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Trauma-Informed Care: A Decade of Leadership

April 19, 2021

An interview with Suzanne O’Connor, United Way Trauma-Informed Region Senior Advocate. For many years, the word “trauma” was exclusively referred to as a particular type...

Stronger Together: 100 Years of Action

April 13, 2021

Recently, we kicked off our 100th anniversary with a renewed focus on looking towards the future. As we celebrate this significant milestone and look ahead, it’s equally important that we look back. For the past 100 years, our United Way has invested in the collective power of our community to improve lives....

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...

Rapid Response: COVID-19 Vaccinations

March 11, 2021

The past year has shown the general public, acutely and painfully, something nonprofit sector leaders have known for decades: to get help to those who need it...

Minority Entrepreneurship: The Fight For Opportunity

March 9, 2021

COVID-19 has impacted small businesses throughout our region, and throughout the country.  Nearly all small businesses have felt the effects, but minority entrepreneurs have been...

Helping the Helpers: Why the health and wellbeing of our nonprofit community matters

March 3, 2021

Each year, United Way partners with hundreds of nonprofit organizations across the Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey area to dismantle poverty and expand opportunities...

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...

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...

United for Impact: A Year Like No Other

January 6, 2021

Like so many others, we found it incredibly difficult to reflect on the year 2020. The collective loss we felt as a team, a community,...

Give Local: The Power of a Workplace Campaign

November 19, 2020

For decades, companies large and small have teamed with United Way to offer their employees the opportunity to conveniently give to local nonprofits through annual workplace campaigns. United Way’s workplace campaigns do...

Our Sincerest Thank You

October 19, 2020

Each year, hundreds of individuals would normally gather in person for our Women United Gala to highlight the impact of local women leaders and the...

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...

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,...

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...

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...