UWBCKR Earns 4-Star Rating – Again!

April 10, 2017

  Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest evaluator of charitable agencies, awarded United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region…

Our Vision: ALICE Doesn't Live Here Anymore

April 6, 2017

“Why, sometimes I’ve believed in six impossible things before breakfast.” – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland   [Editor’s note: The…

No Wonderland: ALICE Still Struggling

April 4, 2017

Forty percent of households in Michigan, including more than 58,000 households in the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo region, can’t afford…

Learning Circles encourage growth, collaboration

March 30, 2017

More than 100 nonprofit leaders in the areas of health and education came together this month for two forums aimed…

Preventing Homelessness and Preserving Stability

March 28, 2017

When families are living at or below the poverty line, they don’t have the resources they need to prevent a…

Impact Tours Offer Look At How United Way Partnerships Change Lives

March 28, 2017

(Editor’s note: This first-person account is provided by Emily Adams, social media intern with UWBCKR.) There’s no better way to…

Financial Stability For Everyone, Including The Elderly

March 27, 2017

Who cares for our elderly citizens when they are alone and not able to care for themselves? Your support allows…

Impacting Our Youth, Changing Lives

March 27, 2017

We want a community that is free from poverty and rich in opportunity. Children who make healthy choices grow into…

Being Involved To Better Our Community

March 27, 2017

“LIVE UNITED means all people, from all walks of life and circumstances, united by a passion to serve and improve…

We Want A Healthy, Happy, and Stable Jackson County.

March 27, 2017

Healthy kids are happy kids, they have better school attendance and overall better attitudes. Healthy kids grow up to be…