Xyra Mercer, the departing Student Representative to the Boston School Committee, is a 2022 recipient of United Way’s Marian L. Heard Scholarship. The Marian L. Heard Scholarship was established as…
United Way’s BoSTEM team has been out in the community the last few months getting STEM into the hands of students and families through a variety of different events. Read…
Each year, United Way of Mass Bay and Merrimack Valley hosts a cohort of AmeriCorps Fellows, who provide individualized support to a growing population of multilingual K-12 learners in Salem,…
“We’ve witnessed the commitment and resilience of the childcare workforce as they are doing everything possible to remain open and provide safe, nurturing spaces for our youngest Bostonians.” United Way…
Good credit can help people achieve financial stability and build wealth. In fact, having good credit can save you hundreds of thousands of dollars over a lifetime through lower interest…
We’ve struggled a bit with what we can say following yet another tragedy of horrific gun violence, this time against schoolchildren in Texas. Unfortunately, we are familiar with this mix…
“We all benefit from the labor movement and the union members that stay on the front line through our toughest times – the pandemic, the economic crisis, severe storms, and…
“History will judge us harshly—not if we are too bold and ambitious, but rather, if we remain complacent or think too small… We have a unique window – and an…
Pregnancy can be a joyful experience for expectant mothers and their families. Unfortunately for some women, significant disparities persist in the healthcare available to them. These disparities often run along…
Many families of young children faced significant challenges prior to the pandemic, needing support with access to resources like diapers while also seeking access to high-quality affordable childcare. The pandemic…