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
Meet 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…
Read MoreMeet ALICE: COVID-19 Pummels ALICE Households
This is part of a series of blogs spotlighting the ALICE population and how our community can make a difference. The pandemic has created two groups of ALICE workers: those…
Read MoreMeet ALICE: How Much Does ALICE Earn?
This is part of a series of blogs spotlighting the ALICE population and how our community can make a difference. Until COVID-19 hit, Michigan employment numbers had been relatively low…
Read MoreMeet ALICE: ALICE in Michigan
This is part of a series of blogs spotlighting the ALICE population and how our community can make a difference. People who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained and Employed (ALICE)…
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