In 1993, real estate industry leaders Kevin Phelan and the late Ed Sidman founded the United Way Real Estate & Building Industry Leadership Breakfast, bringing together 200 real estate professionals…
For hundreds of youth in the Merrimack Valley, United Way provides safe and rewarding summer opportunities. Every year, the United Way-supported Summer Experiences in Greater Lowell (SEGL) provides a variety…
United Way’s relationship with the PE/VC Community spans more than a quarter century and is marked by extremely generous financial support, but also by a deep, hands-on commitment to interacting…
Last summer, for the first time, United Way partnered with NBC Boston, NECN, Telemundo Boston and other NBC- and Telemundo-owned television stations and other nonprofits, to raise donations of supplies…
K-Ready Kids outfitted 1750 kids in the Seacoast with the school supplies they needed to enter kindergarten ready to learn. K-Ready Kids works to ensure that kids on the Seacoast…
Last Spring, teams of volunteer employees dubbed the “Blue Crew” put together 1,300 Healthy Living Kits and 1,500 Healthy Snack Packs for 2,800 local children. The packages were distributed to…
When you consider all the complex factors that can contribute to a person becoming homeless – and the many obstacles people face to getting back on their feet – it’s…
In 2017, we launched a new initiative – Working Families Network of MA – which will enable us to expand our financial coaching program statewide and double the number of…
In January, cities and towns across the country participated in the “Point in Time” count, an annual census of homeless individuals and families that provides a baseline for measuring progress…
The data around social emotional learning indicates a growing need in classrooms. Many of today’s students do not have solid social and emotional foundations to help them build and maintain…