United Way of Lee County is proud to partner with a diverse group of local organizations and programs dedicated to meeting the needs of our community. Together, we work to improve lives in the areas of health, youth opportunity, community resiliency, and financial stability. Below is a list of our current Community Partners. (2026 Mini Grant Recipient*) 

Our Community Partners:

Achievement Center

Achievement Center

Contact Phone: 334-745-3501

The Lee County Chapter aids individuals in our community based on need without discrimination for medical and health needs. 

AHIF

Alabama Head Injury Foundation

Contact Phone: 205-823-3818

The Alabama Head Injury Foundation (AHIF) operates statewide, assisting survivors of traumatic brain injury and their families in achieving the highest possible level of independent living.

ACDC

Auburn Community Development Food Pantry*

Contact Phone: 334-821-2262

The ACDC Food Pantry is committed to reducing food insecurity among residents of the Auburn Housing Authority and the surrounding community.

Baby Steps at Auburn University*

Contact Phone: 334-521-2184

Baby Steps at Auburn University provides comprehensive, individualized support through housing, community, and practical services so Student-Moms can remain in school, continue progressing towards graduation, and build a strong foundation for themselves and their child.

BigHouse

BigHouse Foundation*

Contact Phone: 334-363-2634

BigHouse Foundation connects the needs of foster families with the generosity of the community through the love of Jesus Christ. They aim to impact the lives of children in foster care in a positive way through meeting their needs and serving their foster families. 

CARE

CARE Humane Society*

Contact Phone: 334-821-3222

CARE Humane Society's mission is to advance the humane treatment and responsible ownership of companion animals through community education, animal sheltering and adoption, and programs that alleviate animal suffering. 

CAMP

Central Alabama Mountain Pedalers (CAMP)*

Contact Email: camp.sorba@gmail.com

CAMP is a volunteer-led nonprofit that works in partnership with public land managers to create and care for safe, accessible outdoor spaces that support physical activity, mental well-being, and community connection. 

Child Advocacy Center

Child Advocacy Center

Contact Phone: 334-705-0770

The Child Advocacy Center supports healing and justice for abused and neglected children in Lee and Macon Counties. 

Community Market

Community Market

Contact Phone: 334-749-8844

The Community Market addresses hunger in our community by providing access to available food resources.

DPIL

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Contact Email: marketing@unitedwayofleecounty.com

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth until age five, no matter their family's income.

DVIC

Domestic Violence Intervention Center

Contact Phone: 334-749-1515

The Domestic Violence Intervention Center aims to eliminate violence in the lives of men, women, and children across the five-county area it serves.

Early Connections

Early Connections

Contact Phone: 334-742-2112

Early Connections is dedicated to strengthening families and preventing child abuse and neglect by offering parent education, counseling, and case management services to pregnant women and families with children from birth to kindergarten entry in Lee County.

EASE

East Alabama Services for the Elderly (EASE)

Contact Phone: 334-826-5811

East Alabama Services for the Elderly (EASE) enhances the welfare of seniors and disabled individuals in Lee County and nearby communities.

Food Bank

Food Bank of East Alabama

Contact Phone: 334-821-9006

The Food Bank of East Alabama nourishes those in need across East Central Alabama by soliciting, procuring, and distributing surplus food and grocery products through its network of member agencies.

IAMBK

I Am Brother's Keeper (IAMBK)*

Contact Phone: 334-728-0309

The mission of IAMBK is to provide services that enable at-risk youth and families to become self-supportive and thrive in their homes, schools, and communities.

Joyland

Joyland Child Development Center

Contact Phone: 334-821-7624

Joyland strives to build a "Brighter Tomorrow" for children and their working families by providing childcare and quality education in a safe environment at an affordable cost.

KFC

Keeping Family Connections

Contact Phone: 334-707-9229

Keeping Family Connections meets the supervised visitation needs of families and agencies by providing regularly scheduled supervised visitation for non-custodial parents and their children on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis in our secure comfortable facility.

CASA

Lee County CASA

Contact Phone: 334-703-4066

Lee County CASA provides carefully screened, trained and supervised volunteers to advocate for the best interest of children in dependency proceedings yielding a safe and permanent home where the child can thrive.

LCLC

Lee County Literacy Coalition

Contact Phone: 334-705-0001

The Lee County Literacy Coalition helps adults learn to read, write, and use mathematics at a level necessary to succeed and thrive in society.

Nourish Foundation

Nourish Foundation*

Contact Phone: 334-610-1576

The Nourish Foundation employs a multidisciplinary approach to improve the health of the community and aims to lead our community into a place of health and wholeness through three initiatives: Nourish, AL, Nourish Wellness, Nourish Moms & Babies.

Opelika Share

Opelika Share

Contact Phone: 334-745-5540 ext.116

Opelika Share assists qualified elderly and disabled individuals facing financial challenges with payment on Opelika Power Services bill.

Parenting911

Parenting911*

Contact Email: frazelma@parenting911.org

Parenting911 strengthens families and protects children by providing structured, step-by-step parenting education and critical support resources to parents and guardians particularly those experiencing economic hardship or court referral.

Project Uplift

Project Uplift

Contact Phone: 334-844-4430

Project Uplift is a program operating for the benefit of school age children in Lee County, AL through one-to-one mentoring in order to reduce and prevent juvenile delinquency and build self-esteem.

SAM

SAM Foundation*

Contact Email: admin@samfound.org

The mission of the SAM Foundation is to create suicide-safer communities through skills training, public awareness, and survivor support.

ALSYR

Tallapoosa County Sheriffs Girls Ranch

Contact Phone: 256-896-4113

The Tallapoosa County Sheriffs Girls Ranch provides loving and safe homes to girls in need throughout the state of Alabama.

UWLC

United Way of Lee County Community Fund

Contact Phone: 334-745-5540 ext. 116

The Community Fund aims to help elderly or disabled individuals in Lee County with power bills that they may not be able to pay otherwise.

UWLC

United Way of Lee County Last Resort Fund

Contact Phone: 334-745-5540 ext. 116

United Way partners with Publix to provide qualified individuals with short-term assistance following a major catastrophic event.

Unity Wellness

Unity Wellness Center

Contact Phone: 334-528-5692

Unity Wellness Center provides HIV primary medical care, case management, HIV counseling, testing, and prevention education as well as medical transportation services and housing assistance to individuals with HIV/AIDS who live in Lee, Macon, Chambers, Russell and Tallapoosa Counties.