United Way's Community Connect

Supporting early childhood educators takes more than appreciation, it takes innovative solutions. Which is why I am so excited about First Home, First Teacher in Battle Creek! This program provides rent-free housing as a benefit for early childhood educators. By eliminating one of life's biggest expenses, the program helps increase teacher compensation in a sustainable way without raising tuition costs for families or increasing taxes. The average annual benefit of $12,800 helps early care and

Dear Kalamazoo community, The time is now! In just 1.5 weeks, 20 Iraqi youth and 3 adult mentors will be in Kalamazoo through the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP). Rescheduled from Summer 2025, we're looking for families like yours to open their homes for overnight hosting from July 15-28. We are so close to the finish line. Help us get there! This is the largest group we have ever hosted in the summer. Learn more about the opportunity from WWMT and hear from previous hosts on our

Our team is hard at work finalizing materials to help your campaign run smoother, and soon you'll see a repository of marketing pieces available in this group for you to download and use. In the meantime, we'd love your feedback on what items are most useful in the toolkit, what we're missing, or anything else you'd like us to know. Here's the link to last year's toolkit for reference: https://unitedforscmi.org/campaign-toolkit-2025-26/ Are there pieces you didn't see or have access to in previ