By DAVID FOOTE
and JO REASONS

At United Way of Kitsap County, we believe in challenging the status quo to the way we approach fighting poverty in our community.

We believe in thinking differently and we are excited to be taking bold, progressive steps to begin to resolve the long-term impact of intergenerational poverty here in the county. And by investing in the United Way Campaign, you are becoming an integral part of this promising first step.

We appreciate your joining us in the campaign and extend a grateful thank you to all who have participated in the past. But more than ever, we need your help today.

United Way’s Fall Fund Drive is taking off with energy and enthusiasm. Partnering with the Kitsap Community Foundation, the Suquamish Tribe, and the Kitsap County Health District, together we have created Kitsap Strong. We are excited to not only be a supporting funder in Kitsap Strong, but to be a participant in this new, dynamic approach to fighting intergenerational poverty. To learn more, I encourage you view the 2015-16 United Way video at https://youtu.be/dtArubVlOh8 or visit the United Way website to learn more.

The first bold step of this partnership has been selecting 25 local non-profit organizations to participate in the new Learning Academy, an educational program designed to increase community knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and identify strategies to help our children develop the resiliency to overcome them. We invite you to learn more and be part of the process.

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