Battle Creek/Kalamazoo
ALICE 2020 Needs You
We’ve all faced an inconvenient expense. Your car battery dies. One of your kids is sick and can’t go to school. You’ve got a cavity that needs fixing. Now imagine…
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Find Jobs, Support and Coaching at Career Life Expo
When it comes to the Career Life Expo, “more than a job fair” is more than just a catchy tagline.
Read MoreUW, FamilyWize Partnership Helps Region Save Big on Rx Costs
A powerful partnership involving United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region has saved local residents more than $1.8 million on prescription medications since 2007. FamilyWize, a community service…
Read MoreYear in Review: Advocacy Efforts
Give. Advocate. Volunteer. These are the core elements of what we do at United Way. We’ve put an especially strong focus on advocacy in 2019, as public policy continues to…
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Year in Review:
Pop Up Giving
Did you attend a Pop Up Giving this year? If so, you know that they are eye-opening, impactful, and always involve good eats. We hope you also know that you…
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Year in Review:
Impact Events
400 jobseekers. 5,000 books. 10,000 diapers. 100,000 meals. We packed a lot of impact into one year!
Read More‘Completely Shocked!’ Stryker Employee Wins UW Sweepstakes
Before today, Jessica Parnaby would have told you she’d never won anything in her life. She can’t say that anymore; on Wednesday, Parnaby learned that she is this year’s United Way Sweepstakes automobile winner.
Read MoreKellogg’s Club Crackers fights hunger, promotes volunteerism
This season, Kellogg’s Club Crackers is partnering with United Way BCKR with a $25,000 donation and social media video promoting volunteerism. The donation will go toward the distribution of 1.6…
Read MoreImpact Week: From Belief to Impact
Editor’s note: Wrapping up our Impact Week focus is Stephanie Slingerland, Chair of the United Way BCKR Board of Directors and Director of Philanthropy and Social Impact at Kellogg Company.…
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