Women of Influence Summit
This annual event is hosted by United Way’s Women United affinity group. Each year, funds are raised to support United Way’s early education work, aimed at making quality child care more accessible and affordable. Buy tickets: UnitedWaySEM.org/WomenOfInfluence
2022 Run United Virtual Marathon kickoff
Join us on Zoom to kick off this year’s virtual marathon! We’ll announce the winner of our pre-kickoff fundraising challenge, share some “Why I Run” stories and discuss how you can win some special prizes! Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88933438940
Virtual Family Literacy Resource Fair – TEST
Join us from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 6, for the spring Virtual Family Literacy Fair! Parents will have the opportunity to learn and find resources to help their children on their academic journey.
Families of students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade will:
-Learn how to access resources and ongoing education and support.
-Explore strategies to create healthy learning environments.
-Gain access to knowledge that can be used to support virtual learning.
Parents and students will participate in specialized breakout sessions based on grade level, and a raffle will be held.
We hope to see you there!
The Financial Well-Being of Detroit Residents: What Do We Know?
More than half of Detroiters are financially insecure or in financial trouble. A new report from University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions, The Financial Well-Being of Detroit Residents: What Do We Know?, unpacks the reasons why. A combination of low and volatile incomes and disproportionately high costs makes it challenging for tens of thousands of Detroiters to maintain consistently positive cash flow and build savings, leading many households to accrue unmanageable debt and suffer low credit scores.
Join us for a live convening to discuss the study on Friday, Jan. 22, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., co-hosted by United Way for Southeastern Michigan and University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions. The virtual event will present key findings from the report and kick off a series of community conversations around opportunities for action to address the underlying conditions that create financial instability and hardship for so many Detroiters.
In this event and the community conversations that will follow, we are seeking to engage a broad range of stakeholders – frontline staff, agency leaders, academics, financial institutions, policymakers, funders, individuals with lived experience of financial hardship, and general members of the community. Please join us.
