Community Involvement

UCrew

It takes everyone being involved to make a community great, and with United team members, involvement truly is "from the Heart."

UCrew, the company's award-winning community outreach program, organizes volunteer United team members to provide community service in every United neighborhood.

Each store's UCrew team conducts approximately six group service activities each year. These activities can be in support of any local charity or church-affiliated organization. Ucrew teams have been called upon for such activities as helping to build Habitat for Humanity houses, feeding the needy, working at charitable fundraising events, cleaning up neighborhoods and highways, and assisting local schools in many different ways.

To request UCrew assistance please contact Michelle Owens at mowens@unitedtexas.com.

Why UCrew?

Created by Co-President Matt Bumstead, the program has four major purposes:

  • To provide team members with opportunities to get involved in and serve their local communities.
  • To increase United Supermarkets' ability to give back to its communities.
  • To provide team members with the opportunity to strengthen relationships with co-workers.
  • To encourage and model service to the community.

An Award-Winning Effort

Development of the UCrew program made United Supermarkets the first-ever recipient of the 2003 "Community Involvement Award" from Supermarket News, the industry's leading trade publication.