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In The News

Caregivers Can Now Call 211 for Help in 10 New States

July 15, 2025

Family Caregiving
Healthy Community
Local Resources | 211
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Impact Story

On the Front Lines of Health

July 11, 2025

Healthy Community
Healthcare Access
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Press Release

United Way Worldwide Announces New Board of Trustees

July 8, 2025

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Impact Story

Nourishing the Future for Families

July 7, 2025

Food Security
Healthy Community
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In The News

Women United Global Leadership Council Announces New Members

June 30, 2025

Impact Story

Helping Students in Vietnam See What's Possible

June 30, 2025

Youth Opportunity
Healthy Community
Healthcare Access
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Opinion

Commentary: AmeriCorps Cuts Are Hurting Communities, We All Need to Step Up

June 19, 2025

Volunteer
Disaster Relief
In the News

Millions of caregivers have access to this help line. Still, they're drowning.

June 18, 2025

Local Resources | 211
Family Caregiving
Healthy Community
Press Releases

AARP and United Way Worldwide Expand 211 Caregiver Program to 10 New States and Puerto Rico – Unlocking Critical Support for Millions of Family Caregivers

June 16, 2025

Local Resources | 211
Family Caregiving
Healthy Community
Kimberly Pettigrew, United Way
Impact Story

A Conversation on Healthy Communities

June 11, 2025

Healthy Community
Food Security
In the News

Aid groups weigh how much more they can help if FEMA reduces its disaster response

June 11, 2025

Disaster Relief
Community Resiliency
Disaster Preparedness
Angela F. Williams, President and CEO of United Way Worldwide
Opinion

How Businesses And Civil Society Can Partner To Build Community Trust

June 9, 2025

Disaster Relief
Healthy Community
Youth Opportunity
Community Resiliency
Financial Security
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Impact Story

Supporting People with Autism in New Brunswick

May 30, 2025

Healthy Community
Mental Health
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Impact Stories

Refusing to Let Hunger Win

May 29, 2025

Food Security
Healthy Community
Impact Stories

Youth Mental Health Matters

May 27, 2025

Mental Health
Healthy Community
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Impact Story

Fighting Food Insecurity in Ottawa

May 23, 2025

Food Security
Healthy Community
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Impact Story

5 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health

May 22, 2025

Mental Health
Healthy Community
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Impact Story

How One Simple Tool Helped Save Two Lives

May 21, 2025

Healthy Community
Healthcare Access
In the News

United Way Worldwide President: A Consequential Opportunity to Expand the Child Tax Credit (Op-Ed)

May 14, 2025

Policy and Advocacy
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Impact Story

Innovation Gets Food To People in Rural Virginia

May 9, 2025

Food Security
Healthy Community
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Impact Stories

Fighting Hunger to Build Stronger Communities

May 8, 2025

Food Security
Healthy Community
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Impact Story

How to Help Your Hungry Neighbors

May 7, 2025

Food Security
Healthy Community
In The News

United Way Worldwide’s CEO Speaks to Washington Post about How Americans Are Worried about Affording the Necessities

May 7, 2025

Financial Security
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Impact Story

Three Simple Steps to Fighting Hunger in Your Community

May 2, 2025

Food Security
Healthy Community
Youth Opportunity

Stuff the Bus: Supporting Students Nationwide

United Way’s Stuff the Bus initiative ensures students have the school supplies they need to succeed. Volunteers and donors come together across the U.S. to pack and distribute thousands of backpacks, which empowers students and eases the financial burden on low-income families. This effort to support education and strengthen communities has made a lasting impact from Lake County, Florida, to Washington, D.C..