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In conversation with Mai Miksic

August 7, 2023

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

Career Pathways

Eagles Character Playbook LIVE

October 21, 2021

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...

Early Learning

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...

United Way

Leading the Way: Your Impact Matters

June 16, 2021

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...

United Way

Women United: Looking Ahead

March 15, 2021

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...

Early Learning

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...

Early Learning

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...

Regional Partnerships

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

August 25, 2020

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...

Career Pathways

Reimaging Postsecondary Education in a COVID-19 World

August 21, 2020

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...

United Way

A CLOSER LOOK: UNITED FOR EQUITY

July 23, 2020

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...

Community Resiliency

A CLOSER LOOK: UNITED FOR RECOVERY

July 16, 2020

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...

Early Learning

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...