Diabetes Alert Day is March 26, 2019! Diabetes is a life-long disease that affects the way your body handles glucose, a kind of sugar, in your blood. Your body changes most of the food you eat into glucose, which your body uses for energy. Your blood takes the glucose to the cells throughout...
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Hurricane Maria ripped across homes and communities a year and a half ago, but we are still feeling the effects of the storm. As Hurricane Maria evacuees began escaping into Central Florida, Heart of Florida United Way launched the Hurricane Maria Housing Assistance Program to help them overcome the...
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Go Over the Edge with Mission United We want you to rappel off a building to help veterans. Yes, really. Not for the faint of heart, our most extreme fundraiser yet is all about helping veterans while giving you a once in a lifetime experience. If you ever wanted to rappel down one of Central Florid...
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2019 Women United Luncheon For 12 years, the Women United Luncheon has been hosted by Women United, a group of passionate female professionals and philanthropists fighting for the betterment of Central Florida. The Luncheon is a chance to network with like-minded women and take a stand for issues th...
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United Ways are making a difference in communities across the world. Once a month, we gather for a Twitter #UnitedWayChat to share ideas, encourage and inspire one another. In January, the topic was our work around financial stability. Below are some of the top tweets. To see the full #UnitedWa...
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This year, we are celebrating 50 years of VITA! Back in 1969, the first VITA program began operating. But that’s not the only thing we are celebrating! Earlier this year, Congress passed a bill to increase funding for the tax assistance program by 20%! But you may be asking yourself, what is VITA?...
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