As our United Way campaign nears its end, please remember that at the heart of the United Way’s mission is to improve the odds of success for at-risk children, families, and others in need. Through donor support last year, 26,399 lives were touched. Of these, 18,049 were children. All gifts, no matter the size, add up and help the most vulnerable in our community.
Today is the day to make a pledge in support of the fight against childhood poverty in the Wyoming Valley.
Here are examples of what your support can do:
- $1/week: Provides health & hygiene items, clothing, and other supplies for 8 children during the school year through the Nurse’s Pantry program.
- $3/week: Enrolls 5 children in The Dolly Parton Imagination Library for an entire year.
- $5/week: Helps lower the costs of childcare, after-school, or summer learning programs for a month.
- $10/week: Provides support services to 5 students struggling with school related issues.
We proudly partner with and support 8 local Agencies through our Education Grants, which fund programs that offer academic support, mentoring, and resources for students in need.
We also invest in Early Learning and School Based Initiatives to help teachers and administrators focus on what they do best—teaching.
Our Special Initiatives include:
Annual Children’s Book Drive, Literacy Kits, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Million Minute Challenge, Reading Buddies, Tag-In for Summer Learning, Attendance Awareness Poster Contest, Loads of Love, School-Based Community Navigator, See to Succeed and the Nurse’s Pantry
To LIVE UNITED is to recognize that when we support each other, we can change lives and make our community stronger. Please consider pledging today and contact Jeanne Rabel (jeanne.rabel@wilkes.edu) with any questions.