The Door County Partnership for Children and Families took time on Saturday to thank you for your support while sharing its impact in the community. In the last ten years, more than 9,100 individuals have benefited from the partner program of the United Way of Door County.

This includes providing evidence-based parenting programs and hosting Parent and Words of Wisdom Café events to empower youth and adults. Saturday’s celebration included music, games, crafts, a magic show, and a retrospective on how they touched many lives. Community Connector Rebecca Paulsen shared her own story as a young mother living in Door County, battling homelessness, sudden tragedy, and other challenges. While her kids are grown up, she says she is privileged to connect families to services she could have used as she raised her family.

Community Connector Chad Welch also recognized the nearly 1,000 graduates of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which is run through the Door County Partnership for Children and Families. The United Way of Door County helps support the Partnership as one of its internal programs.