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United Way Launches $1.6 million Public Education Campaign to Help Boston-Area Kids Make Positive Nutrition Choices

02/05/2004

BOSTON - United Way of Massachusetts Bay (UWMB) today announced that it will lead a $1.6 million campaign to promote nutrition and physical fitness resources for Boston-area children. At a press conference held at The .406 Club at Fenway Park in Boston, Marilyn Anderson Chase, senior vice president of Community Impact for UWMB, announced that this UWMB initiative will focus on providing information and tools that will help kids make positive nutritional and behavioral choices in order to reduce obesity rates and improve the health of children across the region.  read more »

United Way evolves funding approach

02/04/2004

BOSTON - United Way of Massachusetts Bay is adopting a cutting-edge approach to philanthropic giving and is taking steps to implement new strategies centered on achieving measurable and meaningful community impact. The sharpened direction calls for UWMB to focus its resources in four areas - Healthy Child Development, Increasing Youth Opportunities, Sustainable Employment and Affordable Housing.  read more »

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