Archive for July 2016

“It only felt right to give back.” – Lynda Waldron Lynda Waldron has been volunteering with our campaign leadership for three years, and she has been a member of the Women’s Leadership Council for five years.  Lynda works for Henry Ford Allegiance Health as their gift shop supervisor.  When she’s not volunteering with United Way…

Click here to see Day of Caring opportunities! Volunteering has always been a central pillar to the United Way mission. Now more than ever we see the need to rally people, organizations and businesses around the community in support of one another. A united effort works best with a united beginning. That’s why United Way…

We want kids who are facing adversity to reach their fullest potential.  By supporting United Way of Jackson County we are able to fund site based mentoring through Big Brothers, Big Sisters.  Children who are struggling in school, dealing with difficult issues at home, at risk of falling behind are paired with caring adults.  Once…

Trust, it’s been said, takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair.      No one is more keenly aware of that truism than we in the nonprofit world. When you share your hard-earned dollars, or the precious gift of your time and talent, we must be worthy of your trust. It’s a…