Danny's Story*By working with nonprofit community partners, corporations,

community and county leaders, along with thousands of volunteers and donors, United Way of Coastal Carolina is creating significant community change in Carteret, Craven, Jones and Pamlico counties

in North Carolina through an emphasis on achieving specific results and developing lasting solutions to some of our area?s

most pressing issues.

Whether you choose to roll up your sleeves and volunteer for an hour, make a generous donation or start a conversation

about the issues you care about,

YOUR DECISION TO GIVE MATTERS!

- Sharing your skills can help an unemployed father update his resume and find a job.

- $5 a day can provide emergency shelter in a hotel, along with food, clothing and rental assistance to relocate a family of five left homeless in a house fire

- $3 a day will purchase 155 boxes of glucose test strips for diabetes patients to monitor their blood sugars at home

- Over 1,000 young people were prepared for success in the classroom

- $1 a day will provide 2 weeks of nutritious meals for special needs or low-income preschoolers

- $1 a week will provide one client with 4 hours of crisis intervention and domestic violence counseling

- A $300 leadership gift to United Way can provide a scholarship for a pre-school aged child, living in poverty, to attend a high-quality daycare program and summer care program.

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UNITED WAY PARTNERS INCLUDE:

American Red Cross, Coastal Carolina

Boys & Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina

Boys Scouts, East Carolina Council

Broad Street Clinic

Carteret County Domestic Violence Program

Coastal Pregnancy Care Center

Coastal Women's Shelter

Craven Literacy Council

Eastern Pregnancy Information Clinic

Girl Scouts, NC Coastal Pines

Heartworks' Children's Medical Home Mission

HOPE Clinic

Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina

Pamlico 4-H

Promise Place

Religious Community Services

Reviving Lives Ministries

601 Broad Street

Post Off ice Box 1385

New Bern, NC 28560

(252) 637-2460

in UNITED WAY of coastal car ol ina

www.unit edwaycoastal nc.or g

"When I was laid off from my job of 14 years, I was glad that my wife was still working. But not long after, budget cuts eliminated her job as well. With both of us out of work, soon we were evicted from our apartment.

When we went to Religious Community Services, they were able to provide a family room for us, but we were helped in so many ways. Multiple agencies and programs supported us with classes focused on increasing our income and financial well-being along with counseling services that helped me and my family deal with the stress of being homeless. We were given a great deal of support.

Today, we are so grateful to be in our own home. We have both found permanent full-time jobs and our kids feel secure in their new schools. Our nine year old son enjoys giving back by working at the shelter and soup kitchen as often as he can.

We received assistance from many United Way funded programs throughout this difficult time.

Our experience has shown us that this community really cares. We are grateful to everyone who helped make our lives better again!

* not his real name