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Community Resiliency

Trauma-Informed Care: Serving a Region in Need

August 17, 2021

WHAT IS TRAUMA? Nearly everyone has experienced stress, but trauma occurs when stress overloads the nervous system. Common triggers include violence, neglect, discrimination and poverty....

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...

Regional Partnerships

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Expands Ride United Campaign to Improve Local Vaccination Access

May 25, 2021

PHILADELPHIA, P.A. — United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) announced the launch of the Ride United Vaccine Access Campaign which provides...

Community Resiliency

A DONATION FOR OUR FUTURE

August 4, 2020

When Erica heard about the Women United COVID-19 Diaper Drive, she immediately knew the impact it would have on the lives of so many parents,...

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...

United Way

Women United – COVID 19 Diaper Drive

June 8, 2020

Just ask any parent: when COVID-19 struck our communities, life as we knew it was up-ended. As our communities look toward the promise of reopening...

Community Resiliency

#WeAreUnited2Feed

May 27, 2020

There’s little in life that COVID-19 hasn’t changed. But while we all anxiously await a new normal, people in our communities continue to face harsh...

Regional Partnerships

Announcing PHLove: Supporting COVID Relief From City Hall to the Shore

May 18, 2020

It’s been two months since COVID shut our region down. In those two months, we changed how we live. We socially distanced from friends and...

Regional Partnerships

Creation of PHL COVID-19 Fund: Coming Together to Make an Impact

March 19, 2020

Collaboration is the key to any successful effort. And today, we are excited to put that principle into action. Along with Mayor Jim Kenny and...

United Way

Giving to a future that leaves no one behind.

December 9, 2019

As her son Amari turns through the well-worn pages of his favorite Pete the Cat book, eyeing the colorful pictures and singing softly to himself...

United Way

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...

Financial Empowerment

Letter to the Editor: A vital hunger-fighting program for local families

September 21, 2018

The Reporter, Sep 21, 2018 Back to school season is upon us, and parents everywhere are checking all the necessary supplies off their children’s list—pencils, crayons,...