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Success Story
Austin improved his interpersonal and social skills while participating at Camp Double Eagle.  Austin had been kicked out of school and was enrolled in an emotional disabilities program.  He had violent tendencies, threatened to kill himself, and wandered off when he was overwhelmed.  The program director and Austin created a plan that helped him improve his behavior.   He learned to go to a counselor and share his problems when he started to fe
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Labor

LIVE_UNITED_krocka.jpgOrganized labor and United Way of America have had a working relationship for more than 60 years.
Our local United Way - the United Way in Waukesha County - has had a formal relationship with the AFL-CIO for decades. Kurt Schmidt, member of Local DALU 24111, is employed by our local United Way as the AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison. He is one of almost 190 full-time state and local AFL-CIO Community Services Liaisons employed throughout the nation. They serve as links between their state federations, central labor councils, AFL-CIO afiiliated unions and their local United Ways.


One call to Kurt, your AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison, can help connect workers and their families with resources.
Contact Kurt via email or phone (262) 547-8459. He can help connect you to community resources and referral services when you, a friend or family member needs information on issues such as unemployment, volunteer mobilization, community projects, or health and human services needs.