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![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.
![Great Rivers Conference 2018](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Blog_03-2018_Great-Rivers.jpg)
Jessica Whitfield, Senior Manager of Education, attended United Way of Wisconsin’s annual Great Rivers Conference. Learn about her experiences and how they help strengthen our work in East Central Iowa.
![Deep Dive: Mental Health](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Blog_03-2018_Mental-Health-Deep-Dive.jpg)
Through her research with our Community Building team, student intern, Alexa Ravetti, takes a deeper look at mental health in East Central Iowa.
![Time for Art: New Artist Spotlight](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Blog_03-2018_Time-for-Art.jpg)
Each year, local artists donate their work to Time for Art's silent auction. Read our blog to view some of these artists and the work they donated.
![New YLS Chair: Whitney Pino](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/03-2018_YLS-New-Chair-Blog.jpg)
Whitney Pino, Van Meter, is our 2018 Young Leaders Society (YLS). Learn more about her and why she is involved with YLS and United Way.
![Game Changers: A Year in Review Recap](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/03-2018_Game-Changers-Recap.jpg)
On Thursday, March 8, we held our event, Game Changers: A Year in Review. Read this blog for a summary and for winners of our Annual and Campaign Awards.
![AmeriCorps Week: What YAA Means to Me](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/03-2018_AmeriCorps-Week-Feature.jpg)
Youth Achievement AmeriCorps members provide support to low-income children and families. Celebrate National AmeriCorps Week by thanking those who #getthingsdone.
![Community Engagement and Equity](https://www.uweci.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Blog_03-2018_Community-Engagement-Fish.jpg)
UWECI Manager of Health, Ana Clymer, shares her takeaways from the Nexus' Community Engagement Institute on what community engagement truly means and the role it places in building equity.