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Jun 28, 2010

2010 New York City Self-Sufficiency Standard Report Indicates More New Yorkers Struggling to Make Ends Meet

Jun 16, 2010

Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies Puts Spotlight on Early Education for Black Youth in NYC at Annual Awards Event

Jun 11, 2010

United Way of New York City Launches Groundbreaking Early-Education Initiative To Improve Education Outcomes for NYC Kids

Jun 10, 2010

United Way of NYC and Just Food Expand Initiative to Deliver Thousands of Pounds of Local Produce to Low-Income Neighborhoods

Apr 12, 2010

Local Haitian-Led Organizations Receive Funding To Meet Rising Needs in NYC in Wake of January Earthquake 

Mar 24, 2010

United Way of NYC Announces Community Grant Awards to Strengthen Capacity of Nonprofits Throughout the Five Boroughs

Feb 11, 2010

Brooklyn Community Foundation and United Way of New York City Launch NYC Haitian Community Hope and Healing Fund

Jan 13, 2010

Statement from United Way of New York City in Support of Haitian Relief Efforts

Oct 27, 2009

United Way of New York City Launches Citywide Effort to Engage More New Yorkers in Nonprofit Board Service

Sep 24, 2009

United Way of NYC and Just Food Initiative Delivers Thousands of Pounds of Local Produce to Low-Income Neighborhoods

Aug 13, 2009

Candidates for NYC Public Advocate Focus on Strengthening Nonprofit Sector and Maintaining Human Services at Forum 

Jun 16, 2009

Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies Highlights Importance of Early Education for Black Youth in NYC 

Jun 15, 2009

Farmer Delivers Fresh Vegetables to Flatbush Food Pantries 

May 25, 2009

United Way of NYC, NY Giants, and NY Jets Win Big for NYC Children at 16th Annual Gridiron Gala

Apr 10, 2009

Gordon J. Campbell, CEO of United Way of NYC, Applauds Mayor Bloomberg for Recognizing Need to Confront Challenges Faced by Nonprofits

Feb 17, 2009

United Way of New York City Announces Opening of MoneyUP Tax Assistance and Financial Coaching Sites 

Jan 7, 2009

Gordon J. Campbell, CEO of United Way of NYC, Applauds Governor Paterson for Commitment to Vulnerable New Yorkers and New Healthy Food Initiative

Oct 30, 2008

United Way of New York City Issues Request for Proposals to Community-Based Organizations for Second Year of MoneyUP  

Oct 7, 2008

UWNYC and City's HRA Announce Launch of Groundbreaking "My Door" Initiative for Domestic Violence Survivors

Sep 23, 2008

Over 3,000 New Yorkers Participate in United Way of NYC's LIVE UNITED Brooklyn Bridge Walk and Volunteer Festival

Jul 25, 2008

A Stake in Fighting Poverty

Jun 9, 2008

Brooklyn Cyclones and RCN Score for United Way of NYC $50 Donated for Every Run Scored During ‘24 Hours of Baseball’

May 6, 2008

United Way of New York City President & CEO Gordon J. Campbell Gives Address at Better Business Bureau Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility.

Apr 21, 2008

United Way of NYC Senior VP for Community Investment Jennifer Jones Austin Joins Mayor Bloomberg, United Way of America's Gallagher and Others to Announce Expansion of 311 to Include Nonprofit Sector Human Services Referrals

Apr 9, 2008

United Way of New York City President & CEO Gordon Campbell Joins Deputy Mayor Gibbs, Speaker Quinn, Commissioner Mendez-Santiago and Coalition of Human Service Umbrella Groups to Announce Broad Agreement on Enhancement of Senior Centers

Mar 28, 2008

Mayor Bloomberg And United Way of NYC Remind Social Security Recipients, Veterans and Low-Income Workers About Economic Stimulus Package

Mar 27, 2008

United Way of New York City President & CEO Gordon J. Campbell is Featured Speaker at Roundtable on Shortage of Latino Social Workers

Feb 27, 2008

United Way of New York City President & CEO Gordon J. Campbell Chairs Roundtable on Social Services Needs for an "Age-Friendly" City

Feb 15, 2008

National Grid Exec’s Friendly Super Bowl XLII Wager Yields $15,000 for United Way of New York City

Feb 13, 2008

United Way of New York City President & CEO Gordon J. Campbell Gives Keynote Speech at Governance Matters

Feb 7, 2008

United Way of NYC Taps Larry Siegel as Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Jan 31, 2008

United Way of NYC and The Financial Clinic Launch “MoneyUP” Initiative in the South Bronx and East New York to Help Low-Income New Yorkers Increase Assets

Dec 7, 2007

United Way of New York City Names Jennifer Jones Austin as Senior Vice President for Community Investment

Nov 6, 2007

Sunita Subramanian Named General Counsel of United Way of New York City

Oct 25, 2007

Mayor Bloomberg and New York City Task Force on Domestic Violence and Permanent Housing Announce First-Ever Housing Subsidy Program Targeted to Domestic Violence Victims (Mayor's Office Release)

Oct 22, 2007

United Way of NYC CEO Lauds Schumer for "Courageous Leadership" on Federal Farm Bill to Help New York's Hungry

Jul 27, 2007

United Way of New York City and Wells Fargo & Co. Join Mayor Bloomberg to Announce Financial Stability Initiative for Youth Leaving Foster Care

Jul 9, 2007

Gordon J. Campbell Named President & CEO of United Way of New York City

Jun 26, 2007

The Courts, NYC Department of Homeless Services and United Way of NYC Announce Expansion of Innovative and Successful Bronx Court-Based Homelessness Prevention Program to Brooklyn

Jan 8, 2007

United Way of New York City Promoting Earned Income Tax Credit for Working Poor

Apr 13, 2006

United Way of New York City Announces Findings of Internal Investigation

Nov 10, 2005

Mayor Bloomberg Announces Major Expansion of the 311 Citizen Service Center to Include Information on Social and Nonprofit Services (Mayor's Office Release)

Sep 8, 2005

Keyspan Foundation and United Way Make Family Involvement the Cornerstone of Children's Education

Apr 6, 2005

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and United Way of New York City Unveil Volunteer Web Site and Advertising Campaign (Mayor's Office Release)

Feb 7, 2005

Nation's First Court-Based Homelessness Prevention Program Opens in the South Bronx

Jan 11, 2005

A Parent with Two Children Living in the Five Boroughs Needs a Minimum Income of Nearly $50,000 to Make Ends Meet

Oct 23, 2003

New Study Says Nearly Half the Leaders Of NYC's Nonprofit Agencies to Retire in Five Years

Oct 16, 2003

United Way of New York City Receives $2 Million from Board Members to Implement Community Action Strategy

Sep 25, 2003

United Way of New York City Honored for its Fight Against Childhood Obesity

Sep 17, 2003

United Way of New York City to Work on 211

Aug 20, 2003

United Way of New York City Receives Grant Of $75,000 From Bank of America For Success By 6 Initiative

Jun 27, 2003

United Way of New York City Shifts Strategy to Focus Resources on Most Pressing Community Problems

Apr 14, 2003

United Way of New York City Hosts Forum: An Insider's View Of Lower Manhattan Rebuilding Efforts

Feb 20, 2003

United Way of New York City, the City's Human Resources Administration, and Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Partner with Non-Profits to Feed the Hungry and Bolster NYC's Economy

Feb 11, 2003

Donald J. Trump Challenges Affluent New Yorkers With $1 Million Pledge To United Way of New York City

Aug 26, 2002

United Way Report Highlights Growing Disparity Between Affluent and Poor New Yorkers

Aug 14, 2002

United Way Report Finds HIV/AIDS Has Passed the Epidemic Stage in Certain Areas of New York City

Feb 28, 2002

New York City's Low-Wage Workers are First in Nation to Benefit from "Self-Sufficiency Calculator"





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