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“Our entire nation is on edge but will we just move on or stand up as a people and change this course?”

This is how we felt on September 11, 2001. We grieved because innocent people – and our ideals and beliefs as a nation – were attacked...

posted at: Monday, September 09, 2019 - 12:01am

Character Is a Teachable Skill

Parenting is not for wimps.

Double that when it comes to parenting tweens and teens. Growth spurts, hormone shifts, increasingly complex schoolwork, changing friendships, crushes, sports, jobs, college worries, family dynamics – it’s a...

posted at: Thursday, September 05, 2019 - 12:01am

Fears and anxieties

USA Today recently published a moving story highlighting and explaining the fears and frustrations of Latinos in the United States in the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.

It’s a poignant piece that I encourage everyone to read...

posted at: Tuesday, September 03, 2019 - 12:01am

Labor Day: We are Better United than Divided

This Labor Day we celebrate the accomplishments of workers around the globe and we celebrate our longstanding partnership with organized labor. The AFL-CIO and United Way Community Partnership began after WWII with efforts to rebuild our...

posted at: Thursday, August 29, 2019 - 12:01am

Scam Alert

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If something is too good to be true, it probably is. Double that when unsolicited emails, texts or DMs offer “free money.”

United Way has gotten a number of reports recently about an online scam that is using our brand...

posted at: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 - 8:00am

Giving Voice to Volunteering on a Global Stage

Nearly 1,800 United Ways around the world fight for every individual to succeed and for entire communities to thrive. Our work is fueled by the passion of 2.8 million volunteers and 9.8 million donors who give their time, their money and their...

posted at: Monday, August 26, 2019 - 6:04pm