Impact

Impact Stories & Features

Constructing A Successful Career with Help from Project Lift

Mecca Lee builds upon the help she received from United Way’s Project Lift....

Impact Stories & Features

United Way’s Free Tax Prep Releases Results for Tax Year 2022

Volunteers assisted with 7,087 returns; refunds and savings total nearly $11 million for the 2022 tax year....

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Project Lift Impact: The Pursuit of Goal-Driven Happiness

A determined mother dreamed of a career to support her family. United Way's Project Lift helped make it...

Impact Stories & Features

Moira’s Message: Our 2022 Achievements and Actions, Thanks to You

We provide this snapshot of what is possible when generous, caring people join us in a catalytic movement...

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United Way’s Project Lift Provided a Hand Up for Mother of Two: Taylor’s Story

Project Lift helped Taylor with flexible, tailored, short-term assistance critical to achieving long-term success....

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211’s Impact: “A Wonderful Gift” Helped Widow Pay Utility Bill

By calling 211, Sandy Suer became one of the first people to benefit from a new collaboration involving...

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211’s Impact: United Way Helped Father of Two in Time of Need

When illness caused a father to fall behind on bills, a care coordinator for the United Way 211...

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United Way Staffer Found “A Perfect Fit” at 211

In January 2023, Jennifer Bieger celebrated her 25th anniversary with United Way, where she is Senior Manager of...

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211’s Impact: Going “Above and Beyond” for a Family in Need

United Way’s Care Coordination team helped Larry find emergency rental assistance after a series of hardships....

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United Way’s Adopt-A-Family Effort Helped Brighten a Family’s Holiday

Lakita knew it would be a meager Christmas for her Bond Hill family after taking time off work...

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Project LIFT Put Kurt on the Road to Financial Stability

Thanks to Project LIFT, Kurt received critical workforce training and basic living expenses while he attended school. Today,...

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Promising Future Made Possible by Project Lift

For Jacky, a nursing student and mother of three, United Way’s Project Lift “intervened at critical periods of...

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Project Lift Eases a Mother’s Burdens: Danielle Cole

With United Way’s support, Danielle Cole's family of two is moving toward financial stability....

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Project Lift Kept Mother of Two on Course Toward Economic Well-Being

After relocating back to Cincinnati, Yalonda's health care certifications didn't transfer creating obstacles in gaining employment. With the...

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A Mother’s Main Quest: Financial Stability for Her Family

United Way's Project Lift helps April confront the obstacles preventing her from achieving economic well-being....