Jun 24, 2020 | Kids, United We Win
“I can go back in my life and name the mentors … the home economics teacher, the shop teacher. They planted the seed that education is important. They planted seeds along the way and those seeds replaced all the things in my head that I was told … that I was dumb,...
Jun 24, 2020 | United We Win
“By working together through United Way, we can take a lot of dollars and combine them to make a major impact on the community.” LaNessa became a top supporter of United Way when she led a workplace campaign a few years ago. She’s worked in information technology at...
Jun 5, 2020 | Healthy Community, United We Win
“Remember that we’re a lot more alike than we are different.” Muggs was in his early 40s when he tested positive for HIV. While visiting friends in Nashville, he knew something felt off. There had been a persistent fear, a worry in the back of his mind, for several...
Jun 5, 2020 | United We Win
“It’s not just my obligations to my family or my obligations to myself. I have an obligation to my community.” A senior at Lead Academy High School, Jaquelin’s wisdom and spirit span well beyond her years. When she’s not studying to maintain her 3.9 grade point...
Jun 5, 2020 | United We Win
“It was so much more than just losing weight. I found myself.” “I can see the sun peeping through the clouds,” Mingyon’s mother assured her as Mississippi farmland hurried past their car windows. Mingyon and her mother were driving from their home in Clarksdale,...
