Category: Volunteerism
Giving Back: She helps numbers with numbers
Young enjoys helping people understand numbers, and now in retirement, she’s found a new niche – volunteering with United Way of Northeast Florida’s RealSense financial-stability initiative as a volunteer tax preparer and financial educator.
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Giving Back: Sharing a cross-country journey
Whether teaching a class at the local library or helping others transition back into society after serving time in prison, Atwood loves to help people through United Way’s RealSense.
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Record-breaking year for Stuff the Bus
Stuff the Bus, in partnership with First Coast News, collected more than 37,500 school supplies to benefit Full Service Schools and Achievers For Life, two initiatives led by United Way and several of it’s funded partners.
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Giving Back: Navy veteran has love of service — in many ways
For the last five years, Whiteside-Lemon has spent tax season helping individuals and families make sense of the numbers on their tax returns.
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Giving Back: Turning grief into giving
“I like the tie between young professionals helping in the community and being professionally developed,” Pratt said. “And the relationship with my Achievers For Life [middle-school] mentee was really impactful.”
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