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IMPACT STORIES
When You Read with a Child, Everyone Wins
Improving Health Outcomes Through Education
Paying It Forward
Fighting Hunger One Box at a Time
A House to Call Their Paradise Home
Celebrating Joyann Benoit
A Mom with a Plan
American at HeART
Working Hard to Transform a Dream into Reality
'Flying Right' after Serving Time
A Hero Asks for Help: A Single Father Fights for a Better Life
Chase and Jose: A Book Buddy friendship that led to positive change
Finding words for a growing family
On the path she chose
Winning in health
Ready for kindergarten
Pain & Circumstance: A Graduation Story
Growing a healthy community
The Top-Notch Nurse We Almost Didn't Get
Falling off the Cliff
The Power to Change a Life
Joining to network, now giving with heart
Suddenly Homeless
Through health issue, Syrian mother finds new hope
A Diploma for Mom
Leaving a legacy through planned giving
A Book Buddy celebration for this first-year volunteer
How Many Books Could This 4-Year-Old Carry?
Coding leads refugee high school student to college scholarship
The Power of High School Girls
Refugee, graduate, future nurse
Real Men Never Stop Reading
Hurricane survivors get taxes done for free
Survivor Mom
The Friendship that Saved a Family
Children's Mental Health Explained
A central Iowa student gets the vision to learn
Giving Garden Volunteer Rolls Up Her Sleeves to Give Back
After-school program changes Warsame's life
The Boy No One Thought Would Go to College
A Smile Saved
How a hearing-impaired third-grader learned to read
After All the Doors Slam Shut
Bilingual Buddies
Meet United Way of Central Iowa's New President
Hope is Never Lost
Honor to Read
A Bridge to His Dream
Miracle Mom
Booking Lunch
A Lifetime's Purpose
Here's why this CEO gives back to his community
A Never-Ending Story
A Call for Help
Like a Boss
Now Hiring: A Fearless Woman
Like Son, Like Mother
Canned Compassion
From Tanzanian Refugee Camp to Life in Central Iowa
A Shot at Success
Taxation Without Trepidation
Born to Farm
Strong as Oak
Middle School Justice
Power Read ROCKS!
Carrie
Rebecca
Claudia
Shaneice
Connie
Michael
Kanisha
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