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Thursday, January 23, 2020
      For over 100 years workplace giving campaigns have been a staple of what has made United Way special. Giving campaigns have evolved so much since they first launched in 1888, when the Denver United Way raised $21,000. Fast forward to 1981,…
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Did you know?    CCN is designed to help address the 80% of non-clinical factors impacting an individuals health.   United Way of San Joaquin County, 211, and Dignity Health are working on a community wide technological solution initiative to…
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
HealthForce Partners Northern San Joaquin Valley, is a healthcare sector-wide partnership that serves San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced counties. HealthForce Partners brings together organizations from education, workforce development, and the…
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
At the heart of the Discovery ChalleNGe Academy is the commitment of our student-cadets to serve the community. When enrolling at DCA, each student-cadet commits to a minimum of 40 hours of service to community during the 22-week residential phase…
Monday, July 1, 2019
GOSPEL CENTER RESCUE MISSION:  Poet writing an optimistic future through New Life Program   By all accounts Pamela Lee should have been a poet, not a prisoner of addiction who shuffled in and out of rehab for most of her life. She should have been a…
Monday, July 1, 2019
We are excited about our bright future of giving back to our community, just as we have for generations. And to do this, we are hiring a new generation of leaders! We are expanding our team of innovative partners who will help us advance our causes…
Monday, July 1, 2019
As Albert Einstein stated, "we cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." He also noted that "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results," With that measured thinking,…
Monday, July 1, 2019
Volunteers are the lifeblood of any nonprofit and UWSJC is no exception. In 2018, Andy's Angels, our local volunteer team, was formed. The group is named after our beloved CEO and President of 20 years, Andy Prokop, who retired last year. This newly…