Join us virtually to celebrate and recognize the 2020 United Way 35 Under 35 Women’s Leadership Program participants.

Meet Sharla. After living at a local homeless shelter for four months, Sharla and her family moved into an apartment of their own. Sharla arrived at her new apartment with a mix of emotions. She was excited and grateful to have an apartment, but nervous, afraid and embarrassed as she knew she would be walking through the door of her new home with just a few items, and certainly not enough to create a comfortable and functioning home for her family. Everything they owned was packed in a few boxes, and although the homeless shelter was able to store what little possessions they had while they got back on their feet, she worried about not having the basics to set up a home for her and her kids to live and thrive.