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News and Updates

2020

10-18-20

ALICE Awareness Week: October 18-24

09-21-20

United Way Partners with Hanover County Government to Administer Basic Needs Grant Funds

09-21-20

United Way Kicks Off Second Annual Steps to Success Awards Celebration

09-18-20

2020 Impact Report Now Available

08-28-20

Social Justice & Racial Equity

08-24-20

United Way Announces Virtual Steps to Success Awards Celebration Week

07-22-20

COVID-19 Hit as Record Number of ALICE Families Were Priced Out of Survival

07-21-20

United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg and Truist Partner with First National Youth Poet Laureate to Spread Message of Unity

07-6-20

Kindergarten Countdown Camp Goes Online

06-11-20

Petersburg School-Based Health Center Moves Toward Launch

06-1-20

A Statement From Our President & CEO

05-21-20

Humana Foundation and Facebook contribute combined $600,000 to Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund

05-19-20

United Way Now Offering Free Virtual Tax Preparation Service

04-30-20

Gifts to COVID-19 Response Fund showcase power of collective generosity

04-14-20

Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund awards $1.1 million in emergency grants

04-6-20

Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund raises $4.1M to date

03-20-20

Tax Deadline Extension

02-26-20

United Way Prepares for 2020 Kindergarten Countdown Camp

02-24-20

Celebrating Publix Appreciation Day

02-3-20

United Way Announces Second Steps to Success Awards

01-31-20

United Way Connects Local Families with the Earned Income Tax Credit

01-27-20

United Way Kicks Off 2020 Season of Free Tax Preparation Service

01-17-20

Free ‘Drop-Off’ Tax Assistance Program in New Kent County

01-9-20

Data Digest: Kindergarten Readiness

2019

12-20-19

United Way’s Top Nine of 2019

11-25-19

Celebrate Giving Tuesday With a Gift to United Way

11-25-19

Driving Systemic Change in our Community

11-18-19

A Special Message from our President & CEO

11-18-19

Spotlight: Basic Needs

10-24-19

2019 Impact Report Now Available

10-21-19

Spotlight: Financial Well-being

10-1-19

Spotlight: College- or Career-ready

09-17-19

United Way Announces 2020-2022 Community Investments

09-9-19

Keurig Dr Pepper and KaBOOM! Award United Way Let’s Play Construction Grant

09-4-19

Amidst Record Levels of Youth Homelessness, Greater Richmond Joins Effort to End Crisis

08-26-19

United Way Launches Kindergarten Countdown Camp

08-15-19

United Way Announces the THRIVE Financial Stability Collaborative Grant Competition

08-12-19

Back-to-School

07-12-19

Join us for the 2019 Literacy Kit Kickoff

07-1-19

Spotlight: Born Healthy

06-11-19

United Way Celebrates Inaugural Steps to Success Award Honorees

06-10-19

United Way Early Learning Trail to Launch in Chesterfield County

06-3-19

Spotlight: Third Grade Reading

05-31-19

Announcing the Relaunch of the Campaign for Grade-level Reading

05-24-19

Take Our Survey

05-1-19

Spotlight: High School Graduation

04-29-19

United Way Puts $2.5 Million Back Into Community

04-18-19

The Voices of Youth Housing Instability

04-8-19

United Way Steps to Success Awards

04-3-19

United Way Partners with Genworth, Richmond Flying Squirrels Charities and FeedMore

04-1-19

Spotlight: Prepared for Kindergarten

03-7-19

Youth Housing Stability Coalition Receives $500,000 Grant

03-4-19

Spotlight: Connected & Healthy Older Adults

01-25-19

It’s (Free) Tax Time: United Way Begins Annual Tax Preparation Service

01-17-19

Government Shutdown: Find Help Now

01-9-19

Coming Soon: United Way’s Free Tax Service

01-3-19

Spotlight: Middle School Engagement

2018

11-27-18

Help Your Neighbors in Need

11-13-18

United Way Launches Online “Indicators” Hub

11-9-18

United Way Announces Letter of Intent for 2020-22 Impact Grants

11-1-18

Holiday Spotlight: Basic Needs & Financial Well-being

10-1-18

Spotlight: College- or Career-ready

09-6-18

United Way Announces 2018-19 Community Investments

08-28-18

United Way Announces the THRIVE Financial Stability Collaborative Grant Competition

08-5-18

Back-to-School

07-5-18

Spotlight: Connected & Healthy Older Adults

06-18-18

Announcing the 2018 Literacy Kit Kickoff

06-4-18

Summer Learning in the Richmond Region

06-1-18

Spotlight: Third Grade Reading

05-1-18

Spotlight: High School Graduation

04-21-18

United Way Announces Funding for Greater Richmond ARC’s New Location

04-2-18

Spotlight: Prepared for Kindergarten

03-1-18

Spotlight: Middle School Engagement

02-1-18

Spotlight: Financial Well-being

01-24-18

United Way Kicks Off No-Fee Tax Service

01-9-18

Community Invests in Strengthening Youth Programs

01-2-18

Spotlight: Born Healthy