A Columbia resident wants the city council approve a sanctuary city ordinance involving its LGBTQ residents. Resident Mel Tully will address the council from the podium during …
Read More »Veterans United Foundation donates $50,000 for basketball project at Columbia park
Look for new basketball goals and scoreboards at Columbia’s Douglass Park on Providence. Columbia’s city council has voted to accept a $50,000 donation from the Veterans United …
Read More »Strong start for campaign to raise money for Columbia’s new Ronald McDonald House
Emphasizing that parents should be within steps of where their child receives treatment, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mid-Missouri is launching a capital campaign to raise $6.5 …
Read More »Columbia’s new Ronald McDonald house will be near new Children’s Hospital
An $800,000 gift from the Veterans United Foundation will help Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) build a new Ronald McDonald House near Stadium and College in Columbia. It …
Read More »Upward economic mobility is a focus of Columbia-area foundation
The Veterans United (VU) Foundation and some others are exploring the issue of economic mobility in Columbia. VU Foundation president Erik Morse says it’s a complex issue. …
Read More »VU: Book fairs highlight importance of book access for Columbia-area children
All of the approximately 500 students at Columbia’s Shepard Boulevard elementary school have taken home two new books for the summer, thanks to Columbia-based Veterans United (VU). …
Read More »Columbia’s Rainbow House to expand services and facility, thanks to $1 million donation
Officials from Columbia’s Rainbow House are praising the Veterans United Foundation for its $1-million gift to the facility, saying they plan to expand services and to remodel …
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