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Success Stories

Hurricane Season Preparedness

June 13, 2024/in Useful News and Updates, Basic Needs, Blog, Media, Press Release 2023, Press Releases/by Jordan Weiland
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Success Story: When Health Care Leads to Job Reinstatement

October 19, 2023/in Useful News and Updates, Basic Needs, Blog, Community Impact, Health, Health, Media/by Jordan Weiland
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Success Story: Setting Up Charlie for Success

September 11, 2023/in Useful News and Updates, Blog, Community Impact, Early Childhood Education, Health, Health, Highlands County, Media/by Jordan Weiland
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United Way Master Teachers Program Helps Set Students Up for Success

February 7, 2023/in Useful News and Updates, Blog, Community Impact, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education, Education, Family Fundamentals, Media, Success Story/by Jordan Weiland
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The Children’s Resource Center Receives “Autism Friendly” CARD-Certification

November 27, 2022/in Media, Blog, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education, Newsletter, Newsletters, Press Release 2022, Press Releases, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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UWCF Launches Third Edition of the Celebration of Women Tribute Book

November 22, 2022/in Useful News and Updates, Blog, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education, Media, Press Release 2022, Press Releases, Top Supporter/by Jordan Weiland
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4 Ways to Help End Hunger in Your Community

September 23, 2022/in 211, ALICE, Blog, Community Impact, End Hunger, Ending Hunger, Hardee County, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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Hurricane Season Emergency Numbers

June 13, 2022/in Useful News and Updates, Basic Needs, Blog, Media, Press Releases/by Jordan Weiland
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The Importance of Early Childhood Education

June 7, 2022/in Useful News and Updates, Blog, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education, Education, Family Fundamentals, Media, Press Releases, Success by 6/by Jordan Weiland
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Quality Time with Big Sister

December 2, 2021/in Success Story, Academic Achievement/by Jordan Weiland
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Debbie’s Story

June 8, 2021/in Success Story, Blog, Health, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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Ashley’s Story

May 11, 2021/in Useful News and Updates, Basic Needs, Blog, Success Story/by Jordan Weiland
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Bringing Hope to Those in Their Darkest Hour

November 17, 2020/in Useful News and Updates, Basic Needs, Blog, Community Impact, Health, Health, Success Story/by Jordan Weiland
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United Way & LVIM Are Changing Lives

November 3, 2020/in Useful News and Updates, Blog, Community Impact, Health, Health, Success Story/by Jordan Weiland
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Harper’s Story

June 17, 2020/in Blog, Board of Directors, Community Impact, Health, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Katherine Fitzwater
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Marks’ Story

February 20, 2020/in Blog, Health, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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United Way Providing Second Chances

November 21, 2019/in Blog, Financial Stability, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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Sisterly Help in Highlands

January 11, 2019/in Academic Achievement, Jan., Newsletter, Newsletter 2019, Newsletters, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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A Safe Place to Regroup

November 30, 2018/in Financial Stability, Newsletter, Newsletter 2018, Newsletters, November, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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Success Story – Fighting for Health in Lakeland

October 31, 2018/in Health, Newsletter 2018, Newsletters, October, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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Breaking the Cycle

August 31, 2018/in August, Basic Needs, Newsletter, Newsletter 2018, Newsletters, Safety Net Services, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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Improving the Grade

July 31, 2018/in Academic Achievement, July, Newsletter, Newsletter 2018, Newsletters, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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NU-HOPE Meal Delivery

June 28, 2018/in Health, June, Newsletter, Newsletter 2018, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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Success in Highlands County

May 31, 2018/in Early Childhood Education, May, Newsletter, Newsletter 2018, Success Story, Useful News and Updates/by Jordan Weiland
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES SUCCESS STORY

May 24, 2018/in April, Financial Stability, Newsletter, Newsletter 2018, Success Story/by Jordan Weiland
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Early Learning Coalition Success Story

February 27, 2018/in Early Childhood Education, February, Newsletter, Newsletter 2018, Success Story/by Katherine Fitzwater
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For the Win. A Hand Up in Frostproof. Promoting Financial Stability and Independence

January 30, 2018/in Financial Stability, Newsletter, Newsletter 2017, October, Success Story/by mdmllc
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Strong, Smart and Bold, A Girls, Inc. Success

January 30, 2018/in Academic Achievement, January, Newsletter, Newsletter 2018, Success Story/by Katherine Fitzwater
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Success Story – LVIM

December 28, 2017/in December, Health, Newsletter, Newsletter 2017, Success Story/by mdmllc
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Success Story – The Salvation Army of Lakeland & West Polk County

November 30, 2017/in Early Childhood Education, Newsletter, Newsletter 2017, November, Success Story/by mdmllc
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