United Way Community Schools Improve Academic Growth and Attendance among Students
Students demonstrate math and literacy growth across all 33 United Way Community Schools.
Category: Education
Hundreds of students are surprised with an early Christmas plus parade at the Fourth Annual Lehigh Valley Labor Council Toy Drive
Students at a United Way Community School in the Allentown School District receive hundreds of gifts thanks to Lehigh Valley Labor Council, Capital Blue Cross, TeenWorks™ and partners.
United Way Women United Host Annual Meeting and Honor 2023 Betsy Torrence Philanthropist of the Year
Photo Gallery: On October 12, over 130 Women United members and guests gathered at the Centennial at Homewood Suites in Center Valley to mingle, celebrate, learn about the work at their 10 Signature Projects and honor the 2023 Betsy Torrence Philanthropist of the Year, Anne Baum.
Partners Unite to Address Child Care Workforce Crisis
Early Childhood Education Action Committee to host roundtable discussion about child care workforce crisis and impact on the local economy.
“We get better together.” First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union commits to United Way Community School in Allentown with $100,000 donation
This new partnership with Francis D. Raub Middle School will provide financial literacy education to students and their families, assist in funding the school store and support school-wide incentives for attendance and behavior.
Moses Taylor Foundation Grant awards $70,000 to support students and families in the Panther Valley School District
Thanks to the continued funding to support the essential Family Development Specialist role, children and families in the Panther Valley School District will be connected with critical resources to reduce instances of child abuse and neglect.
Lehigh Valley Reads Launches Million Minute Challenge on Read Across America Day
United Way and Lehigh Valley Reads celebrated Read Across America and National Reading Month with a full week of events at United Way Community Schools all across the Greater Lehigh Valley.
United Way Community School in Easton opens food pantry to meet their families’ needs thanks to partnership with Lafayette College
Lafayette College in Easton has joined forces with Paxinosa Elementary School, a United Way Community School, to support their food pantry needs.
Third Annual Lehigh Valley Labor Council Toy Drive surprises hundreds of students with an early Christmas
Students at 2 Community Schools in the Allentown School District received hundreds of gifts thanks to Lehigh Valley Labor Council, Capital Blue Cross, TeenWorks™ and partners.
See the Impact: TeenWorks Grant Recipients Hold Day of Joyful Giving at Swain School
On November 22, students from The Swain School, a private elementary school in Allentown, partnered with local nonprofit, Joyful Giving, to pack necessity bags for fellow community members.
