by United Way NWLA | Jun 12, 2018 | In The News
CONNIE FRENCH, JUNE 12 2018 – United Way Blog. Summer jobs are a rite of passage. They teach responsibility and provide a source of income. And they usually start out as an exciting new challenge that kids can’t wait to dive into. And then that first paycheck...
by United Way NWLA | Jun 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
(Minden, LA) – Young children living in Webster Parish are now one step away from receiving free high-quality books at home each month. The United Way program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, provides age appropriate books to children under five. This is the first...
by United Way NWLA | Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
(Shreveport, LA) – Through hard work, faithful donors and passionate volunteers, United Way of Northwest Louisiana will reinvest more than $1.1 million in local communities. The competitive process awarded grants to programs at 47 nonprofit agencies (some agencies...
by United Way NWLA | Jun 6, 2018 | In The News
On June 29, faculty and staff from Oak Park Microsociety Elementary and Fair Park Preparatory Academy, along with Kellogg’s Rice Krispies employees, will volunteer their time to install multiple raised garden beds at each school. This project stemmed from a newly...
by United Way NWLA | Jun 6, 2018 | In The News
By Paul Braun, LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — The Senate voted 30-5 to increase the state’s earned income tax credit by 42.8 percent to offset some the impact that a renewal of part of the state’s sales tax would have on the working poor. The state’s...
