Success Stories - Heart of Florida United Way

BASIC NEEDS

Some amazing people in our community step up and help others. Jim is one of these unique h...

“Sometimes, I feel like I’m running in place.” Damaris is no stranger to hard work. ...

When Jessica* moved to Florida with her boyfriend, she was excited to start a new life tog...

Jessica Story

Nadia* felt her stomach drop when she received the notice that her electric was to be shut...

Nadia

As a single mom to two young boys, Frances already had her hands full. Her oldest son, 9-y...

Frances Story

When Hurricane Maria struck, she left a wave of destruction and chaos in her wake. Jose an...

Jose Story

The Healing Tree Childhood is a time of laughter, learning and love. But not for all child...

It’s hard to accept that a Columbia-educated Army Flight Nurse could end up homeless at ...

Angel served in the army for several years until he was honorably discharged. Returning to...

Angel Diana

When your plate is always full, it’s difficult to imagine that children are going hungry...

EDUCATION

Meet Kim Ranachowski, a student at Seminole State College of Florida currently in her seni...

How one student overcame the odds with the help of Destination Graduation Tonya was on her...

Cynthia is a Seminole State College student who is going to school for her bachelor’s in...

When asked what her goals are after graduating with her Associate’s degree in Nursing, C...

Carissa Success Story

Nicole had a lot on her plate. As a single mom to 3 kids under the age of 12, her hands we...

Nicole Story

United Way’s ReadingPals program targets preschoolers on a trajectory of struggling with...

Kyle Story

“If it wasn’t for my AmeriCorps mentor, I probably wouldn’t have ever made it out of...

Donovan

Chrismania immigrated to the United States from Bahamas on her own when she was just 16, l...

Chrismainia

Daphne became pregnant as a teenager and she did not have a high school diploma. Her livin...

Daphne

Luke is 25 and was struggling to build a successful life for himself. Because he had dropp...

HEALTH

Sara had beaten the odds. She considered herself lucky. After emerging from the foster car...

Vivian was so excited by the birth of her first child, Bianca. However, by the age of 18-m...

Mother Daughter Vivian Bianca

Bithlo Mobile Dentistry Unit Going to the dentist and eager children aren’t typically as...

Elizabeth Success Story

Alberta just wants to stand on her own two feet. That’s not much to ask considering the ...

Alberta

Paul is a father of 2 girls — one is 13 and the other is 3. Paul initially heard of the ...

Health

Ryan is 8 years old and is the youngest of four children. His family struggles to make end...

Help Me Grow

Every new mother tries to do everything to make sure their new child has the best things i...

INCOME

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program helps low-income families and individua...

Barb story

Amanda was forced to cut her hours down to 10-15 hours a week because of the cost of dayca...

Amanda

Luis lacked the skills needed to earn a true living wage. By entering the United Way-funde...

Maggie is a single mom with a teenage daughter. She had a good job and had built a good li...

Maggie

Veterans

An Air Force veteran and mother, Angel worked at Keiser University as an Admissions Counse...

Machinist Mate Andy served his country in the United States Navy for eight years, working ...

It is not acceptable for anyone to be living in his or her car, let alone a 73-year-old Vi...

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