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Career Pathways

A Conversation with Michael Banks

August 4, 2021

As one of the priorities in the City’s inclusive growth plan, “Growing with Equity,” a team of local stakeholders—including United Way of Greater Philadelphia and...

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...

Financial Empowerment

BRIDGING GAPS: The Work of a Poverty Fighter

June 23, 2021

MEET CHERYL MACKEY, THE WOMAN FIGHTING POVERTY FROM EVERY ANGLE. “Growing up in Philadelphia I always had a sense that United Way was integral in...

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

LIVING UNITED: The Journey of a Life-Long Supporter

May 18, 2021

MEET NED MONTGOMERY, LONGTIME SUPPORTER, ADVOCATE, AND ACTIVE REGIONAL BOARD MEMBER. “I have been a donor of United Way, or as we used to call...

United Way

Standing Against Hate

May 7, 2021

To our valued Partners and Supporters: This is a critical moment for our communities, our region, and our nation. With the arrival of a vaccine...

United Way

INSIDE CAMDEN: A Conversation with Author Darnell Moore & Camden-based Agency Partners

April 26, 2021

On the evening of April 13th, supporters, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey had the opportunity to join author Darnell Moore for...

Offerings by United Way

Social Venture Partners Philadelphia: Reimagining Giving

April 22, 2021

We’re new here – but we’re not new. Social Venture Partners is a global network of engaged philanthropists supporting meaningful change with communities by giving...

Community Resiliency

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...

United Way

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....

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...

Regional Partnerships

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...

Career Pathways

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...

Community Resiliency

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...

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...