Archive for May 2019
Students Give Back on Youth Day of Caring
The students, from 10 different schools and organizations, gathered at Full Blast for our 11th Annual Youth Day of Caring before deploying to 19 different community agencies.
Read MoreStarting Over and Finding Stability
WE LIVE UNITED by empowering women to escape abusive relationships and helping them to build a life of financial independence and stability. United Way of Jackson County’s partnership with AWARE, Inc. provides women and children safety and sanctuary while offering the opportunity to start over. Through your support, these families are creating a new life…
Read MoreLive United Summer Tour: No cover charge, no sold-out shows
We’re staging a series of Pop Up Volunteering events and collection drives to support our community goals in infant health and early grade reading, and we can’t do it alone.
Read MoreBattle Creek Area Students to Take Part in Youth Day of Caring
On Friday, May 17, more than 300 Calhoun County high school students will set a powerful example of making a difference through volunteerism Students from 10 area schools and organizations will take part in the 11th annual Youth Day of Caring. Volunteer groups, ranging in size from five to 75 high schoolers, will spend the…
Read MoreKellogg Adds Incentive to Promote Letter Carriers’ Food Drive
Kellogg Company is bringing a little something extra to this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive: an incentive to prompt more donations and benefit hungry families locally. The National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual drive happens Saturday, May 11. It’s the biggest one-day food drive in the country. Kellogg is a national sponsor of Stamp…
Read MoreAn Opportunity To Make A Better Life
We want Jackson County to be a community rich in opportunity and free from poverty. We want our community to be a place where everyone has the chance to achieve financial stability and success. However, the reality is 42% of our households are living at or near poverty. Our friends and our neighbors are struggling…
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