by Andrew Grabau | Jul 17, 2024 | Blog
Heart of Missouri United Way recently hosted our Week of Action. What began only last year as a Day of Action has quickly grown into an inspiring week for hundreds of individuals who chose to “take action” and help tackle some of our community’s toughest problems. Our...
by Heart of Missouri United Way | Mar 25, 2024 | Blog
Heart of Missouri United Way is excited to announce the ASPIRES Project, a capacity-building partnership with the City of Columbia. This project continues a meaningful partnership between United Way and the City and allows us to significantly expand the capacity of...
by Alaina Leverenz | Dec 19, 2023 | Blog
Homecoming MU Check Presentation Pacesetters Deck the Columns Vikki Russell and Andrew Grabau MU Leadership Circle Event Level Up Day Read Across Columbia Read Across Columbia Day of Action We are so excited to share and celebrate the accomplishments of Heart of...
by Heart of Missouri United Way | Nov 9, 2023 | Blog
Food insecurity is a pervasive, structural problem that’s intertwined with poverty, wage stagnation, education opportunities, healthcare access, and transportation. In Boone County, 12% of our community lack adequate access to food. This leaves many of our...
by Heart of Missouri United Way | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog
Academic achievement scores for minority and low-income students at Columbia Public Schools lag way behind their peers. In addition to being minorities, most of the children that attend Jabberwocky Studios programming are usually very low income, plus they have the...
by Heart of Missouri United Way | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog
“Comprehensive approaches to learning that includes both the families and teachers increases student attendance, decreases office referrals, and ultimately, increases their grade reading scores. These reading scores are significant benchmarks for long term success,...
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