Our History

October 29, 1923 Operations begin as Sandusky Community Fund

• 1940 - Renamed War Chest
• 1943 - Renamed Sandusky Community Chest
• 1960 - Renamed Erie County Community Chest
• 1961 - Renamed Erie County United Fund
• 1977 - Renamed United Way of Erie County
  • 1923 - Boy Scouts of America (Renamed Heart of Ohio Council - 1994)
  • 1923 - American Red Cross
  • 1924 - Salvation Army - Sandusky
  • 1933 - Volunteers of America
  • 1943 - Catholic Charities
  • 1946 - Erie Shores Girl Scouts
  • 1952 - YMCA
  • 1960 - Cancer Services of Erie County
  • 1960 - Salvation Army - Huron
  • 1961 - Erie County Association for Retarded Citizens
  • 1962 - Goodwill Industries
  • 1982 - Volunteer Center
  • 1986 - Erie County Senior Center
  • 1986 - Salvation Army - Milan
  • 1987 - Stein Hospice Service
  • 1989 - Safe Harbour Domestic Violence Shelter
  • 1994 - Bayshore Counseling
    • 1967 - Merger of Counseling and Growth
    • 1980 - Merger of Tri County Addictions
  • 1994 - Second Harvest Food Bank (Renamed County Cupboard - 1988)
  • 1995 - Alzheimers Support Group
  • 1996 - Big Brothers/Big Sisters (Renamed VIA Clubs of Erie County - 1970)
  • 1997 - CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocate Program
  • 1999 - Center for Cultural Awareness
  • 1999 - OVH - Volunteer Advisory Committee
  • 2005 - KinShip Inc.