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United Way NCA’s VITA Program is Bringing Life Back to Low Income Communities — over $15 Million Dollars Worth!
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program delivers one of the most crucial resources to low-income communities across the national capital region. To those making under $55,000 a year, the free.....
A Community School, a Laundry Unit and a Load of Love
When you think about the best remedy to attendance problems at school, you might not think the answer comes in the form of a warm load of folded laundry. But.....
United Way of the National Capital Area Partners to Introduce Homeless Youth to Social Emotional Learning through Play
For the past three years, eight-year-old Tamika and her family have taken up residence in a hotel-converted homeless shelter off of New York Ave in our Nation’s Capital. The temporary.....
Taking STEM Education to the Schoolyard
The world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is rapidly evolving in today’s education sector. What used to be taught clinically as part of separate curriculums is now getting.....
The Play by Play of Building Character in Our Youth
It’s not every day that you get to speak with an NFL player about goal setting, character development, and relationship building. But for students at Harper Middle School, a participant.....
COUNT ME IN! United Way NCA Joins #CountDMVIn at Regional 2020 Census Forum
The decennial census count is one of the most critical periods for communities to secure essential federal funding for the coming decade. Funding seeded from the Census goes to support.....
The Power of Partners
When we talk about dismantling systematic problems like poverty, homelessness, and education, often times our solutions are reactionary. We may put out the wildfire, but on our own, we don’t.....
Engaging the Deaf: How Community Conversations are Giving a Voice to All Members in Our Community
Having only lived in DC for four months, Rachel, a deaf mother of two found the city much more hospitable to her needs than Birmingham, Alabama. Rachel grew up deaf—for.....
Undercounts in 2020 Census Pose a Dire Threat to Students in Public Education
Public planning projects are one of the most important recipients of census directed federal funding – the largest denominator under this umbrella being public schools. In 2010, Census funding helped.....
How Do You “Bullyproof” a School?
That’s the question United Way of the National Capital Area, Everfi and The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation have teamed up to solve. Bullying today has the same shape as ever.....