Haiti Earthquake Recovery – How You Can Help
Disaster Relief
This past weekend, Haiti was hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that crumbled homes and buildings and killed more than 1,200 people. As relief organizations on the ground and around…
The Road Ahead: How We’re Imagining Covid Recovery
Disaster Relief
While the pandemic has left no one untouched, it also put a spotlight on the alarming disparities that have always existed throughout our country. As we look toward recovery, this…
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The Covid-19 crisis has illuminated and widened existing cracks in our human services safety net and education system like no other point in time in our history. It is also a…
United Way’s COVID Response: The Local Funds
Disaster Relief
In March of 2020 when we were first sent home, the horizon of our lives shrank to the bounds of our backyards. At the same time, responding to the impacts of the pandemic had to…
A Timeline: United Way’s Local COVID-19 Response
Disaster Relief
In March of 2020, a global pandemic demanded we reimagine every aspect of daily life. At the United Way of MA Bay and United Way of Greater Seacoast, it was no…
Tax Efficient Ways to Give This Holiday Season
The holidays are here and, for all of us, this year looks different than any before. But for many, it may mean no holidays at all as 1 million people…
“Sometimes, I am lost for words:” Reflections of a hotel housekeeper during COVID-19
Disaster Relief
Nadine moved to the U.S. 30 years ago and for the last six years, she has worked as a housekeeper at the Westin Copley. It was a steady job that…
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…
Virtual Campaign 101 with Unitil
Corporate Social Responsibility
Our corporate partners are the backbone of the work we do. More than 1000 companies in our area partner with us to help people in need in our community, running…
Leadership During Crisis: A Conversation With John Hancock CEO Marianne Harrison
Corporate Social Responsibility
This year, our Women United group celebrated over 25 years of impact in the community. In 1996, four local women launched the group because they knew that together, they could…