UPDATE: The grant application deadline has been extended to midnight on Aug. 9. Applications for stipends will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census, a count that occurs every 10 years of everyone living in the U.S., begins next spring. Getting an accurate count is critically important to […]
Triniti, a soon-to-be fourth grader at Comstock’s Green Meadow Elementary School, grinned when she thought about her favorite book from the school year. “Amelia Bedelia,” she said. “The one when she goes to camp.” Triniti was one of dozens of students this year to be paired with a volunteer Reading Buddy as part of Kalamazoo […]
Volunteering your valuable time is one of the most impactful ways you can get involved with United Way of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, and make a true difference for our community. United Way mobilizes thousands of volunteers across the region each year, including individuals and groups working to improve homes and neighborhoods; collect food, clothes […]
Looking to be part of a team that is changing lives and building community? Consider joining United Way! We use our individual talents and collective strength to help solve some of our region’s toughest challenges with and for community, alongside our donors, advocates, volunteers and partners. United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region […]
Ensure that our regional community has a safety net in place to help individuals and families access basic necessities during times of need. Our regional 2-1-1 received more than 10,000 calls in 2015 for utility assistance alone. Assistance with obtaining basic needs continues to be within the top five unmet needs in our community. Having […]
Experience the impact taking place through United Way and our funded partners. See programs and facilities where people receive life changing services and hear from the staff and volunteers leading the change. Learn about how your United Way contribution is helping change the story. Book a private tour for your group of 10 to 28 […]
The driving force behind United Way exists in the name: UNITED. UWBCKR brings together donors, volunteers, businesses, nonprofits, faith-based, community leaders, government, experts, and those in need. Together we focus on challenges, set sound strategies and goals, and then tackle them at their roots… in a UNITED WAY. Now we’re diving deeper to tackle the […]
In our region, the infant mortality rate for black babies is far higher than for white babies. Our community goal is to improve infant mortality rates in families of color and low-income families to 6.0 per 1,000 babies by 2025. Babies of color are up to 4.5 times more likely to die before their first […]
In our region, graduation rates for students of color and low-income students are lower than their white, financially stable counterparts. Our community goal is to improve high school graduation rates to 83% by 2030 and to reduce racial and economic disparities in graduation rates. 4 out of 10 African-American students drop out each year. 3 […]
Posted on April 10, 2017 at 6:28 pm. Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest evaluator of charitable agencies, awarded United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region its coveted 4-Star rating. It’s the seventh consecutive year that UWBCKR received this highest designation. Charity Navigator rates nonprofits in two areas of performance: financial health, and accountability […]
In our region, a growing number of households are working yet struggling to make ends meet. Our community goal is to transition 8,500 households in the region to economic stability by 2025. 56,200 households (41%) have annual income at or below the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) threshold—people who are working but struggling to […]
A new partnership with the faith-based community drew together a diverse and enthusiastic group of This week, we’re sharing impact. We want you to know what a difference you have Chris Sargent, President & CEO, reflects personally on Impact Week 2018. Every now and then, When a community commits itself to safeguarding the health of […]
United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region addresses the most pressing needs in our regional community. Our impact strategy focuses on specific, measurable outcomes and collaborative efforts that produce healthy, educated and economically stable individuals and families. According to a United Way sponsored study of financial stability in Michigan, more than 40% of […]
Community Engagement is the inclusion of diverse perspectives towards more equitable programs, services, and outcomes. United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region intentionally designs activities to create opportunity for the aspirations, concerns, needs and values of people and communities to be incorporated at all levels and in all sectors in planning, decision-making; policy […]