Category: Volunteerism
Giving Back: United Way Achievers For Life volunteer comes full circle
Sometimes what seems like an opportunity to help someone else can bring you full circle with your own life experiences. For Molly Miles, that’s what being an Achievers For Life mentor – an opportunity to come full circle with her own 12-year-old self and those who gave back to her.
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Give a little joy: Tianna Sparks
Amazing. That’s the first word that comes to mind when Tianna Sparks thinks of United Way of Northeast Florida. As a child, Tianna spent…
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United Way announces Upstream finalists
United Way of Northeast Florida is excited to announce the top ten finalists for the 2016-2017 Upstream competition, a social innovation challenge for college students that provides seed grant funding of up to $10,000 for groundbreaking-ideas.
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#JaxGives: United Way is a First Coast connector
Part of the United Way credo is to “change the lives of those who walk by us every day.” This is not anonymous or generic. It means helping children in Northeast Florida to graduate from high school. It means helping neighbors achieve financial stability. It means cleaning up the region after a hurricane. The United Way is part of the everyday lives of the residents of Northeast Florida.
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Giving Back: The couple that reads together …
Cathy Barnwell loved reading and loved working with children so when a call for ReadingPal volunteers went out at her church, she knew it was the perfect opportunity for her. That was four years ago, before she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
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