If you live in Boston, then you know it can be hard getting ahead. In fact, there are over 200,000 Boston residents who have either poor credit scores or no…
When Carissa* began working with RISE (Realizing Intergenerational Success through Education) her life was in turmoil. After escaping an abusive relationship, Carissa was left to care for her 4 children…
United Way supports more than 77 partner organizations – including Father Bill’s & MainSpring, which runs a successful shelter diversion program. Last year, Lucie, her two children, and her grandson…
It’s only the beginning of January, but 2018 is proving to be one of the harshest winters in our region’s history and fuel assistance benefits are already maxed out. Record freezing temperatures…
This was a very exciting year for Youth Unleashed, one of our Youth Venture teams! The West Roxbury-based Ohrenberger Community Center team was selected as one of the 128 early-stage…
In recent years, there’s been a push to have more local summer learning programs – a move that many parents agree with – but the demand for these programs exceeds…
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…