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2023

03-29-23 Longtime Community Impact Leader to Head Local United Way

03-20-23 Celebrating Publix Philanthropy in Our Region

03-13-23 United Way Launches EveryDay Strong Program

02-01-23 United Way Launches Annual Free Tax Preparation Service

2022

12-01-22 Holiday Volunteer Opportunities

11-18-22 2022: United for Community

11-14-22 Celebrating 40 Years of EnergyShare

11-08-22 A Statement on Recent United Way Worldwide Leadership

11-01-22 2022 Impact Report Released

10-14-22 James L. M. Taylor, President & CEO, Transitions to New Role After 26 Years of Impact at United Ways

10-05-22 United Way Announces 2023 Community Investments

09-09-22 Sept. 11: United Way Organizing Volunteer Pop-Up on National Day of Service and Remembrance

08-24-22 United Way Announces 2022 WomenRise Scholarship Recipients

06-28-22 Closing the Gap: United Way’s Kindergarten Countdown Camps Prepare Students for What’s Next

04-27-22 United Way Accepting Applications for WomenRise Program

03-22-22 Introducing Thriving Families, a new Basic Needs Assistance Program

03-16-22 Celebrating Publix Appreciation Day

03-16-22 2022 Community Survey

02-01-22 Applications for 2023 Steps to Success Grants Now Open

01-31-22 Here to Help: United Way Kicks off Annual Free Tax Preparation Service

01-21-22 In Memory of Jay Stegmaier

01-13-22 United Way’s ‘Start Up for Success’ Returns to Prepare Local Entrepreneurs for Next Step in Business Journey

2021

11-29-21 2021: A Year of Impact

11-11-21 2021 Kindergarten Countdown Camp Outcomes

11-08-21 Network2WorkRVA Now Available

10-04-21 United Way Expands Ride United Program to Support Pandemic Recovery

09-24-21 2021 Impact Report Now Available

09-10-21 Remembering September 11, 2001

08-23-21 United Way Announces WomenRise Scholarship Recipients

08-02-21 United Way Kicks Off Another Year of Literacy Kits

07-26-21 “Start Up for Success” Prepares Entrepreneurs for Next Step in Business Journey

07-06-21 Equity Data Series Examines Regional Income Disparities

06-29-21 United Way Partners with inSourceRx to Provide Prescription Savings

06-21-21 Ready to Learn: United Way Brings Back In-Person Kindergarten Countdown Camps

06-07-21 United Way Kicks Off Third Annual Steps to Success Awards Celebration

05-20-21 United Way Announces 2021 Steps to Success Awards Celebration Week

05-17-21 United Way Launches Ride United Vaccine Access Campaign

05-03-21 United Way Launches WomenRise to Benefit Single Mothers

04-19-21 Celebrating National Volunteer Week

04-15-21 Kindergarten Countdown Camp to Expand, Return to In-Person Format for 2021

04-01-21 Supporting Students During the Pandemic

03-01-21 United Way Celebrates More Than 40 Years of Partnership with Publix Super Markets

02-10-21 Transition at United Way Worldwide

02-09-21 It’s Tax Time: United Way Kicks off Annual Free Tax Preparation Service

01-26-21 United Way Launches Ready4K Text Service for Local Families

01-21-21 Petersburg City and Schools Partnership Celebrates Growth and Transition

01-07-21 A Call for Truth, Respect and Unity

2020

12-23-20 A Statement About United Way Worldwide

12-07-20 ‘We Need 1,000:’ United Way Holding Literacy Kit Drive to Support Area Students

12-01-20 Celebrate Giving Tuesday With a Gift to United Way

11-20-20 2020: Taking Action Together

11-19-20 Latest United Way Equity Data Series Examines Educational Disparities Across Region

10-26-20 United Way’s Funding Impact: January-June 2020

10-18-20 ALICE Awareness Week: October 18-30

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

07-06-20 Kindergarten Countdown Camp Goes Online

06-11-20 Petersburg School-Based Health Center Moves Toward Launch

06-01-20 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

04-06-20 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

02-03-20 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

01-09-20 Data Digest: Kindergarten Readiness