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Category: Volunteerism

Volunteer Profile: Mark Allen

Allen believes that putting an individual’s needs first is the way to succeed in business. It’s also how he approaches his volunteer work at United Way’s 2-1-1 phone line.

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10 Tips to Network Like an Affinity Group Member

We’ve captured some of our favorite networking tips that will have you ready to work the room at the next Atlantic Circle, WILL, Builders Society or Tocqueville Society event.

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Success Story: Reggie James

With RealSense, James no longer worries about whether his taxes are going to be done properly or where the money is going to come from to get them prepared.

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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Awareness Day

Because of VITA volunteer tax preparers, RealSense has been able to make an even more significant impact in helping families become financially stable for the long term.

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Volunteer Profile: Matthew Laney

A head for numbers and business led Matthew to a career as an enterprise information architect. It also put him on a new path to helping others through United Way’s RealSense tax preparation program.

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Notes from Hill Day

Community advocates met with legislators in the first ever United Way Hill Day event to discuss initiatives in early education and financial stability.

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United Way’s RealSense Initiative Offers Free Tax Preparation at Super Saturday Event

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was a Super Saturday for more than 250 hardworking families who completed their taxes for free at several RealSense tax sites today. Community partners and financial service providers came together to help local families beat the upcoming tax and health care enrollment deadlines.

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Volunteer Profile: Jarret Dreicer

It was a banner year for commitment and outreach from the staff of Baptist Health to United Way of Northeast Florida. Its “Peace, Love, United” campaign brought out camaraderie, 4,000 hours of volunteer time and more than $1 million in donations, greatly surpassing goals set by Baptist Health’s United Way campaign committee.

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Mentoring Works: Darion and Phillip

Darion and Phillip shared how mentoring makes a difference by offering support, accountability and a meaningful personal relationship that helps keeps students on track to graduation.

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Volunteer Profile: John Giffin

It seems early for tax season, but this past week John Giffin was making sure that the CareerSource site in Yulee would partner with the United Way RealSense Tax Preparation team. As site coordinator, his volunteer efforts are year-round.

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