Reading Room: Progress to Zero Update
From: Andrea Kurtz , Senior Director, Housing Strategies, United Way of Forsyth County In my call with our BFZ coach this week, Eddie asked me, what would help create…
Category: Success Stories
Blog: Progress to Zero -Update 3
Today, April 19, 2019 marks the celebration of both the first night of Passover and Good Friday. Not coincidentally these holidays often coincide. Each holiday is a bittersweet reflection…
Reading Room: Progress to Zero – Update 1
As many of you know, in 2005 our community committed to ending chronic homelessness. This milestone is only a part of the larger vision our Continuum of Care (COC) has for…
Press Release: Press Release: John Whitaker Honored with Paul Fulton Tocqueville Leadership Society Award
WINSTON-SALEM, NC — April 5, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: John Whitaker, was bestowed with United Way of Forsyth County’s (UWFC) Tocqueville Society’s Paul Fulton Tocqueville Leadership Society Award, The Tocqueville Leadership Society’s…
health: Surviving Cancer and Life’s Challenges- Betty’s Story
As a widow and living alone, Betty didn’t have any support in place when she was diagnosed with Stage II cancer in August of 2017 at the age of…
Reading Room: Surviving Domestic Violence with the Help of United Way Funded Partners
Sonia” entered the Family Services Women’s Shelter with her 12 year old son and 9 year old daughter after fleeing from her husband and what she described as a…