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HOW YOUR GIFT HELPS
Your dollars donated to United Way will provide the following services for a person in need in our community:

The impact of $1 a week…
...will train a professional rescuer to respond to an emergency that could save your life.
...provides a counseling session in which a young couple learns a new skill to stop their argument before violence begins.
...allows an additional person from the wounded warrior program to receive adapted aquatics rehabilitation.
...would mean a person living on the street could get a shower.
...means that 17 people will receive a pack of hearing aid batteries.

The impact of $5 a week…

...means a professional could reach out and offer support and help to save the life of someone who has been contemplating suicide or is in a serious crisis or lifestyle change (relocation, foreclosure, job loss, postpartum depression, etc.).
...provides 15 music books for violin students.
...provides training experience such as: stocking shelves, inventory procedures, sales to the public as well as maintaining a donor list.  Mastery of these skills will lead to employment and independence.
...means that an individual with no transportation can receive a bus pass to go out and find employment.
...provides approximately 10 weeks of in-home Senior Companion service to a frail elderly person.

The impact of $10 a week…
...provides a half hour of one-on-one consultation with families that have a loved one about to deploy on how to utilize local services in the event of an emergency.
...will train one volunteer to be a Kitchen Supervisor that could support a large scale feeding operation in the event of a major disaster.
...provides a full day Field Trip for one classroom to participate in a day of outdoor learning and fun.
...provides three group counseling sessions where eight survivors of physical and sexual abuse begin to develop healthy relationships. They learn to take emotional risk in a safe environment.
...provides opportunities for senior citizens to participate in physical fitness activities (walking and line-dancing) four times weekly which assists with improved mobility and range of motion.

The impact of $20 a week…
...will register 208 youth for one year of character education programs.
...provides the opportunity for 20 youth to become involved in the Smart Move Program which address peer pressure, gang activity, drugs and alcohol.
...will save five parents after-school care cost and provide support for those who are working two jobs.  This will keep their children safe and ready to graduate on time.
...will provide one-on-one intervention from trained staff to 10 clients regarding advocacy issues that can prevent them from becoming homeless or returning to the hospital.
...provides out of state transportation to a domestic violence victim fleeing domestic violence for safety.

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