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January 5, 2023

Raising Community Voices to Increase Credit for Bostonians

Moving Families Out of Poverty

Community voices are central to United Way’s approach to economic justice. By empowering residents to identify priorities and create culturally responsive solutions in their own communities, we can leverage our…

Rising to the Challenge team

November 28, 2022

Ambitious 3-Year Partnership Shows a 44% Reduction in Youth Homelessness

Ending Homelessness

Rising to the Challenge Three years ago, the City of Boston, community-based partners, Liberty Mutual and United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley came together to launch Rising to…

Childcare provider

September 12, 2022

An Often-Overlooked Solution to the Early Education Crisis

Supporting Young Children

As more companies prepare to bring more workers back to the office, our state’s early education and out-of-school time sector is about to face a new stress test.  Early education,…

May 10, 2022

“History Will Judge Us Harshly If We Remain Complacent”

Supporting Young Children

“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…

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May 2, 2022

Delta Sigma Theta and United Way Join Forces to Support New and Expectant Mothers

Supporting Young Children

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…

helping-homeless-families

March 31, 2022

United Way Convening New Boston Commission to End Family Homelessness

Ending Homelessness

Innovative solutions are needed to provide a coordinated response to the crisis of family homelessness across the Commonwealth, and in 2020, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley was…

February 1, 2022

Unprecedented State Investment Creates Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity to End Homelessness in Massachusetts

Ending Homelessness

The passage of over $150 million in funds to create more supportive housing through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is an historic moment for the movement to end homelessness…

childcare crisis

November 3, 2021

Special Series: Childcare Workforce Crisis Threatens an Equitable Recovery

Preparing Youth to Succeed, Supporting Young Children

The workforce that powers our economy is in crisis.  Early education is essential infrastructure for a healthy economy. Yet over the past decade, a childcare crisis has arisen, with the…

hospitality worker

October 26, 2021

Special Series: COVID-19 and the Workforce Crisis

Disaster Relief, Moving Families Out of Poverty

This post is part of a special series about the workforce challenges our region faces and how we’re partnering to address them.  Last week’s employment data from the Massachusetts Executive Office of…

Kids at For Kids Only After school

September 15, 2021

Our Vision for an Equitable Recovery

Disaster Relief, Ending Homelessness, Moving Families Out of Poverty, Supporting Young Children

As our region recovers, thousands of children and families are at risk of being left behind. Here are three urgent issues we can address, now. Covid-19 is a once-in-a-generation crisis…

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