IMPACT! Feeding The Hungry Gives Hope
Helping people develop a pathway to financial stability sometimes means getting them through a time of crisis. Perhaps no crisis…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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.’ ……
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…
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…
Read MoreUnified Kickoff Celebrates United Way’s Impact Statewide
“United Ways: assemble!” Like The Avengers of movie fame, United Ways across Michigan, including United Way of Jackson County, are…
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