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UP marks 20th anniversary: ‘Vision of bettering lives is reality’

At a 20th Anniversary Celebration, supporters of United Against Poverty gathered at the UP Center to applaud the remarkable growth of the nonprofit, whose programs help individuals and families lift themselves out of poverty.

Matt Tanner, executive director, credited the success of the organization to the collaboration and support of many key stakeholders. It all began, he said, when founders Austin and Ginny Hunt took a leap of faith to follow their dream of addressing poverty in our community.

Two decades on, thanks to “committed staff members and leaders; individuals who created all the programs from scratch, marketed and started to cultivate the relationships, the trust and collaborative beliefs, bring us where we are today,” said Tanner, applauding all the past and present staff and board members.

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