Helping Families With The Most Basic of Needs

July 9, 2019

WE LIVE UNITED by helping struggling families with their most basic of needs. Families living at or near the poverty…

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Grants available for Census 2020 push

July 2, 2019

United Way is taking the lead in Kalamazoo County, working as part of a statewide effort spearheaded by the Michigan Nonprofit Association to mobilize local nonprofits in encouraging census participation among hard-to-count populations.

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When Leaders Engage! Our Community Transforms

June 26, 2019

by Ken Toll Standing on the stage at Forty Nine South, I took in an amazing sight: a gathering of…

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Triniti’s Story

June 20, 2019

Triniti was one of dozens of students this year to be paired with a volunteer Reading Buddy as part of Kalamazoo RESA’s Reading Mentorship Program, funded by United Way as a strategy to improve early grade reading.

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Students Give Back on Youth Day of Caring

May 30, 2019

The students, from 10 different schools and organizations, gathered at Full Blast for our 11th Annual Youth Day of Caring before deploying to 19 different community agencies.

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Starting Over and Finding Stability

May 28, 2019

WE LIVE UNITED by empowering women to escape abusive relationships and helping them to build a life of financial independence…

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Live United Summer Tour: No cover charge, no sold-out shows

May 22, 2019

We’re staging a series of Pop Up Volunteering events and collection drives to support our community goals in infant health and early grade reading, and we can’t do it alone.

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Battle Creek Area Students to Take Part in Youth Day of Caring

May 13, 2019

On Friday, May 17, more than 300 Calhoun County high school students will set a powerful example of making a…

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Kellogg Adds Incentive to Promote Letter Carriers’ Food Drive

May 7, 2019

Kellogg Company is bringing a little something extra to this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive: an incentive to prompt…

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An Opportunity To Make A Better Life

May 1, 2019

We want Jackson County to be a community rich in opportunity and free from poverty. We want our community to…

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