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…
Black History Month Resources and Learning Opportunities
DEI
The DEI Learning and Development subcommittee is leading our internal learning journey as a collective United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley staff. Each month, the committee selects a…
5 Ways Your Company Can Invest in a Better Future for STEM
Corporate Social Responsibility, Preparing Youth to Succeed
At BoSTEM, we’re allies for students who normally have minimal access to STEM fields – and you can be one too! Check out five ways you and your company can…
1,750 Learning Kits Distributed To Local Kindergarteners
Supporting Young Children
When kids enter kindergarten ready to read, everyone wins. This year, learning is being disrupted in a way none of us have ever dealt with before. From months of interrupted…
Civic Engagement In The Greater Seacoast, Empowering Students of The Granite Youth Alliance
Preparing Youth to Succeed
When asked if she can name any skill The Granite Youth Alliance has helped her with, in the course of her civic engagement in the Greater Seacoast, high school sophomore…
Homes for Families Amplifies the Voices That Know Homelessness Best
Ending Homelessness
Fighting homelessness in Massachusetts is like working on a giant picture puzzle. It’s complex, it has lots of different pieces, and it to get it done you need a lot…
Big Problem, meet Big Opportunity
Preparing Youth to Succeed
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know that today’s young people are a force to be reckoned with. With a passion for social justice, unlimited research capabilities and…
Year of Impact: More Kids on the Seacoast are Ready for Kindergarten
K-Ready Kids outfitted 1750 kids in the Seacoast with the school supplies they needed to enter kindergarten ready to learn. K-Ready Kids works to ensure that kids on the Seacoast…
Year in Impact: DRIVE Expands to Screen More Children for Early Childhood Delays
DRIVE is a groundbreaking initiative for achieving universal child development screening for young children. This year, we expanded the program to serve more families. DRIVE uses an innovative model of teaching parents…
Year in Impact: Family Fund Distributions Keep Families Afloat in 2017
The Family Fund provides emergency assistance to families on the brink of disaster. From keeping homeless teens warm on cold winter nights to helping families reclaim desperately needed tax…