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In conversation with Mai Miksic

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey recently welcomed Mai Miksic to the role of Managing Director, Early Learning & Education. Learn a...

Eagles Character Playbook LIVE

Character Playbook is an NFL and United Way-sponsored program that teaches middle school students about cultivating and maintaining healthy relationships in the game, in the...

Closing the Digital Divide to Help Kids Thrive

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

Leading the Way: Your Impact Matters

In Philadelphia alone, 25% of our neighbors experience poverty. From the single mother looking to care for her children to the job seeker struggling to...

Women United: Looking Ahead

For nearly 15 years, Women United – United Way’s affinity group dedicated to empowering our region’s women and girls – has focused its efforts on...

Read Across America: Brighter Futures for Kids

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...

Beyond Literacy: An Early Learning Investment Strategy

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...

City of Philadelphia Announces PHLConnectED “211” Hotline with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Kicks Off

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 25, 2020)—The City of Philadelphia today announced that families of K-12 students without broadband internet access can now reach out to United...

Reimaging Postsecondary Education in a COVID-19 World

United Way’s Dr. Nikia Owens, PHD, Managing Director of Financial Empowerment and Carniesha Kwashie, MS, Director, Job Opportunities Investment Network (JOIN), were recently published in...

A CLOSER LOOK: UNITED FOR EQUITY

 An in-depth look at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s support for communities of color We are on a mission. A mission to...

A CLOSER LOOK: UNITED FOR RECOVERY

 An in-depth look at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s support to drive region-wide COVID-19 recovery.   Opportunity. It looked a lot different in...

Summer reading for kids simplified! Go on…

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...

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