Community Resiliency

United Way of the Coastal Bend and its President & CEO Stephanie Jordan were awarded the Texas United Advocacy Award at the 2026 United Ways of Texas Conference in Round Rock.

In 2025, United Way of the Coastal Bend worked to help table a legislative proposal that would require organizations serving the homeless to be located more than 500 feet from a school. If passed, the proposal would have forced the majority of the organizations serving the Corpus Christi area's homeless citizens to close. 

SINTON, TEXAS - United Way of the Coastal Bend has distributed more than half a million dollars to residents affected by a wildfire and to three nonprofits who aided them.

The fundraising efforts began in March after the fire destroyed several homes and caused other property damage.

Donations to the Fire Disaster Relief Fund reached $402,745 including a dollar-for-dollar match of $200,000 from Steel Dynamics. Donors also contributed about another $100,000 to a Bank of Odem account.