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Wendy Pestrue: Child Care is Essential to Northwest Ohio Families

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June 9, 2021

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have been struggling to make ends meet and survive during this difficult year. However, even before the pandemic, parents of Northwest Ohio were facing adversity in accessing, and being able to afford, high-quality child...

Posted in Advocacy, Change Maker Stories, Financial Stability

United We’re Strong – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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December 4, 2020

United We’re Strong In 1918, a small group of local business owners, religious clerics and community advocates came together with an idea: To create a health and human services nonprofit that would respond to the needs of their fellow neighbors. Then, this little organization...

Posted in Advocacy, Change Maker Stories, United Way of Greater Toledo, Volunteerism

Why We Are Failing Working Moms  

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October 7, 2020

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has carried-on for the majority of 2020, analysts are beginning to see the deep, more-than-likely decades long repercussions of this global and national disaster. Among them, and the most concerning, is childcare and how this undervalued industry...

Posted in Advocacy, Change Maker Stories, Education, United Way of Greater Toledo

COVID-19, Jobs & Childcare: What it means for Parents & Providers

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July 23, 2020

Ohio is one of 28 states where childcare can amount to the equivalent of in-state college tuition. Let that sink in for a second. Individuals right here in our community are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage, keep the utilities on, purchase...

Posted in Advocacy, Change Maker Stories, Data, Education, Financial Stability

Advocating for Impact: Why the 2020 Census Should Matter to You

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May 28, 2019

It comes every 10 years… asking questions about you and your household. Each decade, we can expect to see more communication in our neighborhoods and communities on participating in this “little” thing called the Census. You may not want to believe it, but...

Posted in Advocacy, Change Maker Stories, Donor Education

Public Policy & Advocacy: Taking the Extra Step as a Donor

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March 26, 2019

Give. Advocate. Volunteer. These three words are a core piece of United Way’s message in mobilizing our community to create positive change across Lucas, Wood and Ottawa County. As a United Way donor, you understand what it means to “give” and to donate...

Posted in Advocacy, Change Maker Stories, Donor Education

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