The Power of Reading: How United Way Community Schools Are Inspiring a Love for Learning
This Read Across America Week, United Way Community Schools are celebrating the power of reading—helping students grow, imagine and succeed.
Category: Education
New Talk Read Sing Space at Boys & Girls Club Empowers Lehigh Valley Families
United Way’s Talk Read Sing campaign promotes early literacy by creating welcoming spaces for families to engage in learning. With nine transformed spaces across the region, including a new one at Boys & Girls Club of Allentown, the initiative has helped over 12,000 children grow and thrive.
HNL Lab Medicine and United Way Launch New Community School Partnership with Allentown School District to Advance Student Success
HNL Lab Medicine becomes corporate partner with ASD’s South Mountain Middle School to provide funding for staffing and resources to meet students’ and families’ basic needs, increase school attendance and improve engagement.
Building Brighter Futures: How United Way Community Schools Enhanced Learning in 2024
Students enrolled in United Way Community Schools showed academic growth across all schools during the 2023-24 academic year, as highlighted in the organization’s 2024 annual report.
Hundreds of Students Celebrate Christmas Early at the Fifth Annual Lehigh Valley Labor Council Toy Drive
Photo Gallery: Students at Roosevelt Elementary School receive hundreds of gifts thanks to Lehigh Valley Labor Council, Capital Blue Cross, TeenWorks™ and partners.
Salvaggio Academy Elevates Learning as a United Way Community School
Elementary school becomes the first privately owned institution in United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley’s Community School network
Capital Blue Cross to Support 20,000 Students as Newest United Way Community Schools Network Partner
Expanded support will advance student success across United Way Community Schools network of 33 schools.
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Celebrates National Coordinators Appreciation Week
National Coordinators Appreciation Week is September 15-21 and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley recognizes the vital role of our Community School Coordinators and celebrates the transformational impact they make throughout their communities.
Championing Education: The Barnes Family Foundation’s Legacy with United Way Community Schools
United Way Community Schools, supported by the Barnes Family Foundation, have transformed education for 19,000+ students across 33 schools, leading to better attendance, family engagement, and academic achievement in the Lehigh Valley.
InnaStar Empowers Marginalized Creators to Find Their Voices Through the Power of Storytelling
United Way’s Grant Recipient Spotlight: InnaStar empowers marginalized individuals through storytelling, self-development, and creative arts programs. With support from United Way’s FRJE grant the organization helps people turn their challenges into stories of triumph.