New Press Releases

Boston - On September 15, nearly 15,000 employees across the state will set aside their standard to-do lists and take to the community to participate in United Way's Day of Caring, an effort to advance the common good through single-day projects while fostering long-term volunteer engagement. This is the first time Massachusetts 18 United Ways have joined together for a single coordinated volunteer day.  read more »

Lynn, Mass. -- Fueled by a $250,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley announces a groundbreaking collaboration between United Way, the Department of Early Education and Care, Lawrence Public Schools, BOSTnet, and community based organizations targeted at increasing literacy outcomes for children and youth.  read more »

BOSTON - On Wednesday, July 7,  52 Boston teenagers will arrive at 51 Sleeper St in Boston for their first day of work. Their role? Working together to engage and educate their peers about the dangers of tobacco use. The jobs are part of a new United Way/Jimmy Fund initiative, led by United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which will award $250,000 over two years to five community-based organizations to generate youth involvement in tobacco control efforts.  read more »

BOSTON - On June 17, 2010 at 11:30, leaders from the Commonwealth's life sciences, health care, education and technology industries will come together with United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley to honor this year's recipients of the Math, Science and Technology awards at Microsoft's N.E.R.D Center in Cambridge.  read more »

Boston, MA- Instead of having their education disrupted at its earliest and most critical stage, 1,300 Massachusetts preschoolers showing developmental and behavioral concerns had the professional support they needed to remain learning in school in 2009 - a key recommendation from a 2006 Yale University study on reducing preschool expulsions. And, instead of funding costly shelter stays, taxpayers saved nearly $4 million because of a program that helped 130 homeless families avoid prolonged shelter stays.  read more »