Greetings!
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In today's newsletter we want to share a story about a terminal cancer patient who is receiving services that are financed through the Women's Leadership Initiative. You can find that story below.
Are you good with numbers? Check out the information below regarding the need for tax preparers. |
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What does not being homeless mean?
 A handful of United Way staff members attended the Homeless Sleep Out to help raise awareness about Homelessness in our community. We asked other participants "What does not being homeless mean to you?"
Click here for responses.
Related: Homelessness, our experience
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Terminal Cancer Patient Finds Help
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Cancer patient Ailene received help from the CommunityHealth Free Clinic, and United Way's
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Looking for Volunteer Tax Preparers
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There is a current need for volunteers who are interested in helping others during the 2012 tax season. Through this program, you can become IRS certified at no cost, build your resume, and benefit our community by helping others get the tax credits they are entitled to.
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Advancing education
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 Each year, United Way of East Central Iowa spends nearly two million dollars in the area of education. That means helping provide low-income children with quality child care and preschool experiences, and school age children with quality out-of-school time programming and the tutoring, mentoring, and academic supports they need to be successful in school.
That is why - like teachers and administrators, United Way is encouraged by the new Connect to Complete Initiative - which will afford low-income children internet access from home. This initiative will offer these children new pathways to learning and opportunities to utilize online learning tools they wouldn't normally have access to. Ultimately, it will help better prepare them with the 21st century skills they need to be successful in college, work, and life.
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