Youth Homelessness Down, Thanksgiving Project Serves 20,000 Families, and Eversource Partnership Powers Critical Assistance.

“At the outset of this season of giving, gratitude, and celebration, United Way plays a vital role in lifting up our communities. At Boston Public Schools, we are grateful for their commitment to helping ensure our students and families’ needs are being met during this time, especially as temperatures drop and expenses rise.”

- Superintendent Mary Skipper , Boston Public Schools

Boston Public Schools was one of the many neighbors and partners who joined together to support United Way’s Thanksgiving Project, which provided more than 20,000 families with Thanksgiving meals this season.

November is also National Homeless Youth Awareness month, a perfect time to share the news that youth and young adult homelessness has fallen 44% in the last three years, thanks to our Rising to the Challenge plan in partnership with the City of Boston and the Liberty Mutual Foundation.

Read on to celebrate the generosity of our community including our Giving Tuesday partnership with Eversource Energy , welcome our new senior staff members, and learn more about United Way’s continuing impact.

Best,

Bob Giannino , Ansin President and CEO, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley?

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United Way Thanksgiving Project Serves More Families Than Ever Before

With an overwhelming show of support from our incredible volunteers, corporate and agency partners, community leaders and elected officials, our largest-ever Thanksgiving Project provided holiday meal essentials to 20,000 families at 24 distribution sites across 21 communities. The day also included participation from U.S. Rep Katherine Clark and many other government leaders.

> See the Impact Here.

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How Youth and Young Adult Homelessness Dropped 44% in 3 Years

Since 2019, there has been a 44% reduction in homelessness among youth and young adults in the City of Boston. Find out what’s contributed to this decrease in this recap of our recent event with the City of Boston Offices of Housing and Human Services and the Liberty Mutual Foundation celebrating the success of Rising to the Challenge, a collaborative action plan to address this issue.

> How it Happened and What's Next.

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QUICK HITS

President and CEO Bob Giannino speaks with Boston Business Journal Market President and Publisher Carolyn Jones about our new vision for economic justice and developing impactful partnerships to advance equity-driven solutions. > Our Vision

Thanks to the generosity of our donor community and our Giving Tuesday partner Eversource Energy , we will be able to help more families facing record inflation and costs to meet their essential needs this winter. > See the Impact

This new report details our partnership with the Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance (MHSA) to distribute critical COVID-19 relief funding to permanent supportive housing providers. > Read the Report

Meet the new additions to our Development team! Alicia Adamson , Ty Nguyen , and Marvin Rocha are?engaging corporate partners, donors, and volunteers to expand philanthropic relationships and scale our impact in communities. > Meet the Team

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