United Way of South Hampton Roads

Sheree Holloway came to one of United Way of South Hampton Roads’ (CVC #5000) oral health clinics needing eight teeth removed. As an older adult, complications from diabetes and lack of dental healthcare left her with continuous pain in her mouth. Even in pain, she was proud to share that she had not missed a single scheduled workday in her sixteen years of employment at a local restaurant. After removing her first six teeth, a volunteer noticed her crying and asked if she was in pain. She shook her head no and stated that she was grateful. For the first time in years, she was NOT in pain. True to form, that afternoon Sheree went to work at her scheduled time and walked home afterward as she always did. Over the next few months she was fitted with dentures and now smiles without embarrassment or pain.

When you give to United Way of South Hampton Roads you help people like Sheree, and many more in the cities of Chesapeake, Portsmouth Norfolk, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. United Way funds 70 partner agencies that provide services that focus on advancing our community in the areas of Education, Financial Stability and Health – the building blocks for a good quality of life. With a quality education, a stable job and access to affordable health services, people thrive. Will you join us? You can Give. You can Advocate. You can Volunteer. That’s what it means to Live United!

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