United We Thrive from United Way of Southwest Michigan
Aug 25, 2026 · 9 min · 7 segments
As heard on The Morning Show with Ken & Friends, this is the weekly United We Thrive segment from United Way of Southwest Michigan. This podcast is your opportunity to learn more about the mission…
Zach EastGuest
Ken LundbergHost
Uh, this is a busy set of weeks, uh, not necessarily, uh, just for us, but certainly for the, uh, parents-
Uh, we, we j- are all out as staff at United Way meeting with those community members throughout the three county area right now as they do a lot of their school kickoff days for the staff and administrators.
We get the chance as United Way staff to come in to each of those three counties and talk about the work that United Way does in the community, and certainly ask for some financial support in whatever manner we can from, uh, the, the district, uh, employees themselves because, uh, they often are, again, the first line of understanding what is happening to our families and our communities.
So we rely on them not only as those eyes and ears, but to also kinda be the mouthpiece for programs like 211.
But 211 is to really kinda help push folks in the right direction if they have a question about things, uh, that they may need some help with.
It could be housing, utility assistance, or maybe just as simple as w- where is the nearest park that I can go to with my kids that has a playground.
So if you do call 211, uh, they'll ask for your zip code, and they'll be able to provide things to you right down to the city within you, uh, where you live, or village, or township, wherever you are.
Uh, and so that's one of the many programs we talk with educators about throughout the state, um, or I'm sorry, throughout the three county area as we're going, uh, out here, as these districts are getting ready to start with the kids.
Uh, this is a busy set of weeks, uh, not necessarily, uh, just for us, but certainly for the, uh, parents-
Uh, we, we j- are all out as staff at United Way meeting with those community members throughout the three county area right now as they do a lot of their school kickoff days for the staff and administrators.
We get the chance as United Way staff to come in to each of those three counties and talk about the work that United Way does in the community, and certainly ask for some financial support in whatever manner we can from, uh, the, the district, uh, employees themselves because, uh, they often are, again, the first line of understanding what is happening to our families and our communities.
So we rely on them not only as those eyes and ears, but to also kinda be the mouthpiece for programs like 211.
But 211 is to really kinda help push folks in the right direction if they have a question about things, uh, that they may need some help with.
It could be housing, utility assistance, or maybe just as simple as w- where is the nearest park that I can go to with my kids that has a playground.
So if you do call 211, uh, they'll ask for your zip code, and they'll be able to provide things to you right down to the city within you, uh, where you live, or village, or township, wherever you are.
Uh, and so that's one of the many programs we talk with educators about throughout the state, um, or I'm sorry, throughout the three county area as we're going, uh, out here, as these districts are getting ready to start with the kids.
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