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Thousands of new babies and their families have received books at Cedar Rapids hospitals for more than five years. The program is a partnership between United Way Young Leaders, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Friends of the Library and Childcare Resource & Referral. We are now handing out a new series. United Way would like [...]

Thousands of new babies and their families have received books at Cedar Rapids hospitals for more than five years. The program is a partnership between United Way Young Leaders, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Friends of the Library and Childcare Resource & Referral. We are now handing out a new series. United Way would like [...]

Beginning at birth, United Way funds classes, activities and literature to help parents gain confidence and skills that nurture relationships and build developmentally appropriate skills for their children.

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Mental Health cuts could affect the daily lives for one local family who use the Abbe Center services. An Abbe  therapist is assigned to each school in the Cedar Rapids School District. The therapist, student and their parents meet and decide on what services will best meet their needs. The school-based health services provided by the [...]

Nearly 17,400 households in the United Way’s six county service area are receiving Food Assistance through the State. These households are receiving an average of $10 a day, or $4.00 a day for individuals. Feeding yourself for $4.00 a day is challenging, at best. For some people, this may be the only funds they have to [...]

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in four adults are living with a diagnosable mental health disorder, yet less than one-third will receive mental health services.

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Have you considered being a mentor? Adult mentors are positive role models that can provide emotional support and guidance that enhances a child’s self esteem. This improves positive outcomes for our youth. United Way is partnering with Big Brothers, Big Sisters and the Children of Promise Mentoring Program to hold a mentoring information/recruitment event and [...]

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Competitors from Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and other places are competing this morning in the parking lot near the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
This is scheduled to go until 6 p.m.

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Spotted this along First Avenue near Seventh Street SE on my commute out of downtown tonight.

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Lights are currently out near Seventh Street East. Also along A Avenue in the area.

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I ran into a very nice person today at the baseball complex at Mount Vernon Road and Highway 13 in Cedar Rapids. I was part of a KCRG 9.2 crew that was broadcasting live a couple of under-13 baseball games. There wasn’t much time for breaks and it was hot out. I was running the camera [...]

People filled 16 tables this morning at a United Way breakfast in southeast Cedar Rapids to learn about how volunteering can improve education. According to United Way, every year nearly 1 million U.S. students fail to graduate from high school. United Way says it knows that volunteering makes a difference. How to volunteer? 1) As a tutor. One presenter with [...]

I took this moments ago with my cell phone.

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You didn’t know there was a place to play there? I didn’t either and it doesn’t look like an official golf course from across the street. But I did spot a person playing golf on the green space that’s pictured  today. This is located near the apartments that are at the corner of 10th Street [...]

I hadn’t used my  Here’s The Deal coupon for six games and shoes at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center . So last night my three-year-old and I went there. As you probably guessed it wasn’t about who would win, but about having fun. We did have that. Some of the highlights – many of them comical (in my [...]

Taken a few moments ago with my cell phone.