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Volunteers Needed at Career Life Expo
For the hundreds of job seekers expected to attend, the Career Life Expo has the potential to change lives. By volunteering, you can be a part of that. More than a job fair, the Feb. 20 event aims to connect attendees with employers, and also resources that can help them overcome employment barriers such as…
Read MoreFurnishing Hope
[su_label type=”info”]Agency Spotlight[/su_label] Lucinda M. Stinson can’t stand the thought of kids sleeping on the floor. Yet that is often the reality for families who have secured housing after experiencing homelessness. They may have a roof over their heads, but no way to purchase items needed to get a good night’s sleep, prepare food or…
Read MoreMore Than a Job Fair
For many people, a good-paying job is just one step on the journey to financial stability. They may need other kinds of help along the way. A unique event called Career Life Expo aims to tackle the full spectrum of work and life needs. “Southwestern Michigan has companies that are hiring and qualified people eager…
Read MoreCalling Our Communities to Heal
Racism isn’t limited to horrors of the past — brutal murders, church bombings and protester beatings. It’s entwined with the present, often in subtle yet insidious ways. Acknowledging and eliminating these prejudices, be they subtle or blatant, is the motivation behind National Day of Racial Healing, which is observed today. Launched by the W.K. Kellogg…
Read MoreEnvisioning MLK’s Promised Land
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is more than a holiday. It’s a day to commit ourselves to pursuing equity and inclusion in our communities — a commitment United Way firmly embraces. On Monday, Jan. 15, United Way will join millions of people and organizations across the nation in honoring and celebrating the life, legacy…
Read MoreSpotlight on Income
Helping more families in our regional community achieve financial stability is a priority for United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region. During the first quarter of 2018, you’ll learn why as we shine a spotlight on our Income focus area and our community goal of transitioning 8,500 households to financial stability by 2025.…
Read More2017: A Year of Impact
The end of one year and dawn of another is a natural time of reflection and gratitude. At United Way BCKR, we have much to be grateful for. Our work is a collective effort that includes dynamic corporate and community partners, engaged volunteers and generous donors. That means our successes belong to you as well…
Read MoreUnited When Disaster Strikes
When a 2016 mass shooting in Kalamazoo left six people dead and two seriously wounded, United Way joined with community foundations in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek to raise money to aid victims and families. That’s what United Way does when tragedy and disaster strike. While UWBCKR focuses on local needs, United Way Worldwide stepped up…
Read MoreGwen's Story
Gwen’s Story: A Century of Impact Volunteer Profile Gwen Tulk has been changing lives and inspiring others for nearly all of her 100 years. She spent many of them as a teacher and elementary school librarian, and her impact on others didn’t stop with her retirement in 1982. She instead turned her attention to volunteering,…
Read MoreZoetis Employee Wins 2017 Sweepstakes
This year, the holiday gift-giving season took on a whole new level of excitement for Cheryl Hawkes. Hawkes, a Kalamazoo resident who works as an administrative specialist for animal health company Zoetis, won this year’s United Way Sweepstakes. Hawkes was chosen at random from thousands of qualified donors in this year’s United Way campaign to…
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