Archive for April 2015

Healthy adults are able to keep their jobs, healthy children are able to learn and thrive in school.  Healthy adults are able to keep their jobs, healthy children are able to learn and thrive in school.  With so many families struggling to make ends meet in Jackson County (see the ALICE report), United Way of…

Empowering young girls to feel good about who they are and to make healthy choices. Kids raising kids has been an issue in Jackson for decades.  Most teen moms rely on public assistance, they don’t receive support from their baby’s father and the majority of teen moms do not finish high school or get a…

Nearly 25,000 Jackson county households struggle to make ends meet (click on the ALICE Report on our home page). Many of the families that are facing financial difficulties can be helped by simply learning how to better manage their money. United Way of Jackson County supports a program that does just that. The Community Action…