Who We Are
Stokes United is a local non-profit dedicated to raising funds and organizing resources for essential service agencies across Stokes County, North Carolina. We operate on a simple principle: 100% of your support stays right here in Stokes County to help our neighbors thrive.
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Our Mission & How We Work
We do not duplicate services—we empower the local non-profits already doing the heavy lifting in our communities.
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Fundraising & Event Operations: We run community events like the Golf Tournament, and Draw Down Dinner.
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Corporate Partnerships: We manage structured corporate giving tiers for local businesses wanting meaningful local social responsibility.
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Grant Allocations: We direct funds through a rigorous application process to vetted agencies serving King, Walnut Cove, Danbury, and beyond.
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Workplace Giving Campaigns: Gives employees the opportunity to support local non-profits through volunteered giving.
Leadership & Governance
Stokes United is guided by a dedicated local Board of Directors and an Executive Director who live, work, and serve in Stokes County.
Our Executive Director
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Our Board of Directors
Adam McMillian, Vice President
Brad Lankford
Darrell Calloway
David Smith
Joan Priddy-Southern
Linda Moore, President
Pam Tillman, Treasurer
Robin Grey
Whitney Taylor, Secretary
Our Heritage
Stokes United began its journey in 1958 when a dedicated group of Stokes County’s finest came together to create the United Fund of Stokes County to ensure that everyone who calls Stokes County home had an opportunity to enjoy a better quality of life. By 1963, nine agencies were given grants totaling $18,302.29 (worth $180,000 today). By 1968, 23 agencies were receiving funds, and the donations continued to grow in the following decades.
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The board decided on the name change to Stokes United in 2023, to coincide with the organization’s 65th anniversary and raise new interest in the agency’s work on behalf of Stokes County residents.
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Today, Stokes United remains an autonomous, thriving, volunteer-led organization. We work year-round to raise money to fund grants for member agencies to ensure that people throughout the area have access to the services they need to thrive.
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Our member agencies’ services include assisting victims of emergency/disasters, adults with special needs, domestic violence victims, individuals and families experiencing homelessness, those facing food insecurity, people in need of health support services, seniors in need of care and support services, as well as offering youth life-skill and empowerment programming.