Consider this: 5.6 million US teens and young adults ages 16 to 24 are neither in school nor working. Many of these "disconnected youth" are simply cut off from the education and career paths that could help them live a good life and make positive contributions to our society and our economy.
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THANK YOU for giving the gift of love and generosity in honor of our community’s volunteers during #GivingTuesday. We could not do this without you!
Stay tuned for a new opportunity to build our youth leaders in 2024.
It's never too late to show your support!
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GIVING TUESDAY: 11-28-2023
Today’s the day!
If you haven’t already joined our celebration of service this #GivingTuesday, the time is now. #GivingTuesday may only last one day, but the echoes of your gift of love and generosity we be felt throughout 2024.
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Volunteering benefits all involved!
United Way of Gibson County mobilizes volunteers from across the community to enable opportunity through collaboration with community partners like
Isaiah 1:17, The Salvation Army Princeton Indiana, and The Gibson County Youth Center.
Volunteers give time, and community nonprofits providing direct services to youth and families are able to spend more on services and less on administration.
Together we uplift the people and places in our community.
Will you join us in celebrating this spirit of giving and increase resources serving our community?
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Generations connect through volunteering!
During this fall's Week of Caring, youth connected with the PCHS Tigers Give Back Club joined us to celebrate the elders in our community with a Luau. It was beautiful to see our local youth connect with an older generation, sharing a meal, stories, dancing together, and learning from one another.
Will you join us in celebrating this spirit of giving?
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Youth leaders make a difference!
Volunteering helps our youth gain skills necessary for the job market such as leadership, communication skills, dependability, time management, and decision making
Events like the United Way of Gibson County's Youth Day of Caring allow students to develop life skills, show responsibility, and aid in character building. They also offer opportunities for our youth to act as role models to their younger peers.
This #GivingTuesday, our high school seniors will provide leadership and role models as United Way of Gibson County launces its first K-12 #DayofCaring in cooperation with local schools.
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We are grateful for our youth volunteers!
In 2023, United Way of Gibson County was able to relaunch its spring Youth Day of Caring. More than 100 high school seniors from all different backgrounds participated in a #dayofservice that made our community a place where everyone works together to achieve shared community goals. #gibsonproud.
Will you join us in celebrating this spirit of giving?
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Every year, United Way of Gibson County brings together volunteers from across the community to maintain shared spaces that we can all enjoy, from local parks and playgrounds to community facilities like athletic fields and YMCA Camp Carson.
Are you interested in volunteering in 2024?
Look for upcoming 2024 Week of Caring information on the web at unitedwaygibson.org or on our Facebook page!
Until then, we'd love to add you to our list of supporters. Will you join us in celebrating the spirit of giving this season?
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We are so grateful for our volunteers!!
This #GivingTuesday and holiday season, we're offering a chance to give generously in recognition of the incredible volunteers in our community.
United Way of Gibson County is proud to organize service and leadership opportunities throughout the year, and this #GivingTuesday, we're launching a new set of service opportunities in collaboration with our local schools, giving children in youth in grades K-12 a chance to contribute to the community and providing high schoolers an opportunity to act as role models in service to their younger peers.
Will you join us in celebrating the spirit of giving?
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Nationally, two-thirds of students are not reading on grade level by 4th grade. That proportion rises to four-fifths for children from low-wage families. Our work in the area of early grade literacy will enable us to identify, fuel and replicate best practices in our local schools.
To be financially stable, working families need housing that is affordable. Today, more than 4 million working families spend more than half of their income for rent and/or mortgages, leaving them particularly vulnerable to eviction or foreclosure if their income is interrupted.
Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy.
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