After spending 30 days in the life of a hardworking parent struggling to make ends meet, we hope the United Way of Central Maryland 30|30 Experience left you wanting to do more. We’re providing resources to help you better understand the people our work supports and ways that you can create positive change.
And don't forget to tell us about your 30|30 Experience! We appreciate your feedback.
THE NEXT 30 DAYS
The 30|30 Experience is intentionally designed to be challenging. But the next 30 days are easy. This time, we’ll provide 30 ways that you can listen, learn, and take impactful action to help low-wage earners. Each day, you’ll receive an email with one simple action item, ranging from listening to a podcast to contacting your HR team.
Your next 30 days start here!
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WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH 30|30 VISION?
We want to hear from you! Let us know how the 30 days after the 30|30 Experience are going. What did you take away from the experience? What changes and actions have you taken?
Tipping more generously to acknowledge
hospitality workers
Advocating for more flexible work schedules
Contacting local leaders to learn how they’re supporting hardworking low-wage earners
Examples may include:
THEN, AND NOW.
I USED TO THINK
that if you tried hard enough,
you could always find a way
the cycle of poverty is hard to
escape and quite expensive
I USED TO THINK
that making the right
decisions was easy
that every decision comes
with a consequence
I USED TO THINK
that folks would need to get a
better job to be able to survive
that there is more to it than just
a job; so many other factors are
playing into the bigger picture
AND NOW I THINK
AND NOW I THINK
AND NOW I THINK
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I USED TO THINK
hard work was enough
AND NOW I THINK
there are more obstacles than
I realized
I USED TO THINK
that services help people
in need
AND NOW I THINK
they have to have the time and
room in their priorities to even
access those services
THEN, AND NOW.