United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley

United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley (UWMBMV) aims to make this region the best place for children in the country by 2015.  UWMBMV concentrates its efforts in the following areas:

Healthy Child Development – Supports research and innovative practices and programs to prepare children for kindergarten and a lifetime of achievement.

Family-Sustaining Employment – Helps people secure living-wage employment through job and life skills training, English as a Second Language, and adult basic education in partnership with business and community agencies.

Safe and Affordable Housing – Educates policy makers about approaches to homeless prevention and access to affordable housing, and the need to build one’s financial and educational assets.

Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (MSTi) – MIT along with business and agency partners have developed a hands-on after-school curriculum that fosters and prepares young people for careers in math, science and technology.

Community Impact Fund – With an unrestricted gift, donations are directed to United Way's portfolio of over 200 partner community agencies across Massachusetts.  Alternatively, donors may designate a gift to one or more of United Way’s partner community agencies  (http://agency.supportunitedway.org/agency-list/)