Little Mileah was born to a drug-addicted mom. Seven months pregnant and in jail, her mom, Genevieve was given the choice of giving birth behind bars or entering a unique program called Baby Haven.
The residential drug-treatment and recovery program, supported by Mile High United Way, helps moms and babies alike. The moms, like Genevieve, learn how to deal with their addictions and become responsible, caring parents. The babies, like Mileah, receive quality early care and education from birth.
“When I hear her laugh or see her face, I smile,” says Genevieve, “because I know she is happy and healthy and prepared to do well in school and she’s only 2-years-old.”
Each year, Mile High United Way’s School Readiness Initiative provides thousands of children of low-income-families access to high quality early education, their teachers with on-going training to improve their knowledge and skills and much more.
Walter and Andrew come from two different worlds, but they share a lot in common.
Both of them tried to make it through high school and both of them failed. They dropped out and they were in danger never completing their education.
But, thanks to Mile High United Way and its community partner Colorado Youth for a Change, they are both back in school and on track to graduate and attend college!
Mile High United Way’s Youth Success Initiative provides thousands of students access to mentoring, quality after school programs, tutoring and dropout, gang and violence intervention programs.
Sylvia once was a prisoner in her own home- the victim of an abusive relationship- with no hope of escape.
Now she is a confident, self-sufficient woman.
And she gives the credit to the Mile High United Way supported Work Options for Women and its program that gives impoverished women the chance to gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed through hands-on training in the food service industry.
Your support of Mile High United Way’s Adult Self Sufficiency Initiative is helping people every day by providing job training and workforce development, financial education and savings programs and services for those who have or are experiencing homelessness.
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