BoSTEM in the Community!
Preparing Youth to Succeed
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…
Why should you be an AmeriCorps Fellow?
Preparing Youth to Succeed
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,…
United Way Advocates for City of Boston to Invest Federal Relief Funds in the Early Childhood Sector
Supporting Young Children
“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…
Making Credit Work for All Bostonians, One Safe Product at a Time
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…
Take Action – Resources for Times of Crisis
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…
Celebrating 80 Years of Partnership Between United Way and AFL-CIO
Corporate Social Responsibility
“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 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…
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…
The Impact of the Pandemic on the Youngest Children
Supporting Young Children
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…
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…