Learn about United Way and adopting the Give A Ham Campaign! Find a local food pantry or give financially to the Give A Ham Campaign here! https://unitedwaymta.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/20126

In this episode of United Way Talks, Marketing Consultant Heather Clemens speaks with Amanda Bowen from The Salvation Army, Billie Vavra from Harvest Ministries, and Andrea Campbell from HAYS about their community food programs.

In this episode of United Talks Heather Clemens, Marketing Consultant for the United Way of the Mark Twain Area, is joined by Billie Vavra from Harvest Ministries and Amanda Bowen from The Salvation Army to talk about Share The Harvest. It’s a program that allows deer hunters to share their surplus venison with food pantries.

September marks the launch of the Community Impact Advocate Program. Our Community Impact Advocates are volunteers, leadership donors, agency employees and clients, and local leaders who are sharing their stories of how United Way impacts our community. Heather Clemens, Marketing Consultant for the United Way of the Mark Twain Area, is joined by Kenna Bogue and Jamie McCoy for this first podcast episode highlighting our Community Impact Advocates.

Learn about local organizations who work to feed community members in our community. These organizations will benefit from the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and the Stuff the Bus Food Drive.

In this episode, we sit down with leaders from local Community Impact Agencies that are working to change the narrative of child abuse within our community. Learn about the great work of …. - Hannibal Parents as Teachers and their Parenting Class (that is funded by United Way)- Coyote Hill - CASA- Birthday Blessings- The Child Advocacy Center

Sometimes the help Salvation Army gives to people that makes all the difference for them is nothing more than providing love, guidance, and direction. Tune in as we talk with Amanda Bowen, Family Services Caseworker at the Salvation Army of Hannibal.

Douglass Community Services began in Hannibal in 1969 as an organization that was focused to address systemic issues around prejudice and poverty. Today the organization is still providing critical services for people in the community while also working on initiatives focused on addressing root causes of systemic issues. New this month will be the organization opening their new building which will be a tool to continue their mission of building strong kids, strong families, and a strong community. On this month’s episode we sat down with Stephanie Cooper, CEO to discuss their organization’s work.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In honor of this month, we are highlighting the great work of AVENUES. Tune in as we talk with Janae Weathers, a Victim Advocate at AVENUES. She shares about the work that they do, the fact that Domestic Violence isn’t a crime that impacts only one demographic of people. Additionally, she shares a bit about where her passion for her work comes from.

At United Way, we are excited to kick off the Everyone Can Help Someone Campaign in early September! Tune into this episode to hear the passion Angela Peters, Campaign Chair, brings to her role! We are excited for her to be chairing the campaign and helping make her campaign theme come to life within the community!