Amy, a mother of two, was fleeing a domestic violence situation. Her husband threatened to take the children away because he said she was homeless and did not have any way to obtain food for the children. Amy was able to secure an apartment with assistance from a community housing program, but it used the last of her money. Amy’s income from working full-time cleaning homes made her only eligible to receive $50.00 per month in Food Share. While that did help, it was not enough to feed her family the entire month. With additional food assistance from a Hunger Coalition partner food pantry, Amy was able to feed her children healthy foods while also providing a safe home.
(names have been changed to protect confidentiality)
United Way Volunteer Connection and Ready to Read are partnering to place bookshelves in various locations across the community to increase the availability of reading materials at home. Children would be encouraged to select a free book to take home and keep and read with their parents or siblings. Bookshelves have been constructed and will be painted by volunteers on June 21, the national Day of Action. We are also accepting new or gently used children's books to keep the shelves well stocked. You can help by donating books that you are no longer using, or by purchasing new books. Donations can be dropped off at our office during regular business hours. Or, if it's more convenient for you to make a cash donation to this project, you can do that on-line and we will do the shopping for you.
United Way's 2-1-1 recently switched to a new, mobile friendly database. It's easier than ever before to find information and referrals to health and human service programs in our community. Now you can search anytime, anywhere from any device. Check out the new look and functionality!
Over 40 individuals from Liberty Mutual donated a total of 162 hours to United Way of Marathon County recently. One group created thank you cards that were distributed to veterans on a recent Honor Flight. Others assembled information and materials promoting the use of 2-1-1 to find resources in our community and then another group of volunteers distributed the packets door to door.
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On Tuesday, May 16, more than 400 volunteers came together for the third annual SmackHunger and Say Cheese Event sponsored by Emerging Leaders. They turned the ice hockey rink at Marathon Park into a food assembly plant and in a few hours assembled over 90,000 servings of mac & cheese, tomato basil pasta and oatmeal. The meal packages were distributed to local food pantries by the Marathon County Hunger Coalition. A full gallery of photos is available on our website.
Women in Action's annual fundraiser, Power of the Purse, was held on May 1, with more than 230 people in attendance. The event included silent auction tables, raffles and a special live auction featuring this year's "Kings of Pursonality" Brad Heinkel, Austin Solomon, Tim Van De Yacht, Chris Pfender, and Jeff Sargent. The "Kings" raised a total of $7250. The event raised more than $27,000 which will be used to support programs in our community that help women achieve self-sufficiency. Thank you to everyone who donated items or successfully bid at the event. You can see a gallery of photos from the event on our website.
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United Way Volunteer Connection and Ready to Read are partnering to place bookshelves in various locations across the community to increase the availability of reading materials at home. Children would be encouraged to select a free book to take home and keep and read with their parents or siblings. Bookshelves have been constructed and will be painted by volunteers on June 21, the national Day of Action. 
United Way's 2-1-1 recently switched to a new, mobile friendly database. It's easier than ever before to find information and referrals to health and human service programs in our community. Now you can search anytime, anywhere from any device. 
Over 40 individuals from Liberty Mutual donated a total of 162 hours to United Way of Marathon County recently. One group created thank you cards that were distributed to veterans on a recent Honor Flight. Others assembled information and materials promoting the use of 2-1-1 to find resources in our community and then another group of volunteers distributed the packets door to door. 
On Tuesday, May 16, more than 400 volunteers came together for the third annual SmackHunger and Say Cheese Event sponsored by Emerging Leaders. They turned the ice hockey rink at Marathon Park into a food assembly plant and in a few hours assembled over 90,000 servings of mac & cheese, tomato basil pasta and oatmeal. The meal packages were distributed to local food pantries by the Marathon County Hunger Coalition.