United Way News

May-3-2010

Kellogg Company gets innovative (and honored) in its fight against hunger (article in USA Today)

So many Americans struggle with hunger everyday. How do you even start to address this large and complicated problem? "Join a community that cares," urges this Kel

March-19-2010

Kellogg Company wins Spirit of America Award, United Way Worldwide's Top Honor

Kellogg Company steps up during economic downturn with innovation and generosity -- United Way recognizes Kellogg Company, General Mills, Inc., Procter & Gamble

March-18-2010

United Way Recognizes Outstanding Volunteers

Kellogg Company & Post Foods Honored with Campaign Excellence Awards

Battle Creek, MI – United Way of Greater Battle Creek highlighted several outstandin

February-4-2010

United Way Announces Investments to Help Ensure Healthier Lives

Battle Creek, MI – In greater Battle Creek, it is evident that there are large pockets of the population that are struggling to provide a healthy environment for themselves and their families.&n

December-16-2009

Community contributes astounding $5,409,049 to United Way!

United Way of Greater Battle Creek is pleased to announce that the community has once again shattered all expectations by surpassing its $5 million campaign goal to tally up pledges totaling $5,

November-3-2009

Kellogg Company shatters all expectations with $3.6 million campaign contribution

BATTLE CREEK (November 3, 2009) – Kellogg Company announced today, thanks to the generosity of their Battle Creek-based employees and retirees, they will be making a record contribution

Allocations

United Way of Greater Battle Creek is a community leader – an organization that is essential to improving the health and vitality of the Battle Creek area. The generous, undesignated gifts from donors allow United Way to not only invest in essential services, but also to invest in comprehensive and innovative approaches to some of our community’s toughest problems.

Community Solutions Fund Allocations

•	Through the allocation process 50 programs operated by 35 nonprofit organizations and agencies are being funded by United Way during the ’09-’10 year.
•	Trained volunteers examine all funding requests in detail and make final recommendations to the volunteer Board of Directors.
•	All programs are carefully monitored to ensure they meet stated goals.
•	In June 2009, United Way’s board of directors voted to adopt the national strategic investment model of Advancing the Common Good. Under this new model programs are funded in three priority areas, Education (literacy, education, child development), Income (nurturing youth, strengthening families, preventing teen pregnancy, creating opportunities for the disabled) and Health (fulfillment of basic needs such as food, clothing and health care).