A Helping Hand
Karen’s husband had cancer. After researching where to get the help she and her husband both needed, she turned to Hospice. They provided her husband with the care he needed,...
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A Hot Meal
Pat & Pete have been friends of United Way of Kennebec Valley for many years. Before they retired both of them contributed tot he United Way through payroll deduction. They...
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A New Job...Needs New Clothes
Judy had been laid off for some time and was struggling with her finances. Through Goodwill Goodworks she was able to find a job that suited her and would allow...
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A Phone Call
Just having been laid off, Peter was concerned as to how he and his family would get through this tough time. At his past job, he had given to the...
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Affordable Childcare
As a mother of three young children, one of the most challenging things I have encountered is finding affordable, quality child care. With the scholarship money that I receive from...
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Alzheimer's Center
When Michelle's father was struck with Alzheimer's, the family did not know what to expect. Each day was getting harder and harder to take care of him. When it got...
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Augusta Community Warming Center
The Augusta Community Warming Center will be open every day, January 2-March 31, 2012, from 9am to 4pm to those seeking a warm and safe escape from the cold. The...
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Big Sister
Emily, a local real estate agent, always thought that she would like to volunteer in her community but did not know how or where. Though one of her co-workers, Emily...
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Boys & Girls Club
As a young teen, Tommy did not really fit in with the regular crowd at school and started hanging around with kids who got into trouble. Worried that he would...
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Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year
Julie was not excited when her new foster parents decided to send her to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Gardiner. However, soon after she began attending she grew...
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Children's Center
Jen has two children that have learning and developmental disabilities. She wants to help her children be the best they can be. For this to happen, she was taking her...
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Crisis and Counseling
Dan was showing signs of depression that worried some of his friends. He was becoming more distant and did not seem to care about things at all. One day, one...
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Dental Clinic
With extreme tooth pain and no insurance, Joe needed help quick. After calling many dentists, he quickly found out that if you don't pay upfront, the dentist will not do...
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Expecting
Newly married, Michelle learned that she was expecting her first child. With both parents working is was still difficult to make ends meet. The couple was very excited that they...
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Fire Burns Home
After a fire burned out the Chase's home, they were left with nothing except the clothes on their backs. The Red Cross was there at the scene to assist the...
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Food Bank
With the increase in the cost of living and the lack of any type of raise, Adam was working and grateful for that, but he was having a hard time...
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Gabe's Story
Gabe was diagnosed with Global Developmental Delay. With two working parents, childcare for Gabe was necessary. With limited resources in the area available to a child in Gabe’s circumstance and...
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Goodwill
Michael was having difficulty finding employment and desperately needed immediate help in getting fuel to heat his home. He decided to start his search by calling 2-1-1 and was referred...
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Help When It Was Really Needed
Angela, a legally functionally disabled mom knew she wanted to go back to school in order to provide more for herself and her family. The Head Start Program at Southern...
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Hospice
Karen’s husband had cancer. After researching where to get the help she and her husband both needed, she turned to Hospice. They provided her husband with the care he needed,...
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How LVA Helped Charlie
Charlie worked for American Airlines for 35 years. In this time he received numerous letters of recognition for his hard work. But Charlie was never able to read them. His...
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Literacy Volunteers of Greater Augusta
Charlie worked for American Airlines for 35 years. In this time he received numerous letters of recognition for his hard work. But Charlie was never able to read them. His...
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Local Family
Becky and Scott are a local couple that have seen and have overcome their share of challenges. They have two beautiful children, who are both full of life and wonder,...
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Meals-On-Wheels
After having a triple bypass, the first few weeks of being home were very difficult for Arthur. He had family close by that could help him in the morning and...
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More than Just a Bike
A young man staying at the homeless shelter was referred to me by his case manager. We were able to assist with getting him a full time job that paid...
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Rural Community Action Ministry
Having Lupus and living alone has brought its challenges to Jeanette. She is so thankful that Rural Community Action Program has been there. Without their help she it would be...
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Rural Community Action Program
Having Lupus and living alone has brought its challenges to Violet. She is so thankful that Rural Community Action Program has been there. Without their help she would not be...
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The Family Violence Project
Kirsti was asked out by one of the most popular guys at her school. He was a year older and had a lot of friends. After going out with him...
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The LINC Club Garden
The LINC Club would like to thank United Way for your extremely generous assistance this year, everyone greatly appreciates the community support from United Way. Also we wanted to show...
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Work Boots
I received a call from a man who had recently secured a job with a reputable drywall company. Since he had no money and only the clothes on his back,...
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You Can Change a Life
The stories United Way encounters every day are from people of all walks of life. With your support, we are able to be there to help people when they need...
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