United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula has announced the opening of its 2021 Community Impact Grant application cycle.The grant application is open to nonprofit organizations serving the Eastern Upper Peninsula’s Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties. Deadline to apply is at 12 p.m. on Feb. 5. Applications can be submitted via email, mail or arrangements can be made to drop off outside the United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula office.United Way continues to seek organizations with
Ottawa United Way unveils interactive learning tool: Making Ends Meet
Interactive learning tool making ends meet
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HOLLAND, Mich. â Breaking the stigma of poverty can be an important step in getting struggling families the help they need.
Tracy Plummer, the Vice President of Development at Ottawa United Way, joined FOX 17 live to tell us about their Making Ends Meet tool.
The program is a collaboration between Ottawa United Way and Well Design Studios and focuses on the A.L.I.C.E. acronym: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.
For more information, call 616-396-7811 or visit their website.
Assisted Living Services’ $2,000 Donation to Food Pantry Tops a Year of Giving Back Written by Alisa Gaudiosi
In a year when businesses and families are facing financial hardships, Assisted Living Services, Inc. presented a $2,000 check to the Cheshire Community Food Pantry, Inc. on Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Cheshire, Connecticut. The donation was generated from the home care provider’s “Jeans for a Cause” company initiative. Each year, employees give $1 on Fridays when they choose to wear jeans to work. ALS then matches the total contribution and gives the proceeds to a local cause.
“We chose the Cheshire Food Pantry as our designated charity based on rising food insecurity in our town triggered by high unemployment rates,” said Mario D’Aquila, MBA and Chief Operating Officer of ALS. “According to the Food Pantry, 20% of Cheshire residents or over 1,900 households are ALICE, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.
Opinion: If ever there was a time to help Houston s nonprofits, it s now
Amanda McMillian and Armando Perez
Dec. 31, 2020
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Stephan Koonce waits outside his car as he and 599 other families line up for a mobile food pantry hosted by Community Assistance Center and Interfaith of The Woodlands at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Shenandoah.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
The coronavirus pandemic has focused a bright light on what’s long been a harsh reality: Houston is two cities.
One Houston is an “opportunity city” where folks with good paying jobs, successful businesses, comfortable homes and 401K portfolios have been busy with holiday gift-giving and dining.
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