People from all walks of life are likely to be beneficiaries of services offered by agencies and programs funded through donations to United Way. Most stories go untold and the services are largely taken for granted - until we need them. The people pictured below have been very generous in allowing us to tell their stories as "Faces of United Way". Click on the links below to read their stories and in many cases to see their short videos.

Kelly & Hannah
A special bond as "Sisters

Judy - Light at the end of the tunnel	Ken - Working to put the pieces back togehter		John - A work in progress
The children of Julia Day Nursery	Meet Mike Blanco - a Face for the great work of the Boys & Girls Club		Joyce Saltes A new career as a volunteer
Alma Calderon The  creator of these "Faces"	Mary Wieczorkowski Road to a high school diploma		Ewa Kopec A new life in America

Valley United Way means many different things to many different people. The services provided by United Way funded agencies and programs are wide ranging and affect a high percentage of our citizens every day. In this series of ongoing stories, we are attempting to show the human side of that story by focusing on just a few of the individuals whose lives have been touched in one way or another by those services. Come back regularly to learn more!

We want to thank Alma Calderon, a volunteer who came to Valley United Way through our on-live volunteer matching service (Volunteer Solutions), who is developing these stories with the assistance of the agencies who provide the services.

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