Increasing Opportunities for Youth

12th Annual Board Connection

Lanita Tolentino — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:16:22 -0400

Over the past 11 years, United Way's Board Connection has brought together countless professionals seeking meaningful community leadership opportunities with executive directors and board members of nonprofit organizations looking to strengthen their volunteer leadership boards and communities. Register Online today!
Location: Seaport Hotel 1 Seaport Lane Boston, MA 02210 read more »

143,821 youth served in quality programs

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:42:56 -0400

In 2008 United Way served 143,821 youth in high quality afterschool and out-of-school time programs. Of these, over 13,000 are high risk youth. Research shows that participation in quality afterschool programs improves youths’ feelings of self-confidence, self-esteem, attitude towards school, school grades, achievement test scores, and reduced problem behaviors.

2007 Annual Report

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:26:55 -0400

United Way's annual report and financial statements for 2007

2010 Community Care Day

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:40:48 -0400

HELP TODAY.
STRENGTHEN TOMORROW.

Community CARE Day

Join the movement. Be part of an exciting event that matches a team of volunteers from your company with United Way partner agencies working to advance the common good in our region.

Choose from a variety of volunteer opportunities that share United Way’s vision of helping people in urgent need today while creating a brighter, stronger future for everyone. read more »

Content Managers

Charles Smith

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:02:51 -0400

"My mother told me before she passed away, 'You can be anything you want to be, as long as you work hard for it.' I will carry those words in my head 'til the day I die and pass them on to my kids..."

Charles Smith's mother would be very proud of him today. His young life has come full circle from tragedy, loss and homelessness to a future filled with college plans, valuable computer skills, and a job helping others at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation. read more »

Connecting Schools and Afterschools

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:39:25 -0400

United Way’s Connecting Schools and Afterschools Initiative aims to improve outcomes for children and youth by fostering relationships among schools and afterschool programs.

The initiative is grounded in findings from the 2005 Massachusetts After-School Research Study (MARS), which found that afterschool programs with stronger connections to schools had more engaging, challenging activities, higher staff engagement, and higher quality homework assistance. read more »

Day of Action

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:46:07 -0400

LIVE UNITED began as a simple T-shirt—something individuals could wear to show they are part of a collective of people working to advance the common good. Since then, it has become the beginnings of a much larger movement, a mentality that we are all people, connected, interdependent, united. and that when we reach out a hand to one, we have the power to influence the condition of all. read more »

Ed Rocha

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:25:50 -0400

I LIVE UNITED by tutoring at-risk kids in my community and getting my friends to talk about the issues that affect them. I remember what it was like to bee a teen and how important it was to have guidance and support.

Engaging Families initiative

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:07:56 -0400

There is growing evidence that when parents are actively involved and engaged in their children’s learning, it can help youth boost their grades, improve social skills, stay in school, and improve relationships with their parents (see studies to the right). read more »

Entrepreneurial Youth Launch Ventures with the Help of United Way

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:04:25 -0500

BOSTON – United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley announced today that the organization will be investing $10,500 to give seven teams of entrepreneurial youth the start-up capital they need to inspire their peers, bridge the gap between elders and youth, help the environment and otherwise change the future of their communities. The youth were part of United Way’s Youth Venture Program which inspires and invests in teams of young people, ages 12-18, to start social projects that create positive, lasting change in their communities. read more »