Sustainable Employment

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 »

13,000 people gained job skills and basic skills to compete in job market

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:13:15 -0400

Because of United Way investments nearly 13,000 individuals gain the basic skills (3,000) and job skills (nearly 10,000) needed to compete in the 21st century job market.

2,546 gained English proficiency

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:11:57 -0400

Because of United Way investments 2,546 gained English proficiency in 2008.

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 »

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4,000 people obtained employment

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:14:49 -0400

Because of United Way investments more than 4,000 individuals obtained employment in career ladder positions through formalized existing partnerships

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 »

Financial Education

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:42:40 -0400

To address the challenges of the working poor trying to move into the economic mainstream, in the summer of 2006, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley in partnership with Bank of America, conducted a survey of 33 funded agencies that incorporate financial education into their programming. The survey gave a picture of the local financial education offerings and current needs and later informed the creation of the Financial Education Toolkit, an online resource for financial education providers. read more »

Have Jobs Need Skills

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:29:00 -0400

With the unemployment rate in Massachusetts hovering around 8.7%, it can be difficult to believe that there are some local jobs sitting open due to lack of qualified candidates. In places like inbound marketing firm Hubspot and Tewksbury's Raytheon unit, it's a reality HR professionals are seeing more and more. Journalist Curt Nickisch, explored this issue in a recent story on WBUR, saying: read more »

Jesse Maloney

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:18:10 -0400

"They gave me the lock, they gave me the key, but I had to turn it."

Within a few years, Jesse Maloney has gone from being a high school dropout working odd jobs to securing a prestigious internship as a research affiliate at MIT’s Center for Material Sciences. How she got there is a story of perseverance, hope and the power of pursuing your own potential. read more »