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Scam Alert: Beware of messages from UW staff impersonators

August 28, 2019

If something is too good to be true, it probably is. Double that when unsolicited emails, texts or DMs offer “free money.” United Way has...

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$60K: What a family of 4 needs to get by in Pa- Philadelphia Inquirer

August 26, 2019

To survive in Pennsylvania, a family of four needs to make $59,340 a year — a hardto-fathom, sticker-shock number that shows how expensive life has...

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Our Final Farewell to the Parkway

August 22, 2019

Our United Way has a long and proud history in Philadelphia and the surrounding communities: nearly 100 years of service to our region. As we...

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Shelly Schneider, interim president for Cumberland County College, honored with the Power of the Purse Award

June 24, 2019

From Staff Reports, Vineland Daily Journal Published on June 13, 2019 | Updated on June 13, 2019 Shelly Schneider (Photo: Provided) Shelly Schneider, interim president...

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Half of Philadelphia households struggle to make ends meet: The ALICE Report

June 24, 2019

By Aaron Moselle – WHYY | June 18, 2019 Roughly one in three Pennsylvania households struggle to afford life’s basic necessities, according to a report released...

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New United Way of PA Report Sheds Light on Financial Hardships: The ALICE Report

June 18, 2019

1.2 Million Pennsylvanians Cannot Afford Household Basics New United Way of PA Report Sheds Light on Financial Hardships Philadelphia, Pa. (June 18, 2019) – United...

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Celebrating the Power of Partnership

April 4, 2019

Change isn’t something we create all on our own, especially when the goal of the change is as complex and multi-faceted as ending poverty. It...

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Disrupt the Shrug

November 2, 2018

Philadelphia remains the nation’s poorest large city, but according to the latest Census report, the deep poverty rate has actually gotten worse (rising from about...

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It isn’t up to someone else

October 3, 2018

Can we get real about something? Poverty is a problem. It’s pervasive. And it isn’t up to someone else to solve it – none of...

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When life happens, United Way bridges the gap

October 1, 2018

A job that pays the bills. Food on the table. A place to call home. For most of us, we have what we need. We...

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Instead of blaming government for Philly’s poverty problems, we must band together | Opinion

September 28, 2018

Posted: September 28, 2018 – 6:00 AM Bill Golderer, For the Inquirer I know I am not alone in sharing my deep disappointment in the U.S. Census...

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As agencies work together, future looks bright for Philly’s corporate giving

September 21, 2018

by Jane M. Von Bergen, For the Inquirer, Posted: September 21, 2018 Laura Otten has Pittsburgh envy. That’s how the director of La Salle University’s Nonprofit Center would...