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Meeting the Early Childhood Education Needs of the Moment

April 30, 2024

Access to early education is one of the largest predictors of a child’s long-term success, yet too many children in our region are left behind. ...

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Community Partner Spotlight: First Up

August 19, 2021

When the chaos of COVID-19 upended life in 2020, Carol Austin wasn’t sure what would happen to her organization’s mission for children. Austin is executive...

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Closing the Digital Divide to Help Kids Thrive

August 3, 2021

Greater Philadelphia Kids Are Getting More Support This School Year No internet. No computer. That may sound like a punishment doled out by parents...

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Read Across America: Brighter Futures for Kids

March 1, 2021

Help us fight for literacy for every child in Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey The connection between education and a successful future is pretty...

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Beyond Literacy: An Early Learning Investment Strategy

February 24, 2021

Why Early Learning investments should focus on ensuring children and families thrive At United Way, we partner with hundreds of organizations throughout the region to...

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Summer reading for kids simplified! Go on…

July 10, 2020

COVID-19 has shifted and reshaped life as we know it. From the C-Suite to the classroom, virtual interaction is becoming our new normal. To combat...

Early Learning

United Way Pilots Free Virtual Summer Reading Program

July 6, 2020

Free Program combats summer learning loss and keeps children engaged in classroom level reading by connecting students virtually with trained volunteer mentors for one-to-one reading...

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The District Partners with Wells Fargo and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey for Literacy Program |

March 4, 2020

National Read Across America Day and Wells Fargo, in partnership with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, co-hosted the “Literacy Tools for...

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Character Challenge

September 17, 2019

INTRODUCING THE 2019-2020 CHARACTER CHALLENGE Character Playbook, United Way, and the National Football League are challenging you to complete a service project in your local...

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Chris Long Donates Nearly 80K Books to Kids Through First Quarter For Literacy- NBC 29

September 13, 2019

Chris Long Donates Nearly 80K Books to Kids Through First Quarter for Literacy Initiative Chris Long and six NFL players distributed nearly 80,000 books into...

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Power of Partnerships

May 31, 2019

Nearly five years ago, United Way partnered with the School District of Philadelphia‘s newly formed Office of Strategic Partnerships to help create vibrant environments where...

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Read Across America Week sends Second Quarter for Literacy into overtime

March 1, 2019

To win any game, you need more than a single solid play. You need a training program to build on the strengths of each player,...