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At least 5 million students miss more than 10% of school every year. When attendance drops, there is a ripple effect that sweeps all the way through a child’s academic career, until the day the child drops out of high school.
Read MoreThe AFL-CIO, United Way Worldwide and U.S. Chamber of Commerce today sent a joint letter to leaders in Washington urging them to end the government shutdown and threat of a default on U.S. debt.
Read More[Alexandria, Va. October 11, 2013] – On Wednesday, representatives from United Ways across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., to advocate on behalf of our nation’s most vulnerable children and families. Fifty state and local United Ways met with their congressional delegations to relay their message that leaders in Washington must reopen the government and invest in programs that support communities in need.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2013 (Shanghai, CHINA) – Today, United Way Worldwide, the world’s largest privately-funded nonprofit, announced a partnership with Shanghai Charity Foundation to create an early learning program to improve school conditions for migrant children in Shanghai. The official launch ceremony in Shanghai commemorated this momentous milestone of U.S.-China philanthropic relations.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS - September 19, 2013 - An Indianapolis mother, child and United Way early learning professional will be one of the featured segments nationally in American Graduate Day 2013, a public television broadcast Saturday, September 28, airing on WFYI FM 90.1 or TV 20, 11:00 am to 12 am (CT). Angi Parks and her 5-year-old daughter, Margaret Piñero, will travel to New York City for an interview on WNET New York Public Media. Their interview will be a direct feed to all participating stations as part of the second annual full-day, multi-platform event focusing on solutions to the nation's high school dropout crisis.
Read MoreToday, at Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), Strive, United Way and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced a partnership to tackle America’s education challenges. The collaboration will build on the successful Strive framework for building civic infrastructure, the community strength of United Way, and Target’s commitment to education, to help more children graduate from high school and college.
Read MoreBrian Gallagher, CEO, United Way Worldwide, announced today that Evan Hochberg will join the organization on November 1, 2013, as the organization’s first chief strategy officer.
Read More**Live webcast on Sept. 11 at 3:30PM China Standard Time/3:30AM Eastern Daylight Time**Brian Gallagher, President and CEO of United Way Worldwide, will moderate the panel Leading in a Complex World at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2013 to be held in Dalian, China
Read MoreUnited Way of Greater Union County Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell as Commemoration of its 2013-14 Workplace Fundraising Campaign Kick-Off.
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