Difficult home lives, emotional pain, feelings of abandonment, and the need for healthy relationships have created strong bonds among a group of girls at Watervliet High School. One of the girls, Katlynn, was grappling with her parents’ divorce, and her grades were dropping. But Club H2O changed all that.
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Arlene, 77, lives a happy, active life, surrounded by loved ones, in Cassopolis. But she is one of many struggling with food insecurity in Cass County. Seniors are especially vulnerable to food insecurity. In the service area of Feeding America West Michigan, a United Way-funded program, about 46,800 seniors are food insecure.
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Laura is busy—as a single mom of five, she needs to find ways to save time. Her employer, the Citgo Station in Covert, is helping her and its customers in the area to do just that—and eat healthier to boot. With the help of Be Healthy Berrien, a collective impact initiative supported by United Way, the Covert Citgo is undergoing a healthy corner store transformation.
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