We’re sharing success stories from UW member organizations who are demonstrating excellent care for our community members.    This one comes from the YMCA in Wheeling:   “I would like to take this opportunity to share another feel-good story with our friends at the United Way. I received a phone call from Child Protective Services last year asking me if I could accept two childr ...

We’re sharing success stories from UW member organizations that are demonstrating excellent care for our community members.    This one comes from YMCA: A young man approached me at the Y before the program began and stated "He was in a tough spot; he was in the process of starting a new job but needed daycare for his daughter so he could work" but informed me his daughter had severe AD ...

Please allow me to take this opportunity to share one of my most memorable stories that I experienced in the 2018 "Y" 4 L.I.F.E program. A parent came to me before the program and stated she didn't have enough money to allow her child to participate in my program but informed me her son could really use a program like this, she informed me her son had very low self-esteem, was overweight, and had ...

I was approached in February, 2018 by a grandfather of three children, he informed me his son and daughter-in-law lost the custodial rights of the three children due to heroin and he has been granted custody. He expressed to me he was on a limited income due to an injury that prevents him from working and had to work light duty every day to make ends meet. Being a working parent with two childr ...

"A parent came to me before the program and stated she didn’t have enough money to allow her child to participate in my program but informed me her son could really use a program like this, she informed me her son had very low self-esteem, was overweight, and had a very hard time in school making friends, not to mention he was diagnosed with mild Asperger’s. I saw this as an opportunity to mak ...

"I was approached in February, 2018 by a grandmother of 4 children, she informed me her daughter and son-in-law lost the custodial rights of the 4 children and she has been granted custody. She expressed to me she was on a limited income and had to work every day to make ends meet. Being a working parent with 2 children of my own at half her age I immediately felt sympathy for this lady. She said, ...