Battle Creek/Kalamazoo
Volunteers Unite to Tackle Hunger – 100,000 Times!
With bells, cheers and upbeat music, more than 300 volunteers put together 100,000 meals in two hours to feed hungry families. The volunteers at United Way BCKR’s third annual United…
Read MoreMission Report #3: ‘Engage Diverse People, Ideas and Resources’
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave a speech to Congress urging support for putting an American crew on the moon before decade’s end. At that date, the…
Read MoreMission Report #2: ‘Leading Shared Efforts’ Underscores Partnership
You probably tried this when you were a kid: Take a stick as thick as your little finger and see how easily you can snap it in half; then take…
Read MoreMission Report #1: ‘Drive Impact’ Directs Our Work
Drive impact by leading shared efforts that engage diverse people, ideas and resources. Powerful words. But what do they mean? Today we’re kicking off a three-part series that takes a…
Read MoreWhy All This Talk About Trauma?
Editor’s note: Trauma shows up as a pervasive barrier to a person’s success in every one of United Way’s Impact areas – Health, Education, Financial Stability and Basic Needs. It’s…
Read MoreUWBCKR Joins Call to Increase Earned Income Tax Credit
United Way joined organizations from across Kalamazoo County urging state legislators to support Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal to double Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit, an important support for low-income…
Read MoreUnited Against Hunger To Tackle Food Insecurity
“Kids are always hungry, and it hurts me a little inside every time I have to tell them ‘no.’ … I want to tell them ‘yes!’ I don’t want to…
Read MoreVIDEO: ‘Living the United Way’
This month, United Way BCKR was proud to present a new video featuring Kinetic Affect that explores what United Way stands for and why we need the community to stand…
Read MoreUnified Kickoff Shares Impact Statewide
“United Ways: assemble!” Like The Avengers of movie fame, United Ways across Michigan, including United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region, are joining forces to share stories of…
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