Our History
For nearly 90 years, United Way of Jackson County has been mobilizing people, organizations and funds to create a community rich in opportunities to eliminate poverty and allow all people to achieve financial stability and success.
Today, UWJC is part of an impact-driven regional organization: United Way of South Central Michigan, formed in 2022 through a merger with UWJC, United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region and Capital Area United Way.
Jackson News & Updates
IMPACT! Family Experiencing Homelessness Builds a Brighter Future
Children who experience homelessness are far less likely to succeed in school. In fact, nationally only 64% of homeless students graduate high school. Our partnership with Lily Missions Center provides…
Read MoreMeet ALICE: Where We Go From Here
by Ken Toll This wraps up our blog series on the ALICE population. To read others in the series, go to our Meet ALICE page. There’s this puzzling perspective that…
Read MoreMeet ALICE: Health, Income are Deeply Connected
This is part of a series of blogs spotlighting the ALICE population and how our community can make a difference. Want to know how healthy you’ll be in your lifetime?…
Read MoreMeet ALICE: How Life for ALICE Affects Children
This is part of a series of blogs spotlighting the ALICE population and how our community can make a difference. Families with children are changing. Today mothers are doing more…
Read MoreMeet ALICE: Seniors Face Struggles
This is part of a series of blogs spotlighting the ALICE population and how our community can make a difference. Two major population bubbles are changing communities across Michigan. The…
Read MoreMeet ALICE: ALICE and Race
This is part of a series of blogs spotlighting the ALICE population and how our community can make a difference. Poverty and racism have been inextricably connected since this country’s…
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