Archive for October 2015

Jackson School of the Arts Dance for a Healthier Jackson Active children are healthy and perform better in school.  We also believe it’s important for children to have access to the arts.  326 area children have access to dance classes because of your support to the United Way of Jackson County.  These children exercise regularly…

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative Bringing a Message of Hope and Encouragement to Jackson Teens. One hundred more at-risk youth in the City of Jackson will receive abstinence education, service learning, and mentoring with the help of a recent expansion of grant dollars awarded to the Jackson County Health Department’s Abstinence Program, part of the Jackson…

Helping Those Who Need It The Most! The mission of LSSCM is to provide free civil legal assistance to low income persons with an emphasis on homelessness prevention, domestic violence prevention, and assistance in accessing health care, food and other basic needs. To accomplish their mission LSSCM offers a full range of legal services to…

Jackson County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition leaves United Way of Jackson County and is now a part of the Health Improvement Organization. By Ken Toll – President and CEO of United Way of Jackson County Among the many rewarding moments we experience at United Way is watching one of our programs leave the nest to…