United Way’s 2021 Highlights
As we look back at 2021, we’re grateful to everyone who has supported us in our efforts to help rebuild more equitable and more resilient communities. We began this…
Cheers To You – Our Community
As 2021 comes to a close, our community faces another pandemic surge. At United Way, our staff have the privilege of working alongside amazing individuals and organizations every day on…
Meet Rapid 7: A BoSTEM Corporate Partner
Preparing Youth to Succeed
One of the most important aspects of our work at BoSTEM would not be possible without the work of our outstanding corporate partners. Today we want to highlight our partnership with Rapid 7,…
The Innovative Local Collaborations Working Together To Solve Youth Homelessness
Ending Homelessness
No young person should ever have to experience homelessness. On any given night in Boston, more than 300 youth and young adults (YYA) are sleeping in shelters or out on the street with…
How An Innovative Partnership to Reduce Homelessness Has Led to Ground-Breaking Change
Ending Homelessness
For Steve Hardy of Gloucester, the stable home he accessed through the Commonwealth’s Pay for Success partnership to reduce chronic individual homelessness helped to change the trajectory of his life. In this recent interview with Boston Globe reporter Felice Freyer, he says, “I felt such an…
This Is Where Your Giving Tuesday Dollars Go
While we’re on the road to recovery this Giving Tuesday, too many families are still unable to make ends meet. Stand with us to help power more equitable and resilient…
STEM Week 2021
Supporting Young Children
In October, we celebrated Mass STEM Week – a statewide initiative to help inspire students to see themselves in STEAM careers and create a more equitable STEAM career pipeline for our region. The theme of…
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…
United Way Fundraising Campaign Checklist
Corporate Social Responsibility
Our corporate partners are the backbone of the work we do. More than 1,000 local companies partner with us to run workplace fundraising campaigns and participate in volunteer events. This post is part of a…
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…