leaders in the area.