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Growing the Next Generation of Investors: How One D.C. High School Is Changing the Financial Future
Students in H.D. Woodson High School’s Academy of Finance presented their capstone projects at United Way of the National Capital Area’s (United Way NCA) Washington, D.C. office. The students completed a 10-session curriculum.....
How Long Does It Take to Find a Job in 2026? [Survey]
Amid mass layoffs across both the public and private sectors in recent years, millions of Americans are still navigating an uncertain job market. For many in the ALICE population, losing.....
Walt Whitman’s Food Market Is Sustaining Its Community
The Walt Whitman Middle School Family Food Market is in its ninth year serving the Alexandria, VA. Community. It provides monthly emergency food distributions for students, families, and the community at.....
Financial Literacy for Youth: Why it Matters
In 2023, many teens and young people will enter adulthood without the essential financial knowledge and skills they need to make informed choices about their money. Promoting financial literacy for.....
Can’t Afford Food? Resources and Programs to Help
If You Need Food Right Now If you can’t afford groceries or don’t have money for food today, you are not alone, and help is available.There are free and low-cost.....
PGCPS Open School-Based Health Centers to Support Students
This month, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) opened the first of the district’s new School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs). The SBHCs serve as on-campus doctors’ offices for students. The grand opening on March 23 took place at Fairmont Heights High School in Capitol.....
Service in Transition: How Volunteering Keeps Gia Simms Engaged & Empowered
On the evening of January 20, Gia Simms researched volunteer opportunities in Alexandria. She came across United Way of the National Capital Area’s mid-year Stuff the Bus event at United Way Worldwide Headquarters in.....
United Way Nca & Sen. Alsobrooks Host Get Back on Your Feet Resource Fair
United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) was proud to co-host the “Get Back On Your Feet” event on March 28 at the College of Southern Maryland’s.....
Women United Is Planting Seeds of Possibility for the Next Generation
There is something powerful that happens when young women walk into a room and, perhaps for the first time, see their futures reflected back at them. On March 25, in.....
What Are Social Institutions? Learn with the Definition & Examples
In today’s world, gender and racial inequities persist across the nation and world. Understanding what social responsibility is can help address these disparities, as individuals and organizations work toward more.....