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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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United Way NCA Launches Inaugural ALICE Reports for the National Capital Area

The inaugural ALICE in the Crosscurrents Report gives a true picture of the nearly 500,000 National Capital Area households who are employed and earning above the Federal Poverty Line, yet are unable to afford the basic necessities.
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Oct 10, 2019

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Empowering the Youth with Goal Setting Through Running

  You might think that convincing a group of teenagers to wake...

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Oct 10, 2019

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A Week into Being Homeless – Project Homeless Connect Gives New Hope to A Single, Working Mother

When Spring’s contract with a local water company abruptly ended, she couldn’t...

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Oct 10, 2019

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Putting Absenteeism on Spin Cycle: How United Way NCA is Cleaning Up Dropout Rates With Free Laundry

Amongst the lulling whoosh of a turbulent washing machine, stood four Enterprise volunteers,...

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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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