1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (434+ words) A grant from United Way of Southwest Alabama and funded by Verizon is helping United Cerebral Palsy provide replacement medical and comfort items" The grant lets the agency provide replacement items for medical needs like glasses and communication devices, comfort…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (569+ words) United Way of Greater Nashville's 211 collaborated with Airbnb. org to launch an emergency housing program to shelter hundreds of people and pets from the storm Winter Storm Fern brought historic ice and snow across the South and Northeast From January…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (220+ words) Together, we can rebuild stronger United Way is on the ground in Venezuela, responding quickly to help those impacted by recent earthquakes. Right away, Dividendo Voluntario Para la Comunidad (United Way of Venezuela) launched a donation drive to collect and…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (577+ words) We're celebrating America's 250th birthday by reaffirming the power of volunteerism and giving back to our communities When she was 111 years old, America made a friend." In 1887, in Denver, a woman named Frances Wisebart Jacobs, a priest, two ministers, and a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (718+ words) United Way of Southern Maine connected Erika to career and housing resources to improve her family's financial footing" United Way of Southern Maine's Early Childhood Education Workforce program connected Erika to training that led to a new job." Erika and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (107+ words) Expansion into additional 211 call centers brings the program to 32 states and Puerto Rico, reaching 50% of the total U. S. population, and accessible to an estimated 36 million family caregivers United Way Worldwide and AARP expand critical support for family caregivers'through additional 211 call centers…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago  (327+ words) Many report feeling financially insecure, a trend also fueling rising calls to 211 for help Read the full Washington Post column highlighting a report that explains the paradox and divides Americans into three groups, showing how people differ in their money…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (370+ words) Packed with sunscreen, hats and sunglasses, lip balm and lotion, cooling towels, electrolyte packets, and reusable water bottles, the kits are built by volunteers. Kit recipients can stay hydrated in the summer sun with reusable water bottles." When summer temperatures…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (410+ words) Take action as the summer storm season begins across the United States Workers pile up sandbags to prepare for flooding." Read and listen to the full National Public Radio story on disaster preparedness featuring Marcus Coleman, vice president of community…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (605+ words) Through Juventudes Potentes or Youth with Potential, United Way Brazil is connecting thousands in their teens and twenties to professional opportunities Two attendees of the Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN) Global Convening, which included young leaders and representatives of governments,…...