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PHIL & GRETCHEN
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| Life as a teenager isn’t always easy. But Esther faces even more challenges than the average teen. Thanks to a United Way program, she boosted her self-confidence and built leadership skills through volunteering. |
Children in foster care and youth shelters often move from one out-of-home placement to another, with nothing to carry their belongings except for garbage bags. Through a collaborative approach, United Way helped them get a new beginning. |
Gretchen and her husband Phil often deal with the unknown when it comes to battling Gretchen’s multiple sclerosis. But with support from United Way, she is able to remain independent and healthy. |
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| Catherine became extremely self-assured through a United Way peer education program. Now she is using her new confidence as she heads into the next phase in her life - in college. |
David and his mother Margaret look back on how United Way helped them over 30 years ago. United
Way provided support when they needed it most
and it helped them build better lives. |
After Sharon took on the role of primary caregiver
for her elderly parents, she relied on United Way
to help her family get connected to the critical resources they needed during a difficult time in
their lives. |
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| When Omari was two, he was diagnosed with significant developmental delays. Now at four, he is at an age-appropriate level thanks to a United Way early childhood education program. |
Marissa and Allen were one of the first families to save for and buy a home through a United Way Individual Development Account. Now they, and their three boys, are enjoying the sense of neighborhood that homeownership helps create. |
When Nancy fell in a freak accident and broke her cheek bones and all of her front teeth, she felt hopeless and unemployable. Today, with twelve
new teeth, a reconstructed jawbone and a self-described "beautiful smile" she is grateful
for United Way's help. |
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