SECC Partner Charities
local, statewide, national, international
AMERICA’S BEST CHARITIES (UD22)
$3 per pay period
- One bag of groceries every month for a homeless person
- 100 pounds of trash removed from the shorelines
- Two hours of home care for an aging senior
$5 per pay period
- Clothes, shoes, and winter coats for 40 children
- Immunizations for 25 poor children in developing countries
- Emergency assistance to two fire victims
$10 per pay period
- Lodging for a military family near hospital while veteran undergoes surgery
- Day of care for an Alzheimer's patient at a Day Center
- One week at summer camp for a child with sickle cell disease
- Vision screening for 70 preschool-age children
$20 per pay period
- Radiation treatment for a child with cancer
- Specialized summer recreational programming for 112 children
- A mobile clinic in a rural area for an entire day
$25 per pay period
- Computer keyboard for people with disabilities
- Holiday meals for the homebound
- Day care for a child of a mother who is receiving job training
- Four water quality testing kits
AMERICA’S CHARITIES (TV22)
“I Have a Dream” Foundation® (TV22 – 4405)
- $26 a year supports the creation of college savings accounts (CSA) for Dreamers. Statistics have shown that students with CSA’s are 4 times more likely to graduate college.
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation (Prevent Cancer Foundation) (TV22 – 4310)
- $1 per pay ($26 a year) screens one man or woman for skin cancer.
- $50 a year screens one woman for cervical cancer.
- $125 a year screens one woman for breast cancer.
Cancer Research for Children – CureSearch (TV22 – 4342)
- $92 a year is one day of lab supplies for Acceleration Initiative researchers.
- $43 a year and you can honor the 43 children diagnosed with cancer today with a gift of $43.
- $100 a year helps children and families learn about common cancer treatments through educational videos.
- $50 a year funds ten minutes of Acceleration Initiative research, like the research being conducted on Ewing sarcoma by Dr. Mary Beckerle at Huntsman Cancer Institute.
- $100 a year provides families with educational resources they need to support a child in treatment, like the CureSearch CancerCare App.
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (TV22 – 4348)
- $100 a year funds ground-breaking research into new and better way to cure diabetes.
Dress for Success Worldwide® (TV22 – 4343)
- $50 a year helps a woman prepare for her job search with a mock interview at our Career Center.
- $100 a year gives a woman the experience of her first Suiting, complete with a personal shopper.
- $9.61 per week ($500 a year) provides a woman with access to our Workforce Development programs to help get her hired.
- $14.42 per week ($750 a year) provides a woman with access to our Employment Retention programs to help her keep her job.
- $19.23 per week ($1,000 a year) provides a woman with Lifelong Learning programs to help her manage her money.
- $38.46 per week ($2,000 a year) provides a woman with access to ALL of our programs, plus allows her to participate in our Success Summit, a transformative three-day women’s leadership conference.
FIRST (TV22 – 4413)
- $50 a year helps FIRST provide early STEM awareness education, team building and critical thinking skills to over 6 youths aged 6-9, inspiring them to develop a passion for STEM.
- $8.65 per pay ($225 a year) helps FIRST provide a multicultural and dynamic experience to over 10 youths aged 9-16 where they have to research real world problems and are enabled to develop a solution.
- $5.28 per week ($275 a year) helps FIRST provide tournaments that challenge over 10 middle to high school aged youths to design, build, program and operate robots all while teaching them STEM awareness and engineering principles.
- $96.15 per week ($5,000 a year) helps FIRST provide a Kit of Parts complete with cutting edge technology and an experience to over 100 high school aged youths, teaching them STEM awareness and engineering principles enabling them to become leaders in today’s society.
Give Kids the World (TV22 – 4318)
- $25 a year can provide a family with unlimited ice cream from our infamous Ice Cream Palace. The Ice Cream Palace opens at 7:30 in the morning and serves frozen treats all day. Families can enjoy hot fudge sundaes, milkshakes and more!
- $50 a year can help support our horseback riding program. Every Wednesday and Saturday morning our families can enjoy a horseback ride around Keaton’s Korral.
- $100 a year can help fund our daily entertainment parties. At the Village, each night brings another reason to celebrate. For example, every Monday, our families participate in Halloween, and every Thursday, we have our Winter Wonderland.
Mercy Housing (TV22 – 4414)
- $15 a month ($180 a year) helps provide a healthy snack each day for one child.
- $2.19 per pay ($57 a year) helps provide homework supplies for 10 children.
- $5.88 per pay ($153 a year) helps provide computer and internet access to do homework.
- $11.76 per pay ($306 a year) helps provide passes and transportation for 20 children to the local science museum.
- $16.01 per week ($833 a year) helps provide a physical activity program for one year.
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (TV22 – 4349)
- $20 a year helps MSAA furnish a grab bar for a person living with MS, providing safety and security in the home.
- $1.92 per pay ($50 a year) helps MSAA furnish a shower chair for a person living with MS, increasing independence and safety in the home.
- $2.88 per week ($150 a year) helps MSAA provide a cooling vest to a person living with MS, lessening heat stress and increasing quality of life.
- $19.23 per pay ($500 a year) helps MSAA cover the cost of an MRI exam to a person living with MS, allowing for a confirmed diagnosis or the ability to track the disease.
NAACP Foundation (TV22 – 4326)
- $1 per pay ($26 a year) will help cover installation costs for a volunteer phone bank for special campaigns in economic justice, environmental and climate justice or voting rights.
- $50 a year will buy lunch for 15 young volunteer advocates.
- $100 a year will buy supplies for 160 Get Out the Vote mailings, marketing materials for available scholarship information.
- $9.61 a week ($500 a year) will purchase local, state or federal Election Days transportation for 10 disabled and elderly citizens.
Reading is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) (TV22 – 4347)
- $3 per week ($156 a year) helps Reading is Fundamental provide a new book to a child, enabling him or her to discover the joy of reading.
Ronald McDonald House Charities® (TV22 – 4333)
- $80 a year could help a family stay close to their sick child for one night at a Ronald McDonald House.
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (TV22 – 4356)
- $122 a year provides the magazine Perspective to 100 families, which offers updates on clinical trials, events, resources and contacts.
- $4.50 a week ($234 a year) pays for a professional advocate’s help for parents to develop an individualized education plan for a child with TSC.
- $12 per pay ($312 a year) enrolls an individual with TSC in a natural history study enabling researchers to understand the progression of TSC over a lifetime.
BARRY COUNTY UNITED WAY (T422)
$1 per week
- DVD’s to record interviews at Safe Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center
- 5 volunteers with a training manual for CASA
- One year supply of cash register tape at Eaton Furniture and Clothing
- Paint for a room in a Habitat Home
- 48 jars of baby food at Manna’s Market
- 3 hrs of Parent Educator Services at Family Support Center
- Four sets of fitted crib sheets for the crib program at Family Support Center
- 6 weeks of learning to swim at the YMCA
- 6 months of over the counter medicine for families at Green Gables Haven
- Supplies for a 4H clinic or workshop
$2 per week
- Advocacy and referral services for 5 children and their families at Safe Harbor
- Provides a scholarship to send one volunteer to the state level Michigan CASA Conference that features quality trainers in child welfare and advocacy
- Provides transportation to our Back to School Event for 30 Barry County children
- 129 board feet of door casing trim In a Habitat Home
- 5 cases of baby wipes at Manna’s Market
- One Evening of the Family Workshop Series including dinner for 30 adults and 10 children
- One crib FSC
- Provides a preschool-age child with a day camp experience at YMCA
- On year of documentation fees for green Gables Haven residents
- Brochures explaining the benefit of youth’s involvement with 4H
$5.00/per week
- Provides tow buses to our store for no-cost shopping – EFC
- Training and case management support to fund volunteer advocacy services for one child for 2 ½ months – CASA
- 29 containers of baby formula – MM
- Two cribs and nine canvas totes filled with a handmade quilt and two crib sheets – FSC
- Kinship Support summer appreciation picnic – FSC
- A forensic interview opportunity for a child share his or her story of abuse – SH
- 32 Sheets of drywall – HH
- 6 children to participate in youth sports, not only learning and developing skills, but how to effectively work with others on a team, be encouraged by volunteer coaches to help build positive self-esteem. – YMCA
- Makes events such as “The Great 4-H Race” possible. – 4H
- 7 months of case management-related transit rides for Green Gables Haven residents
- Provides a soup kitchen or emergency pantry with over 80 cases of soup to feed those in need in the community. FBSCM
$10.00/per week
- A forensic interview opportunity for two children share his or her story of abuse – SH
- Training and case management support to fund volunteer advocacy services for one child for 5 ½ months – CASA
- 3 exterior doors – for a Habitat Home
- 5 Homeless packs at MM
- Printing of Family Support Center Newsletter for 1,350 families
- Seven pack-n-play sets FSC
- 2 children the opportunity to attend a week at Camp Algonquin YMCA
- 1 year of trash removal at GGH
$20.00/per week
- Socks and underwear for 200 individuals - EFC
- Provides training and case management support to fund volunteer advocacy services for one child for roughly one year. – CASA
- Provides year around mentoring services for a child in need of a positive role model through YMentoring
- 571 gallons of milk – MM
- Five cribs and five mattresses – FSC
- 200 copies of “Your Babies 1st Year” books – FSC
- 4 children to share their story in a safe place - SH
- Kitchen cabinets – HH
- Provides a new 4-H program such as robotics 4H
- 7 months of payments for Green Gables Haven security system
BAY COUNTY, UNITED WAY OF (UZ22)
$1 a week can provide:
- 2 weeks of preschool
- 3 months of scouting
- 2 counseling sessions
- 10 hours of tutoring
$5 a week can provide:
- 2 weeks of STEM ED
- 1 month of housing
- 13 gas cards ($20)
- 5 infant car seats
$10 a week can provide:
- assault exam/counseling
- utility shut-off assistance
- senior health and wellness
- employment for disabled
BRANCH COUNTY UNITED WAY (TE22)
$1 per pay ($26 a year)
- Provide a book a month to a child for one year through the Imagination Library
$1 per week/$2 per pay ($52 a year)
- Provide a child with a soccer scholarship so they can be a part of something bigger than themselves and learn teamwork through play.
$3 per week/$6 per pay ($156 a year)
- Provide Getting Ahead Financial Stability training to a family of 5 trying to make it on their own for the first time ever.
$5 per pay ($130 a year)
- Provide 2 cribs and baby essentials to a newborn to ensure they have a safe place to sleep.
$5 per week/$10 per pay ($260 a year)
- Provide 1 month of life-saving medication to a working individual without insurance.
$10 per week/$20 per pay ($520)
- Provide 1 week of after-school programming for 13 students
$20 per week ($1040)
- Provide a loan to a working family who has encountered a one-time difficulty, helping to improve their credit while they repay the loan.
CHC: CREATING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES (TB22)
- $1 per pay ($26 a year) - provides an educational booklet for a person newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
- $1 per week/$2 per pay ($52 a year) - can provide 50 sets of watercolor paints for use during interactive arts and crafts sessions where children are encouraged to express their artistic talents at a SeriousFun Children’s Network Camp.
- $3 per week/$6 per pay ($156 a year) – can provide 3 children with a SAK (Supporting Arthritis Kids – Arthritis Foundation) backpack, filled with resources and fun items for a newly diagnosed child with arthritis.
- $5 per pay ($130 a year) - will assist St. Jude in providing a St. Jude family with meals for one week in the St. Jude cafeteria.
- $5 per week/$10 per pay ($260 a year) – Will help pay for the cost of a mammogram for someone who is uninsured or underinsured at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- $20 per week ($1040) – will help pay for daycare for two patients through the Day Care Assistance Program offered by the Michigan Parkinson’s Foundation.
- $5 per pay ($130 a year) would provide AIDS (amfAR) necessary laboratory reagents for a young scientist working to develop new treatments vital to eliminating HIV infection.
- $2 per week/ $4 per pay ($104 a year) provides American Liver Foundation funds to give personalized 1-1 outreach with a person at-risk to encourage testing for viral hepatitis
- $2 per week/ $4 per pay ($104 a year) provides general anesthesia and monitored care for a child’s cataract surgery through HelpMeSee.
- $1 per week/$2 per pay ($52 a year) can provide a family with the Autism Speaks First 100 Day Kit with information and resources to help families find help when dealing with a new autism diagnosis.
- $2 per week/ $4 per pay ($104 a year) covers the cost to add one potential marrow donor to the Be The Match Registry®, giving more searching patients hope for a cure.
- $6 per week/$12 per pay ($312 a year) funds one week of important one-on-one and group support for families dealing with the challenges of blood cancer treatment through Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
- $1 per week/$2 per pay ($52 a year) could help provide child care through Susan G. Komen while a woman has a 3-4 hour chemotherapy infusion.
- $20 per week ($1040) will provide a colonoscopy to an individual in need of screening through Colon Cancer Alliance.
- $5 per week/$10 per pay ($260 a year) provides a comprehensive kidney health screening for 5 high-risk people through American Kidney Fund.
DICKINSON COUNTY, UNITED WAY OF (TJ22)
- $1.00 per week provides a girl in our community the ability to participate in Girl Scouts.
- $1.00 per pay period buys a year of books for a child through Imagination Library.
EARTHSHARE MEMBER CHARITY (TT22)
African Wildlife Foundation (TT22 – 4001)
- $3 per pay period provides one wildlife scout with their needed patrol gear and equipment (uniform, boots, assorted equipment).
- $5 per pay period provides training for a community wildlife scout.
- $6 per pay period can provide a wildlife ranger with a tent for overnight patrols.
- $10 per pay period can provide a camera trap for rangers to remotely survey wildlife populations and ensure landscape health.
Alliance For the Great Lakes (TT22 – 4064)
- $1 per pay period covers the cost of an Adopt-a-Beach kit to help keep beaches and shorelines clean and safe.
- $4 per pay period provides supplies and training for an Alliance Ambassador to educate and engage new people and communities in Great Lakes water issues, and represent the Alliance at community events around the region.
American Farmland Trust (TT22 – 4002)
- $1 per pay period for one year will extend networks and support to women farmland owners across the country.
- $2 per pay period for one year will enable AFT to help farmers implement practices that fight climate change.
- $5 per pay period for one year will support young and beginning farmers with training and resources.
- $20 per pay period for one year will provide resources for AFT's "Farms Under Threat" program, a multi-year assessment of US land that identifies farm and ranchland loss to date, while examining different scenarios for the future.
Bat Conservation International (TT22 – 4070)
- $1 per pay period grows and plants 2 agaves in the southwestern US or Mexico as part of our efforts to restore the foraging habitats surrounding the roosts of the endangered Mexican long-nosed bat and the Lesser long-nosed bat.
- $6 per pay period protects an acre at Bracken Cave Preserve for a year. Bracken Cave Preserve is the summer home to about 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats - the largest known colony of bats on the planet.
- $10 per pay period trains and outfits a bat walk ambassador with an acoustic bat detector and other supplies to conduct educational programming in their communities.
- $25 per pay period funds a researcher to survey an abandoned mine or cave for a day.
Friends of the Rouge (TT22 – 4020)
- $1 per pay period grows 14 new, joyful Michigan native plants in a Rouge River rain garden for cleaner air and water, less pollution, less local flooding, more critical pollinator habitat, and happy butterflies and songbirds!
- $2 per pay period brings a student TO the Rouge River for a once-in-a-lifetime experience conducting meaningful STEM science, in waders, at the River.
- $5 per pay period Brings 3 kids out to the Rouge River for their first-ever kayaking experience with caring Friends of the Rouge guides - to connect with nature and their hometown River! Because to love it, you have to "know" it. And to save it, you have to LOVE it!
- $10 per pay period brings a team of 5 caring people like you to the River to track frogs, toads, bugs, and fish; clean up trash; open log jams; build a water trail; create a new Rouge River rain garden; and leave a healthier, cleaner and more vibrant River for all!
- $20 per pay period You did it! You filled a Rouge River rain garden to the brim with oodles of Michigan native plants! 288 NEW joyful "bloomers" to clean water, add beauty, reduce pollution, lessen flooding, and create beautiful places in Metro Detroit. Thank you!
Michigan United Conservation Clubs (TT22 – 4030)
- $4 per pay period could purchase 100 tree saplings to help our volunteer teams reforest barren areas of public land with quality mast-producing trees to improve food sources and habitat for wildlife.
- $17.30 per pay period is enough to sponsor a child to spend a week learning about conservation at the Michigan Out-of-Doors Youth Camp.
National Wildlife Federation (TT22 – 4033)
- $1 per pay period funds the planting of a tree by local community groups through the Trees for Wildlife Program.
- $1 per pay period brings hands-on activities and enhanced learning around important sustainability and nutrition concepts to one kid at an NWF Eco School for one academic year.
- $4 per pay period buys enough materials to tag a mile of barbed wire fence line and protect endangered Sage Grouse from fatal collisions.
Peregrine Fund, The (TT22 – 4038)
- $2 per pay period provides a nest box for a pair of American Kestrels.
- $4 per pay period feeds three birds of prey in the education program for a month.
- $10 per pay period provides bus transportation for schoolchildren to tour the interpretive center.
Surfrider Foundation (TT22 – 4048)
- $1 per pay period will purchase four water testing kits – enough to test the water quality at the beach once a week for a month.
- $5 per pay period will buy 130 reusable bags for members and chapters to distribute to the public to cut down on the use of single-use plastic bags.
- $10 per pay period will sponsor a cleanup of a local beach to remove marine debris, cigarette butts and other trash.
World Wildlife Fund (TT22 – 4056)
- $8 per pay period can purchase a radio collar to monitor and track species migration routes.
- $8 per pay period can help protect America's native grassland habitats, one of the world's largest and last remaining intact grasslands critical to monarch migration and other species including bison and black-footed ferrets.
- $10 per pay period can restore five acres of prime tiger habitat in Nepal.
- $20 per pay period could help purchase a satellite tag for two marine turtles.
- $40 per pay period can purchase three camera traps to monitor giant pandas in the wild.
NatureServe (TT22 – 4099)
- $1 per pay period Supports 15 minutes of fieldwork from a scientist.
- $2 per pay period Supports scientifically classifying species and ecosystems.
- $4 per pay period Supports evaluating one species? extinction risk.
- $10 per pay period Supports modeling one at-risk species habitat.
- $20 per pay period Supports training a scientist in NatureServe.
EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA, UNITED WAY OF THE (TG22)
- $1 a week provides a hot meal for 26 people
- $5 a week provides a family with social service counseling for a year
- $10 a week provides tutoring and mentoring help for 50 local youth
- $30 one-time gift provides shelter for a homeless family for one night.
GENESEE COUNTY, UNITED WAY OF (TL22)
- $1 per week/$2 per pay ($52 a year) provides 15 new mothers with literacy packets
- $3 per week/$6 per pay ($156 a year) provides 14 hours of In-Home Elder
- $5 per week/$10 per pay ($260 a year) provides a child with one month of food and shelter
- $7 per week/$14 per pay ($364 a year) provides 1 year of Boys and Girls Club
- $10 per week/$20 per pay ($520) provides immediate disaster relief for one family
- $15 per week/$30 per pay ($780) provides a wheelchair ramp to someone in need
- $23 per week/$46 per pay ($1196) provides a match for a child with a big “brother or sister”
- $40 per week/$80 per pay ($2080) provides for one family through SKIP
GLOBAL IMPACT (TD22)
- $1 per pay ($26 a year) impacts the lives of countless individuals around the globe seeking access to safe and reliable transportation. (World Bicycle Relief, 2576)
- $2 per pay ($52 a year) supplies an earthquake survivor with critical items including water purification tablets, topical and oral medicines, and antibiotics to fight infections. (Project HOPE, 2537)
- $5 per pay ($130 a year) supplies a family with enough clean water for one month. (Oxfam America, 2525)
- $7 per pay ($182 a year) supplies one mosquito net for a family. These mosquito nets help protect families against malaria. (Medical Teams International, 2570)
- $10 per pay ($260 a year) provides 10 kids with dental services, including exams, cleanings, referrals, procedures and surgeries. (Children International, 2512)
- $15 per pay ($390 a year) ensures rapid delivery of life-saving help and supplies, as well as long-term support to help vulnerable families recover. (World Vision, 2534)
- $20 per pay ($520 a year) equips 5 students with necessary school supplies (Hope for Haiti, 2583)
- $25 per pay ($650 a year) fills a food basket with essentials like rice, oil, beans and wheat. (Save the Children, 2530)
LAKESHORE, UNITED WAY OF THE (TZ22)
- $3 per pay ($84 a year) provides legal assistance to an ALICE family.
- $5 per pay ($130 a year) provides 49 hours of literacy assistance between children who need literacy help and low-income seniors in Muskegon County.
- $5 per pay ($130 a year) sends an age-appropriate book per month to a child (newborn to age five) proven to increase the child and the parent’s reading proficiency by third grade.
- $6 per pay ($156 a year) allows 39 children in Muskegon County to learn how to prevent and report child sexual abuse through education presentations.
- $10 per pay ($260 a year) gives 98 hours of help for frail elderly people needing help with independent living in West Michigan.
- For $20 per pay ($520 a year), you can support a school-based match between a child and a caring adult mentor.
- $24 per pay ($625 per year) pays for one student to have an enriched after-school program to promote STEM activities and reading proficiency.
- An “Everyday Hero” gives $1 per day ($365 per year) which lets one girl have experiences in Girl Scouts for one year to work on projects that increase the girl’s confidence; help her to develop healthy relationship skills; and learn the value of community service through participation.
LIVINGSTON COUNTY UNITED WAY (U822)
$2 per paycheck ($52 annually)
- Employment services (job search, coaching training, assessment, and placement) for 1 person.
- Community Connect for 12 guests to get health screenings, haircuts, clothing, food, care items, books, legal consultation, and resources.
$5 per paycheck ($130 annually)
- Prevents one family from being evicted.
- Provides affordable counseling on a sliding scale.
- Delivers weekend meals to a homebound senior for the entire year.
$10 per paycheck ($260 annually)
- Temporary shelter for 1 homeless youth.
- Dental care visit for 1 uninsured individual.
- Friendly visits and assistance to keep 2 seniors in their own homes for the entire year.
$25 per paycheck ($650 annually)
- A child is matched with a Big Brother or Big Sister.
- Entire year of social and educational activities for 3 persons with disabilities.
- Tutoring, participation fees, cap & gown, field trips, etc. for 15 local homeless students.
MARQUETTE COUNTY, UNITED WAY OF (TU22)
- $10 a month provides a caregiver of a person with Alzheimer's disease or dementia access to education programming and monthly caregiver support groups.
- $10 a month will provide ten smoke alarms for people that need them.
- $10 per month will pay for one day at an intense therapy camp for a child with severe disabilities. (Bay Cliff Health Camp)
- $21 a week will provide a child with a nurturing mentor for one full year. (Big Brothers Big Sisters)
- $14 will provide a week of delivered meals and home visits to a homebound senior. (Community Action Alger Marquette)
- $20 per week provides a cancer patient with medications or provides assistance with gas to travel to out of town treatments. (Cancer Care)
- $7.32 per week will provide six weeks of counseling for a low income person. (Catholic Social Services)
- $1.06 per week will provide a girl a year membership and uniform to be a Girl Scout. $250 provides one girl a whole week of Girl Scout resident camp. (Girl Scouts)
- $3.85 a week will provide a homeless person with a month's rent in their low-income housing. (Janzen House)
- $21 a week provides work training to people with developmental disabilities, helping them to find work and earn a paycheck. (Lakestate Industries)
- $40 will provide a low-income child with a week of after school care, homework help and healthy snacks. (Lake Superior Village Youth & Family Center)
- $1 a week will provide a day of transportation to homeless people to and from the emergency shelters. (Room at the Inn)
- $3 will provide one person a night of safety in the Harbor House with 24/7 shift coverage and security system monitoring. (Women's Center)
- $200 will provide a month of day camp for a low-income child while his or her parents are at work. (YMCA)
MIDLAND COUNTY, UNITED WAY OF (TX22)
$1 a week ($52 annually) can provide:
- Five rides for local seniors with no other means of transportation
- Over 200 pounds of nutritious food for a struggling family
- A week of preschool for a 3-year-old
- An adult with developmental disabilities to learn skills to develop safe relationships
$5 a week ($260 annually) can provide:
- Emergency rent assistance for an under-employed mom
- A child with developmental disabilities to attend a bike camp
- Before - and after-school care for a child
- A family in need fill their propane tank
$10 a week ($520 annually) can provide:
- Swim lessons for ten children to learn water safety
- A safe place to stay for a week for a family who survived a house fire
$20 a week ($1,040 annually) can provide:
- A match between a child and a caring mentor for a year, changing both lives forever
- A year of high quality pre-school for a child eager to learn
- Over 10 at risk teen drivers training so they can get a job
$30 a week (1,560 annually) can provide:
- The support to keep five at-risk families in safe, affordable housing
- Pre-employment skills development for a person with disabilities
- Five weeks of day care and stimulating activities for a person struggling with Alzheimer’s
$50 a week ($2,600 annually) can provide:
- The opportunity to get fit and a safe place to go after school for 52 teens
- Four months of loving childcare for a toddler, allowing mom to work
- Trained crisis line coverage at a domestic violence shelter
MONROE/LENAWEE COUNTIES, UNITED WAY OF (TY22)
Family Counseling and Shelter Services (TY22 – 4713)
- A contribution of $156.00 will provide a child with 7 group Art Therapy sessions.
- A contribution of $260.00 would provide 5 counseling sessions for a child survivor of sexual assault.
Gabbys Ladder - Grief Support and Education (TY22 – 4729)
- $156 will provide: A professional counselor to prepare and present a suicide/depression prevention program/power point discussion to a high school and share materials.
- $260 will provide: Grief activity supplies journals, workbooks, arts/crafts, snacks) for 10 children in our Children's Grief Recovery Workshop for 8 weeks.
- $312 will provide: To offer the availability of a professional counselor for support and guidance for a full day after an unexpected tragedy experienced by a school. This would also include follow up visits and a follow up meeting with the school counselor.
- $520 will provide: Grief supportive one-on-one counseling for 4 families for 5 visits after experiencing the loss of a loved one. This would be at no cost to the families, as are all of our services.
Monroe County Opportunity Program (TY22 – 4721)
- $156 will provide: Ten gas cards in order for the client or the client's guardian to get them to and from school each day. If the client has employment, the gas card also helps with getting to their place of employment and sustaining income.
- $260 will provide: Partial stipend for a mentor family or partial rental assistance for a client.
- $312 will provide: A monthly stipend for a mentor family housing a homeless youth.
- $520 will provide: One month's rental assistance for one client.
MONTCALM-IONIA COUNTIES, UNITED WAY (UY22)
- $2.00 per week provides- 24 books to children under 4 years old.
- $3.00 per week provides- A family with a safe new baby crib.
- $5.00 per week provides- A 3rd meal daily after school for a food-insecure child.
- $10.00 per week provides- Education to 450 kids about the dangers of sexual, and physical abuse, and abductions.
- A $38.00 donation provides- 1 Holiday Hope Bag of food for a child over Winter Break
NORTHWEST MICHIGAN, UNITED WAY OF (UG22)
- $1 per pay ($26 a year) would buy toys or games for our family visitation and play therapy rooms
- $1 per week/$2 per pay ($52 a year) supports a month's worth of recreational/therapeutic activities for sexually abused children
- $3 per week/$6 per pay ($156 a year) provides roughly three hours of 24/7 crisis telephone services
- $5 per pay ($130 a year) provides a night's stay at Pete's Place for a homeless youth
- $5 per week/$10 per pay ($260 a year) provides a month of quality services for a child in foster care
- $10 per week/$20 per pay ($520) provides a month's worth of independent living skills building for teens
- $20 per week ($1040) provides 11 hours of compassionate, professional counseling to an individual or family that is uninsured
PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY UNITED WAY (UQ22)
$ 2 per week /$4 per pay ($104 a year)
- Can provide social events and services for one resident 60 years of age and older through the Plymouth Council on Aging.
$ 5 per week /$10 per pay ($260 a year)
- Provides 300 nights of safe shelter to two adults and children who are trying to get away from domestic violence.
- Would provide counselling to one adult and child victim of domestic violence
$10 per week/ $20 per pay ($520 a year)
- Provides 6 children an opportunity to attend summer camp for a week through the Salvation Army Plymouth Corps.
- Can provide after-care for one child after camp hours
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN, UNITED WAY FOR (UX22)
- $1 A WEEK FOR A YEAR (A GIFT OF $52) Covers child developmental screenings and connections to key supports for one family.
- $5 A WEEK FOR A YEAR (A GIFT OF $260) Allows for technological devices to be delivered to one child to help close the digital divide.
- $10 A WEEK FOR A YEAR (A GIFT OF $520) Covers safe, temporary housing for 10 individuals struggling with homelessness.
- $20 A WEEK FOR A YEAR (A GIFT OF $1,040) Prevents utilities being shut off during extreme weather months for one family.
- $50 A WEEK FOR A YEAR (A GIFT OF $2,600) Provides three adults with crucial job training, placement, and retention services integrated with financial coaching and access to benefits.
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND (TC22)
- $1 per pay ($26 a year) can help a student pay for minor supplies, notebooks, paper, pens, pencils, etc.
- $1 per week/$2 per pay ($52 a year) can help a student pay for minor supplies, notebooks, paper, pens, pencils, etc.
- $3 per week/$6 per pay ($156 a year) can help a student pay for one or two books
- $5 per pay ($130 a year) can help a student pay for one or two books
- $5 per week/$10 per pay ($260 a year) can help a student pay for a lab fee
- $10 per week/$20 per pay ($520) can help a student pay for 2 lab fees, 3 books, or meal plan for ½ semester
- $20 per week ($1040) can help a student pay for a laptop, food plan for one semester
- $100 can help a student pay fees
- $1,087 can help a student purchase books for one year
- $2,274 can help a student pay for room and board for one semester
- $4,500 can help a student pay full tuition for one semester
To sign up for payroll deduction donations, visit HR Self-Service or contact the MI HR Service Center at 877-766-6447.
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MI State Employees Charitable Campaign
At www.MISECC.org employees of the State of Michigan can make annual contributions that support the