Category: Video
Adverse Childhood Experiences: “What Happened to You?” over “What’s Wrong With You?”
“ACEs cover all of our United Way areas of work. It’s something we need to look at, the more we can understand about ACEs and how that impacts a person’s help the more we can get ahead of the issue,” Eugenia says.
Day of Caring 2013 Wrap Up
Thank You, Volunteers and Companies! Day of Caring was on Thursday, May 9, 2013! You may have seen these yellow shirts around town as more than 1,100 people volunteered! 2013 Day of Caring stats: 53 companies 45 agencies 118 projects Estimated 1,150 volunteers “This day helps so many area organizations, it’s great to see [...]
United Way Tries to Build Ladders to Success for the Community
United Way of East Central Iowa VP of Community Building Leslie Wright talks to the downtown Cedar Rapids Rotary Club about how United Way is trying to help the community! Video not playing? Here’s a transcript Building ladders to success rotary presentation 2013 from uweci United Way Tries to Build Ladders to Success for the [...]
Program helps further people’s education
United Way partners with Kirkwood and Partnership for Safe Families to provide the Kirkwood Pathways for Academic Career Education and Employment program. The KPACE program provides tools and resources to those who are interested to further their education. The education they receive will in turn help them secure jobs which will produce wages that will [...]
Download our Volunteer App for iPhone, iPad and iPods
The app, which is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, is free to download and allows users to map volunteer opportunities in Cedar Rapids. For more on the app click here. Or to download it click here. Transcript below: “Searching for local volunteer opportunities just got a little easier! United [...]
Cedar Rapids Resident Gets New Home through help from United Way Partners
United Way of East Central serves groups and individuals in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Jones, Linn and Washington counties. We focus on impacting health, education and financial stability issues. The Financial Stability area includes shelters and housing assistance, food pantries and meal sites, tax help or legal aide, childcare assistance or transporation and adult education such [...]
United Way Supporter uses Mental Health Services
Jill Hockaday is a Cedar Rapids resident and long-time supporter to United Way. After many years of supporting United Way through her workplace, she never imagined that she would need the services of a United Way agency. Jill’s story is a reminder that supporting United Way allows community partners such as Foundation 2 to support [...]
Young Leader Mike Butterfield: United Way is a Good Investment for Your Donation
Video not playing? Try the transcript below: I’m Mike Butterfield; I’m an engineer here in town with HDR Engineering and a member of the United Way Young Leaders Society Committee. The biggest reason I’m involved in United Way is I feel fully confident in their ability to deliver to the people in our community that [...]
United Way Supports Women’s Health in the Community
Note: This first aired in the summer of 2012 Eugenia Vavra, one of our community building managers, talks about how United Way tries to support women’s health. Video not playing? Here’s a transcript: United Way Supports Women’s Health in the Community Karol Kelly and Eugenia Vavra Karol Hello everyone, welcome to Mediacom NewsLeaders. I’m Karol [...]
