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You are invited to spread the word about what it means to LIVE UNITED in the National Capital Area. United Way of the National Capital Area is improving the health, education and economic opportunity of all community members to create a more equitable region. When none are ignored, all will thrive.

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Steady Stats, Shifting Lives: United Way NCA's 2025 ALICE Update Reveals Widening Gap Between Income and Survival

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 20, 2025) – United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA), in partnership with United For ALICE, today released The State of ALICE in the..
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Sep 30, 2019

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How Robert Warren is Using Poetry to Write a New Future for His Community

Holed up in a small media center tucked away on H St...

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Sep 30, 2019

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United for Impact Series: Sheila Somashekhar

For more than 40 years, United Way of the National Capital Area...

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Sep 19, 2019

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United Way NCA’s ‘Young Philanthropists’ Donate 18 Amazon Kindles to Title 1 Students At Brookland Middle School

As Dylan unzipped a donated backpack from United Way NCA’s Young Philanthropists, he...

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Jul 12, 2019

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Keeping up the momentum to #CountDMVin

A  few weeks ago, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that...

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Jul 03, 2019

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IRA Giving Options

United Way of the National Capital Area offers many opportunities for leaving...

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Jul 03, 2019

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How United Way NCA is Uniting People Experiencing Homelessness & Critical Resources under the Same Roof

  A gym floor stretched with clothing racks, pyramids of bags stuffed...


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