CALLS WE RECEIVE,
HOW WE HELP
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This series features phone calls our 2-1-1 operators receive and how they provide information and referrals to people in need in our community.
A 2-1-1 employee received a call from a family of five in need of food. The mother was crying and said she had just used the last three eggs that she had. She also explained that she was 2 ½ months pregnant and her husband had been laid off from his job and had not been able to find work.
The family was not eligible for food stamps because of their citizenship status and afraid to try. The 2-1-1 operator called local food banks to see if they could still help the family based on the citizenship status.
The 2-1-1 operator connected the family with the Salvation Army and they were provided with immediate assistance for food and given additional referrals for the following day.
On Friday, Feb. 11th, The Modesto Bee published an article talking about our 2-1-1 service. Read it here.
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HELPING CHILDREN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL
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A special thank you goes to our local Barnes & Noble (B&N) Bookstore here in Modesto.
In December B&N ran a children's book drive to support United Way and our partner programs.
A total of 633 books were donated!
Those books were given to the Parent Resource Center and Stanislaus Literacy Center. (Both organizations have been featured in previous newsletters in February and March.)
One of the three focus areas of our work at United Way is to provide support for educational programs in our community to help children and youth achieve their potential.
Thank you Lauren Tuggle and Susan Horn from B&N for supporting our work to help children and youth reach their potential through reading!
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Time to SHARE
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Do you shop at FoodMaxx or Save Mart?
If so, you should be using the SHARES Card every time you grocery shop as a free and easy way to support your local United Way of Stanislaus County.
SHARES Cards Facts:
- Use it every time you shop
- Each swipe of the SHARES Card earns 3 percent of qualified purchases for United Way at no cost to you
- This is one more way at no cost to that you can give back to the community and help people in need of food, clothing, and shelter all year long!
- United Way programs will receive the funds raised by the 3 percent SHARES program
Picture this: If you spend $100 per week on groceries at Save Mart or Food Maxx that is $3 per week that will be donated to United Way. That's $156 donated every year for only grocery shopping (at no cost to you).
To receive a SHARES Card, simply reply to this email or contact Christopher at United Way at 209.523.4562.
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