Providing Access To Quality Early Education and Stability To Struggling Households

November 8, 2017

In Jackson County, WE LIVE UNITED AGAINST POVERTY.  Many working families in our community don’t earn enough to survive from…

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Fee Waivers for Vital Records a 'Step in the Right Direction'

November 6, 2017

As a social worker at Ministry with Community in Kalamazoo, Hannah Turner is all too familiar with the difficulty faced…

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Keeping Kids Warm

November 2, 2017

During its annual three-day distribution event last month, Charitable Union gave away more than 1,300 children’s coats to Battle Creek…

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Drop-in Child Care Center Plays Key Role in Family Stability

October 27, 2017

[su_label type=”info”]Agency spotlight[/su_label] On the surface, Kalamazoo Drop-In Childcare Center looks like many similar facilities, with colorful bulletin boards and…

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Helping Families Regain Their Stability

October 25, 2017

UNITED WE WIN by helping families through the most difficult of times until they can regain a life of stability…

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United Against Hunger fights food insecurity with 50,000 meals

October 20, 2017

Thousands of food-insecure families can count on a nutritious meal because hundreds of volunteers, corporate partners and sponsors came together…

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Kathleen's Story

October 12, 2017

Kathleen’s Story: Learning Independence Kathleen Terry bears a tattoo on her left forearm that reminds her of who she is…

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Volunteers Needed: United Against Hunger to Pack 50,000 Meal Kits

October 10, 2017

  Hunger is a reality for thousands of people in our region. On Oct. 16 – World Food Day –…

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Book Drive Delivers Gift of Reading

October 6, 2017

The first-ever United Way Children’s Book Drive brought in more than 9,000 new and gently used books for young kids—and…

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Tawana's Story

October 5, 2017

Nurse-Family Partnership Offers Support to First-Time Mothers Tawana Moss never expected to be a mother. Told they could never have…

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