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Free Financial Classes Helped Kishma Buy Her First Home
“Psychology of Spending” Lessons Kishma Learned at Her Local United Way FEC Kept Her Future Secure Since launching in 2015, United Way NCA’s Financial Empowerment Centers (FECs) have expanded across.....
Girl Scouts Give Back to D.C. Job Seekers at National Convention
The Girl Scouts of the USA’s National Council Session brought girls and women around the country to Washington, D.C. Scouts took over Franklin Park in Northwest D.C. for a “Better Than You Found It” volunteer event. It featured more.....
Filling the Gap For Students In Our Region
How Nancy Haney Helps Students Start the Year Strong Before retiring as a federal contractor, Nancy Haney spent 15 years teaching high school and college. She knows firsthand about the need in classrooms.....
Walt Whitman Middle School’s Path From Absenteeism to Achievement
Community School Coordinators Are Wrapping Services Around Students and Families The success at Walt Whitman Middle School in Fairfax County is not by accident and not isolated. It is central.....
Exelon, West Monroe Team Up for Job Readiness Kits
Exelon and West Monroe partnered July 16 with United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) to pack hundreds of job readiness kits. The event was part of West.....
Charting Our Future for a Thriving National Capital Area
United Way NCA Is Charting Its Future for a Thriving National Capital Area Together. United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) convened partners, stakeholders, board members, and staff on June 10.....
Black Fathers Are Crossing the Stage and Changing the Narrative
The Greater Washington Urban League (GWUL) and United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) honored dozens of men and their families during April 25’s Black Fatherhood Blueprint.....
STEM in the Schoolyard Brings Interactive Science to Students
Hair-raising electricity and vortex fog rings filled the Buck Lodge Middle School gymnasium for United Way of the National Capital Area’s (United Way NCA) annual STEM in the Schoolyard event. STEM stands for science,.....
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.....