That’s a Wrap for the Live United Tour
More than 20,000 Acts of Kindness Completed During Live United Summer Tour The 2019 Live United Summer Tour has come…
Read MoreCardboard Boat Race Shows the Power of Community
Now in its eighth year, United Way of Jackson County’s annual cardboard boat race shows no sign of sinking from…
Read MoreLive 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…
Read MoreMeet the 2019 STAR Award Winners
This year’s STAR Awards ceremony showed that the power of volunteerism is stronger than ever, and not limited to a…
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…
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…
Read MoreCall to Advocate: SNAP Rule Change Will Mean More Hungry Families
More than 3 million Americans, including hundreds locally, could lose food assistance under a proposed federal rule change. That means…
Read MoreInvesting for Impact: $6.24 Million in UWBCKR Grants Drives Change
Childhood trauma, infant health, stable housing and food insecurity are among 110 area programs receiving a total of $6,247,821 in…
Read MoreSee the Nominees for the 2019 STAR Awards
This year’s STAR Awards event is fast approaching, and we can’t wait to celebrate the amazing volunteers who make Battle…
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…
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