Archive for March 2015

The mission of The Jackson School of the Arts (JSA) is to make the arts accessible to all children regardless of their financial means.  United Way funds are used as JSA scholarships for families whose income is below the poverty line.  At risk youth have access to high quality art, dance and theatre instruction in…

Because you give to United Way of Jackson County, low income families are able to stay in their homes.  United Way of Jackson County funds Legal Services of South Central Michigan’s (LSSCM) Jackson County Mediation/Eviction Diversion Program.  This program specifically helps families that are facing imminent loss of shelter.  The program also advocates for accessibility…

If students are not reading at grade level by 3rd grade they will fall behind in their learning.  It’s at that critical age when children transition from learning to read and start reading to learn.  Jackson has a multi-generational issue of poverty, and education is the pathway out of poverty.  The goal of Energizing Education…

Even with the onset of the Affordable Care Act there are still many in Jackson County who don’t have proper access to services that address mental health and substance abuse issues.  The Outpatient Counseling program offered by Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale provides those services on a sliding scale to Jackson residents who…