July

BOSTON – A cohort of 24 students who had dropped out of Boston Public Schools but were reconnected over the past school year will have an opportunity for a summer job because of a new partnership between United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley and Boston’s Private Industry Council (PIC).United Way is investing $50,000 this summer in a PIC program that aims to encourage students to stay motivated and stay in school after the summer months by showing them first-hand the link between education and income and what it means to their futures.

LOWELL – Today, Mayor Edward Caulfield joined United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley and Summer Experiences in Greater Lowell Co-Chairs Ginger Burke of Butler Bank and Amy Werner of The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank at Lowell City Hall to announce an investment of $100,000 into 16 local youth-serving agencies.  read more »