• Bank of America Chicago Marathon

    Bank of America Chicago Marathon

    United Way of Metropolitan Chicago is currently recruiting runners to be part of TEAM UNITED WAY for the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon! Find out more...

    Bank of America Chicago Marathon
  • LIVE UNITED 2020

    LIVE UNITED 2020

    What would happen if families had access to quality healthcare, kids received a quality education and individuals had the jobs they needed to become financially stable? How would their lives be different? How would our communities change? Find out more...

    LIVE UNITED 2020

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North Shore United Way Food Drive

North Shore United Way Food Drive

We welcome you to join us in our annual North Shore Food Drive, February 11th-18th, 2012! More than 25 local businesses and organizations are participating as “collection sites”... Continue reading »

Q&A with Wendy DuBoe: Staying Healthful

Q&A with Wendy DuBoe: Staying Healthful

We are a month into 2012 and our New Years resolutions to stay healthy and fit are in full swing. We thought this would be a great time to sit down with Wendy DuBoe, Interim CEO of... Continue reading »

What is EITC and How it Can Benefit YOU this Tax Season

What is EITC and How it Can Benefit YOU this Tax Season

Posted on behalf of Annette Charles, Director of Community Investment-Income at United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. As you know, one of United Way’s issue areas in Income. We believe... Continue reading »

YLS Member Spotlight: Melissa Hamilton

YLS Member Spotlight: Melissa Hamilton

  Melissa Hamilton is a Tax Manager at PwC and Committee Member of the United Way Young Leaders Society (YLS) Issues and Awareness Committee. Along with the rest of her committee,... Continue reading »

YLS Volunteers with Stay in School Initiative

YLS Volunteers with Stay in School Initiative

This blog was posted on behalf of YLS General Member Denise M. Thomas, GE Healthcare. The Stay in School Initiative was an exciting and rewarding volunteer opportunity! Each of the... Continue reading »

You Are What You Read

You Are What You Read

Posted on behalf of Richard Drieberg, Vice President, Enterprise Valuation Group and YLS Committee Member. You Are What You Read. This twist on the familiar saying rings true today,... Continue reading »

Education. Income. Health.

We envision a world where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, income stability and healthy lives... Learn more »

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Team United Way Chicago Marathon
Join TEAM UNITED WAY!

We are recruiting runners to be part of TEAM UNITED WAY for the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Read more »

Live United 5K 2012
LIVE UNITED 5k

Register now for the LIVE UNITED 5k Run/Walk on May 5 at Cantigny. Read more »

 

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