Archive for October 2020
IMPACT! Partial To Girls Serves Female-Led Families
In Jackson County, 37% of families with children live below the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) threshold. These families struggle financially. Over a third of households countywide are single-parent households; nearly all of them are female-led. Those realities motivate Partial To Girls (PTG) to support underserved women and children in the Jackson area. Here’s…
Read MoreIMPACT! Bridging from Homelessness to Education
Riding the bus to school is one of those things you might not think about. But what if it was the only thing standing between you and a good education? For one student, our partnership with the Student Advocacy Center helped bridge the gap between homelessness and learning for the future: A 4th grade student…
Read MoreIMPACT! Feeding Hungry Families in a Pandemic
Quarantines, masks and social distancing are critical to avoiding COVID-19, but none of those things eliminate a daily human need: food. Indeed, food was among the top demands to the COVID-19 Response Fund, and families continue to need healthy, nutritious meals today. Many people and organizations stepped up to help. Here’s a great example of…
Read MorePartnership Helps with Rx Costs During Pandemic
The average American spends $1,200 per person each year on medications. For those living below the ALICE threshold, that’s a significant financial burden. Throw in a global pandemic and its economic effects, and that burden becomes unbearable. Fortunately, a long-time partnership between United Way and FamilyWize has eased that burden locally by more than $277,000…
Read MoreIMPACT! Rescuing a Teen’s Career Hopes
Nothing is more discouraging to a young person’s career dreams than to have that journey interrupted at a critical time. When COVID-19 put a career learning program in doubt, a local teen turned to the skills and resourcefulness she learned through the Do’Chas Teens In Action: One of the young people in TIA was in…
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