A New Start From New Generation
Ending Homelessness
United Way is proud to include New Generation as a funded agency partner doing critically important work every day with women and their children. It’s a place where the urgency…
3 Steps to Achieve Housing Justice For All
Ending Homelessness
Turning this point in time into a moment in time when we achieve housing justice for all COVID-19 has pushed an already under-resourced and overstretched shelter system to the brink.…
Frontline Heroes: Gloria West of Project RIGHT
Ending Homelessness
Our Frontline Heroes series uplifts the stories of local community members and resident-led organizations transforming our region. Gloria West is an active participant in United Way’s Housing & Education Learning…
Giving Tuesday – Our Communities Can’t Wait
Disaster Relief, Ending Homelessness, Moving Families Out of Poverty, Preparing Youth to Succeed, Supporting Young Children
With more than 1 million people in our state facing food insecurity, a tidal wave of evictions on the horizon and unemployment skyrocketing across most industries, it’s up to our…
This Is The Biggest Barrier We Face In Covid-19 Relief & Recovery
Ending Homelessness
What would you do if you got the call? Imagine picking up your phone and having your suspicions confirmed – that run down, miserable feeling you’d been dealing with was…
How Nonprofits Are Sparking Statewide Change
Ending Homelessness, Moving Families Out of Poverty, Preparing Youth to Succeed, Supporting Young Children
Over a third of early educators in Massachusetts rely on public assistance to make ends meet. These preschool teachers, family child care providers, and infant/toddler caregivers are teaching the state’s…
Liberty Mutual Commits $5 Million To Help End Youth Homelessness
Ending Homelessness
“Ending youth homelessness requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. I’m grateful for Liberty Mutual’s partnership and commitment to this important issue.” – Mayor Martin J. Walsh A recent national study from the…
How Can You Help Someone Experiencing Homelessness?
Ending Homelessness
On any given night in Massachusetts, 20,068 people are experiencing homelessness: 4,149 are in families with children 900 are veterans 465 are under 24 On a typical night, the state’s…
“Nothing About Us, Without Us” – Ending Youth Homelessness
Ending Homelessness, Preparing Youth to Succeed
Youth and young adults lead the way in new action plans in the City of Boston and across Massachusetts focused on ending homelessness. Speaking to a room that includes the…
A Year of Uniting – Ending Homelessness
Ending Homelessness
This week in a community meeting with school officials, we heard of a family of five renting a single room; it is what they can afford as they balance the…