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United Way announces a $150,000 investment aimed at advancing foreclosure prevention programs

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04/13/2009

BOSTON – United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley in partnership with United Ways of New Bedford and Brockton, today announced a new investment of nearly $150,000 to advance foreclosure prevention services for Massachusetts families. In 2008, more than 12,000 foreclosure deeds were recorded in Massachusetts, more than triple the amount in 2006. With this investment, United Way aims to enable more homeowners across eastern Massachusetts to gain the financial education and counseling they need to work out an affordable mortgage and remain housed.   read more »

Narrowing the Achievement Gap Earlier

Department of Early Education and Care, United Way bring together more than 250 child care providers to discuss strategies to improve the healthy development of children.
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03/20/2009

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 – Today, the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley will bring together more than 250 Massachusetts child care providers and administrators to address risk factors threatening the school readiness of Massachusetts children.  read more »

United Way announces $2 million in emergency assistance for basic needs

Funds will be distributed through 25 area health and human service agencies region-wide
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02/25/2009

BOSTON – In a press conference today at Boston City Hall, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who has been leading a Food + Fuel campaign for Boston residents this winter, joined United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley President Michael Durkin as United Way announced details of $2 million investment to provide individuals and families with emergency assistance for food, heat and other basic needs this winter.  read more »

United Way to announce $2 million in emergency assistance for basic needs

Funds will be distributed through 25 area health and human service agencies
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02/23/2009

BOSTON - In an 11 a.m. press conference Wednesday, February 25th at Boston City Hall, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who has been leading a Food + Fuel campaign for Boston residents this winter, will join United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley President Michael Durkin, as United Way announces details of new $2 million investment to provide individuals and families with emergency assistance for food, heat and other basic needs this winter.  read more »

Three digit number provides answers for people in financial crisis

United Way reports that Mass 2-1-1 usage has surged in recent months
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02/10/2009

In December, Massachusetts lost 16,800 jobs, increasing the state’s unemployment rate to 6.9 percent. Responding to sharp increases in numbers of people seeking help for the first time, United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley is calling on the community to leverage National 2-1-1 Day tomorrow to help raise awareness about Mass2-1-1, a free and confidential helpline for basic needs and other health and human services.  read more »

United Way invests $33,000 to increase claiming EITC in Lawrence

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01/23/2009

LAWRENCE- United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley announced today that it is investing $33,000 to expand the number of tax sites it funds in Lawrence, in an effort to help more residents file for their Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a refundable federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families. Studies show that approximately 60% of the Lawrence population is potentially eligible to claim EITC, yet an estimated $4.7 million in tax credits go unclaimed each year.  read more »

United Way invests $10,000 to increase claiming EITC in Chelsea

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01/23/2009

CHELSEA- United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley announced today that it will make a new investment of $10,000 aimed at helping more Chelsea residents file for their Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a refundable federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families.  This first-time investment, which will support a free tax preparation site at Chelsea Neighborhood Developers, marks the expansion of United Way's EITC effort into Chelsea, which leaves an estimated $1.3 million in tax credits unclaimed each year.  read more »

National Alliance to End Homelessness Releases new report

While chronic homelessness declined, family homelessness increased by 15 percent in Massachusetts between 2005 and 2007
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01/13/2009

BOSTON - Today, January 13, 2009, the Homelessness Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NEAH) released its second Homelessness Counts report, the first report to track changes in homelessness on both a state and national level over time. According to the report, chronic homelessness in Massachusetts was reduced by 6 percent, due in part to increased investments in Housing First, a strategy aimed at reducing chronic homelessness by  read more »

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