Our Goal is to improve early grade reading levels & cut the high school drop-out rate in half.
Heartland United Way Community Partners helped create youth opportunity for 13,439 kids.
3,449 children received books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
985 kids were connected to a caring adult through mentoring & Scouting programs.
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Heartland United Way agencies provide opportunities for youth and adults to learn and be successful in school and life. Hundreds of children have participated in an After School Scouting Program, were connected to a caring adult through mentoring programs, learned the value and skills on how to be alcohol and drug free and learned about healthy relationships.
Dolly Parton launched the Imagination Library program in 1996 because she wanted to make sure that children have books in their homes, regardless of family income. This program sends one brand new, age-appropriate book in the mail each month to an enrolled child until their fifth birthday. In the Heartland United Way area 3,449 children received books in 2024.
