Monthly Newsletter - July 2023
Sponsor a Classroom Needs You!
Every summer the United Way of Montcalm-Ionia Counties partners with local businesses, organizations, and individuals with the goal of sponsoring the 280 K-3 classrooms in both Montcalm and Ionia Counties to help local teachers obtain needed supplies.
$100 fully sponsors one classroom!
Sponsorships are tax-deductible.
The program runs from July - August
Diaper Give A Way

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Over 85,000 diapers have been given out to the Montcalm and Ionia Communities since the start of our Diaper Give Away in November 2022.

There is still time to receive diapers this Summer. Thank you to the Montcalm County Great Start Collaborative and the Ionia Great Start Collaborative for their help with these events. Here are the following diaper dates.

July 27th: 4 pm - 6 pm
Lake Odessa Fire Department Station

August 3rd: 4 pm - 6 pm
(New) Veteran's Park- Stanton

September 21st: 4 pm - 6 pm
United Methodist Church- Portland
Registration is Now Open for
Community Leaders Conference on Housing
2023 Holiday Hope Bags
The holidays will be here before we know it, and United Way is gearing up for another year of holiday hope bags for children and seniors in Montcalm & Ionia Counties.


Holiday Hope Bags is an initiative to provide food-insecure students in Montcalm and Ionia counties with a week's worth of food during the Winter Holiday. As a majority of students rely on free school meals and after-school third-meal programs, the holiday season can add additional family stress by adjusting tight food budgets to accommodate the two weeks students are home during winter break. Hope Bags are here to support families to ensure that the winter holiday is a time to celebrate, relax, and focus on the new year ahead!
This year we are asking local businesses, schools, groups, and all community members to help provide needed items to over 1,000 families and individuals in Montcalm and Ionia Counties.

More details soon, or reach out to samantha.ford@liveunitedm-i.org
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