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
Live United: How Labor & United Way Transform Our Community
by Colleen Sullivan Editor’s note: On upcoming this Labor Day weekend, United Way celebrates and thanks our friends in Labor who generously give their time and resources to support our…
Read MoreMaking It Personal: Local Boy Helps ‘Stuff The Bus’
At age 13, Hunter Clemons impacted more lives this month than most of us do in a year. When the eighth grader at Michigan Center Junior High heard about United…
Read MoreCalculating Move: Empowering People to Succeed
by Bethany Stutzman One of the big lessons that we in the nonprofit sector keep learning is this: We don’t have all the answers. But much of the time, the…
Read MoreRising STAR: JobSTAR Adds New Cohort, New Success Coach
by Ken Toll Just 17 months ago, I had the honor of leading the announcement of JobSTAR, Jackson County’s new business resource network. It was an exciting day! I remember…
Read MoreHelping Families With The Most Basic of Needs
WE LIVE UNITED by helping struggling families with their most basic of needs. Families living at or near the poverty level often times don’t have access to quality food. Money,…
Read MoreWhen Leaders Engage! Our Community Transforms
by Ken Toll Standing on the stage at Forty Nine South, I took in an amazing sight: a gathering of nearly 100 leaders of government, business, education, nonprofits and others…
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