A day in the life of your United Way Investment

6am: An individual receives a ride from The Connector to his/her morning shift at a local packaging plant.

7am: Summer day camp counselors are preparing activities for campers with special needs.

8am: Children at local childcare centers are experiencing early language and literature education.

9am: The community health center begins treating low-income patients, allowing emergency rooms to focus on critical patients.

10am: A driver picks up a cancer patient to drive her to a treatment center.

11am: Meals are delivered to seniors allowing them to live more independently.

Noon: A young child receives mental health counseling at an elementary school through School-Based Mental Health Access Project.

1pm: A new family in the community meets with a Hispanic Outreach counselor for help finding English instruction.

2pm: A single mother with a new infant receives in-home instruction from a trained parent educator on health issues, child development, and appropriate parenting techniques.

3pm: Children arrive at an afternoon school center rather than an empty house.

4pm: A mentor meets with her assigned child to work on homework together.

5pm: A trained volunteer provides shopping and errand services for a home-bound senior.

6pm: A counseling session is beginning for a family with financial management issues to ensure them a better chance of succeeding in life.

7pm: Members of a young family, who recently lost their mother to cancer, are attending peer support groups to help with their grief.

8pm: A single-parent family working towards self-sufficiency meets with volunteer mentors.

9pm: A younger man with a developmental disability meets with his job coach after finishing his shift at the supermarket.

10pm: Individuals without homes are checking into a homeless shelter for an overnight stay.

11pm: A person with developmental disabilities receives care giving services at a respite facility.

12am: AIDS Resource staff is providing HIV prevention education to a group of at-risk youth.

1am: A young wife is checking into a safe house to escape abuse.

2am: A disaster relief agency provides emergency assistance and temporary housing for a family who has lost their home to a fire.

3am: A medical advocate provides support in the hospital setting for a victim of sexual assault.

4am: An employee at a local manufacturing plant has an emergency and goes to a trained union counselor for help.

5am: United Way 2-1-1 is taking calls from individuals needing information and referral to agencies.