![National Volunteer Month: Jones County](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Blog_04-2018_JCVC-Amy.jpg)
Amy Keltner is our Jones County Volunteer Center Coordinator. Learn more about how the center and its volunteers truly make a difference for rural families.
![Family Volunteer Day 2017](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Blog_Feature_112017_Family-Volunteer-Day.jpg)
See how local families made a difference in Linn and Jones Counties on Family Volunteer Day.
![Year End Giving 2017](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Blog_Feature_122017_End-of-Year-Giving.jpg)
Learn how to make a difference for your community during the month of December.
![What is a Loaned Executive?](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1686-e1499973874579.jpg)
Learn what a Loaned Executive (LE) is and how they help United Way each year.
![Preventing Summer Slide](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/359017112933935.HyFwHSHueBV8f7FLH4UA_height640.png)
Avoid summer learning loss! Read about ways to keep your kids learning during their break from school.
![Cedar Rapids Joins Nationwide Campaign for Grade-Level Reading](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Blog_2016-03_Reading_Into_Success-1.jpg)
Cedar Rapids is taking a big step toward improving student success by joining the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (GLR), a nationwide movement to increase early reading proficiency.