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Entrepreneurial Youth Launch Ventures with the Help of United Way

Youth in Somerville, Quincy and Boston among grant recipients
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12/15/2008

BOSTON – United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley announced today that the organization will be investing $10,500 to give seven teams of entrepreneurial youth the start-up capital they need to inspire their peers, bridge the gap between elders and youth, help the environment and otherwise change the future of their communities. The youth were part of United Way’s Youth Venture Program which inspires and invests in teams of young people, ages 12-18, to start social projects that create positive, lasting change in their communities.  read more »

Bill Brett and Will Moses Highlight Blackstone's United Way Christmas Campaign

In challenging times, local shop owners encourage the community to help “Build a Basket of Cheer at Blackstone’s and Watch the Giving Grow”
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11/18/2008

Blackstone's of Beacon Hills' (46 Charles St.) third annual 12-Days of Christmas Celebration and their mission to give back to the local community takes on a new and novel approach this year. Beginning Monday, December 1st, Blackstone's will launch a creative fundraising campaign designed to provide holiday gifts for those in need while at the same time providing needed funds for the United Way of Massachusetts Bay.  read more »

Unprecedented Need: Unprecedented United Response

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10/30/2008

BOSTON -- Eighteen United Ways from across the Commonwealth announced today that they are responding to widespread increases in need by uniting for a new statewide drive to provide emergency assistance for basic needs this winter. The emergency appeal, called the Community Support Fund, will leverage the support of residents from all corners of the Commonwealth to create a safety net for individuals and families in crisis.  read more »

United Way names Deborah Sinay Chief Development Officer

10/01/2008

BOSTON – Michael K. Durkin, president and chief executive officer at United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, today announced Deborah Sinay as the organization’s new Chief Development Officer. With the move, Durkin taps into the leadership and development skills that recently drove to completion a $47 million capital campaign for the Boston Children’s Museum on Children’s Wharf. Sinay will begin her new position on October 1, 2008.  read more »

Community unites around residents in crisis

United Way, partners launch public appeal for Community Support Fund
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09/26/2008

BOSTON – Determined not to let children, families and individuals go hungry, cold or without shelter this winter due to the rising costs of food, fuel and housing, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is today launching a $2 million drive with an appeal to the public to provide emergency financial assistance for basic needs.  read more »

Corporate volunteers to give far-reaching support to local organizations on United Way’s Community Care Day

Volunteers critical for human service organizations experiencing financial strain and increased community need
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09/25/2008

BOSTON – Today more than 1,600 employees from 55 companies are leaving their blackberries unanswered, their to-do lists in the office, and their suits hanging at home in order to participate in United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley’s (United Way) 17th Annual Community Care Day, an effort to educate volunteers about issues facing the community and foster long-term volunteer engagement. Volunteers have become increasingly important as human service organizations try to save money under rising costs of operating and a growing community need.  read more »

New Mass211 call data reveals need for help with housing and utilities

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09/22/2008

BOSTON – There are new reports out almost daily about rising costs of food, fuel and utilities and the economic uncertainties facing many families in the region. But new information from Mass211– the state’s hotline for human services information and referral launched last year by United Way—reveals just how many residents are calling for help.

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Boston Children's Museum Receives National Leadership Grant for Museums Award From IMLS

Grant will be used to create permanent Countdown to Kindergarten Exhibit
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09/22/2008

Boston Children’s Museum is pleased to announce that it has received a National Leadership Grant for Museums award from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant will be used to create the Countdown to Kindergarten Exhibit, a dynamic, innovative public space where parents and educators can see quality early childhood education in action and work together to prepare children for school.  read more »

United Way and Wolfe Laboratories Partner to Inspire Girls to Pursue Science

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09/09/2008

WATERTOWN, MASS. – In a leading pharmaceutical research organization on the outskirts of Boston, a team of researchers collaborates with the next generation of scientists in a series of chromatography experiments. Except it is not what you may be picturing. These experiments are led by women – scientists at Wolfe Laboratories, Inc. (WLI) – and by 12-year-old girls – students in United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley’s Math, Science and Technology initiative (MSTi.)  read more »

United Way announces new $717,000 commitment in the effort to end homelessness

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09/08/2008

BOSTON - On the heels of a new report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which shows that funding "for permanent supportive housing," reduces the rates of chronic homelessness, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is today announcing a new investment of $717,000 to advance the Housing First efforts of 13 organizations in Boston, Cambridge, Lynn, Lowell, Quincy and Somerville.  read more »

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