IMPACT
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Your Generosity in Action
Thanks to your support, United Way of the Black Hills is proud to share real stories — told in the words of our partners — that show how your generosity is making a difference every day.
Catholic Social Services
I applied for the Uplifting Parents program as an 18-year-old single parent, just out of high school and unsure how I’d manage college while supporting my newborn daughter.
Balancing full-time school, work, and motherhood was tough, but I took it day by day. My BrightStart nurse told me about Uplifting Parents, which supports single parents through college. I was thrilled to be accepted, not knowing I’d also receive mentorship and financial support.
Through the program, I learned about the West River Area Health Education Center Scholars program, which covered 50% of my tuition and textbooks, and helped me gain certification in rural healthcare.
Uplifting Parents also provided free childcare through One Heart, where my daughter thrived in an award-winning daycare.
Thanks to their support, I graduated from the Nursing Program with no student debt. I’m incredibly grateful for the resources and mentorship Uplifting Parents provided, and I highly recommend it to any single parent pursuing higher education.
Thanks to generous donors like you, United Way of the Black Hills is able to make stories like this possible!