
Your co-workers may ask what a
weekly donation through the United Way Community Campaign will buy.
Here are some examples:
$2 a week helps one of more than 11,000 young people develop
marketable skills in preparation for entering the
workforce.
$3 a week helps one of more than 44,000 individuals have
shelter, clothing and food for a night.
$4 a week provides vision screening for 10 children.
$6 a week helps one of more than 62,000 young people be safe
and improve academic and social skills in an
after-school program.
$7 a week helps one of nearly 600 people who need to develop
or improve their job skills to gain or retain
employment.
$10 a week trains volunteers about facts and answers to
health-related concerns so they can help families cope
in times of need.
$12 a week helps one of more than 1,400 people receive
literacy training to read and write.
$15 a week helps one of more than 2,600 children build a
relationship with a caring adult mentor.
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