http://supportunitedway.org/release/2008/04 xx http://supportunitedway.org/press/2008/04/16/united-way%E2%80%99s-michael-k-durkin-house-lawmakers-should-support-proposed-efforts-end-h <p>BOSTON – Michael K. Durkin, president and chief executive officer of United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, today commended the House Ways and Means Committee for including a $10 million investment to end homelessness in Massachusetts by focusing on so-called “Housing First” efforts in its proposed fiscal year 2009 state budget. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://supportunitedway.org/press/2008/04/16/united-way%E2%80%99s-michael-k-durkin-house-lawmakers-should-support-proposed-efforts-end-h">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:58:16 -0400 Meghan Keaney Anderson 759 at http://supportunitedway.org http://supportunitedway.org/press/2008/03/12/mayor-menino-united-way-community-partners-launch-thrive-five <p> BOSTON (MARCH 12, 2008) – Mayor Thomas M. Menino, joined by the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley and other community partners, today announced a new public-private partnership aimed at preventing the achievement gap in the next generation by promoting school readiness and ensuring the healthy development of Boston’s youngest citizens. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://supportunitedway.org/press/2008/03/12/mayor-menino-united-way-community-partners-launch-thrive-five">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> Healthy Child Development Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:36:28 -0400 uwadmin 653 at http://supportunitedway.org