UWMBMV News

Boston Children's Museum Receives National Leadership Grant for Museums Award From IMLS

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:19:53 -0400

Boston Children’s Museum is pleased to announce that it has received a National Leadership Grant for Museums award from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant will be used to create the Countdown to Kindergarten Exhibit, a dynamic, innovative public space where parents and educators can see quality early childhood education in action and work together to prepare children for school. read more »

Local Firms Tsoi/Kobus & Associates and Commodore Builders Partner with United Way on Community Build Project

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:58:58 -0400

Residence for boys aging out of foster care selected for renovation

(Cambridge, MA—September 8, 2008) Tsoi/Kobus & Associates (TK&A), Commodore Builders of Newton, and United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley announced today they will collaborate on a major community build project at Putnam Place, a group home for teen boys aged 16-19 who have aged out of state foster care and are moving towards independence. Run by Cambridge Family & Children’s Service, Putnam Place will receive a renovation estimated to be worth more than $100,000. read more »

United Way and Wolfe Laboratories Partner to Inspire Girls to Pursue Science

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:20:18 -0400

WATERTOWN, MASS. – In a leading pharmaceutical research organization on the outskirts of Boston, a team of researchers collaborates with the next generation of scientists in a series of chromatography experiments. Except it is not what you may be picturing. These experiments are led by women – scientists at Wolfe Laboratories, Inc. (WLI) – and by 12-year-old girls – students in United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley’s Math, Science and Technology initiative (MSTi.) read more »

United Way announces new $717,000 commitment in the effort to end homelessness

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:12:41 -0400

BOSTON - On the heels of a new report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which shows that funding "for permanent supportive housing," reduces the rates of chronic homelessness, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is today announcing a new investment of $717,000 to advance the Housing First efforts of 13 organizations in Boston, Cambridge, Lynn, Lowell, Quincy and Somerville. read more »