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Creating Independence by Moving People Out of Poverty is the number one priority for Montgomery County United Way. Use your voice, Give to support programs that enable this to happen. Volunteer to serve in Montgomery County, TX.

Facilitating Access to Affordable and Quality Health Care

The Statistics:

– The number of children aged 18 and younger enrolled in Medicaid has increased by 37% in Montgomery County.
– Only a few healthcare facilities in Montgomery County accept Chips or Medicaid.

We are not in the healthcare business but seek to bring collaborative partners together to provide long term solutions. MCUW has invested in a healthcare study where the following partners have agreed to sh... Read More

Moving People Out of Poverty

DID YOU KNOW…?
37% or 27,628 school aged children in Montgomery County live at or close to poverty.
8,186 families live in poverty in Montgomery County, representing 45,869 individuals.
We believe that if our community concentrates on this #1 priority, other needs will decrease. If families have training and education to ensure sustainable wages, they will ... Read More

Providing Temporary Assistance In the Event of a Crisis

The Statistics:

– Data from one of MCUW’s funded partners indicates that they are missing over 3,000 calls per day from citizens in need.
– Temporary crisis sometimes leads people to take out their stress on the people they love the most.
– In 2009, requests for utility bill and rent assistance continued to be the first two requests through MCUW’s Inform... Read More

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Free Tax Prep for Low Income Families

MCUW and Solutions for Communities -VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) are offering Free Tax Preparation for Low Income Famlilies. 

Join us for the KICKOFF this Friday, 1/27 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Hotdogs and drinks will be served.  Bring your Income Information, Social Security Cards, Past Tax Returns and family information that might earn tax credits. 

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For more info., contact Debra Dyason at 936-760-4179, ext. 267.

Save the Date! MCUW Annual Meeting

You are invited to attend MCUW's Annual Meeting. 

February 15, 2012

8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

City of Shenandoah Council Chambers
29955 I-45 North

Breakfast will be served. 

R.S.V.P. Teri Woo 281-292-4155, ext. 241 or email:  teri@mcuw.org

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UnitedWayMC: Texas, Mississipi among poorest states in U.S.: http://t.co/Yxna9ZXE

UnitedWayMC: The South has a high rate of child poverty: http://t.co/Yxna9ZXE

UnitedWayMC: This article highlights the connections between two of MCUW's priorities: poverty and healthy living: http://t.co/DmqhUiCs

UnitedWayMC: Thanks Roxanne for your support and input..really appreciate it@roxanne_algra

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