Meet Isaac. When he started kindergarten last fall, he was struggling to keep up and fit in. His parents knew something was wrong, but with trying to keep up with rent, bills, and their other children, they were losing hope.
Hungry. Lonely. Tired. Judged. Hopeless. For some kids, growing up isn’t easy. Challenges can begin before they even step into school for the first time. But at United Way we believe that every child – our community’s kids – deserve to have the support they need to reach their full potential. Meet Isaac, Kylie, and […]
Rose is a single mom of three beautiful and energetic children – a 16-year-old son, a 10-year-old daughter, and her 2-year-old son. Prior to meeting her Career Coach, Rose had been on her own and working full time as a housekeeper trying to make ends meet for their family of four but stuck in the […]
Jamie found herself a single, homeless mom with four children. She grew up in a difficult and hopeless childhood situation – with no support or encouragement. And like many children who grew up in poverty, she was on track to continue the cycle of poverty with her own children.
We are fortunate to live in such a generous and caring community. At United Way, we see the amazing ways that we are all connected – as neighbors, as citizens, as family, and as friends. We all share the value of community and want everyone to have opportunities to succeed.
Imagine if the biggest things affecting you were the things you didn’t talk about? Is it because you are embarrassed? Or because they make you sad? Or you don’t think people care or understand? We watched as students at Northern Cass School were asked to do a seemingly simple assignment and answer the question “What […]
At United Way instead of asking the question, How do we help the homeless? or How do we make sure people who are homeless have a safe place to live? We started thinking about this community issue differently. Instead, we asked: What if we prevented homelessness from ever happening in the first place? At United […]