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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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Dec 29, 2020

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Why Safety Net Programs Are More Important Than Ever Right Now

Emily Pike is a part-time educator and a single mother of two....

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Dec 29, 2020

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The Race to Supply Our Students

As a working mother of three, nothing was more important to Melissa...

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Dec 29, 2020

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Sharing Joy through Toys

  The holiday season is usually brimming with festivities and joy as...

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Dec 18, 2020

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United Way NCA Leads the Regional Post-Pandemic Transformation – United Way NCA

In the unprecedented year of 2020, we have pressed deeper into the...

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Dec 16, 2020

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MacKenzie Scott Donates $20M of her $4.2B to United Way of the DC Area – United Way NCA

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2020) — Today, United Way of the National...

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Oct 19, 2020

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Mapping The Effect of COVID-19 on Food Insecurity Across the Country

COVID-19 has challenged virtually all aspects of community health. Along with the...


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