United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc

SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING We are laser focused on making homelessness a rare, brief, and never-again experience while simultaneously advancing safe and stable housing, an approach that centers housing as the solution, not for some but for all. We do this by: * Investing over $2M in more than 30 community-based organizations who are building and advocating for affordable and supportive housing. * Uniting sector leaders from health care, real estate & development, service agencies and beyond to advance a collective plan to create 10,000 supportive housing opportunities needed to end chronic homelessness by 2027. * Advancing regional policies, such as the Affordable Homes Act, that reduce homelessness and expand housing access by advising lawmakers and mobilizing business leaders to address the human and economic cost of homelessness. * Empowering community-led data collection that entrusts those who have experienced homelessness with the power to develop more effective solutions.

ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND WEALTH BUILDING AND CRISIS RESPONSE Our approach involves harnessing resources, mobilizing networks, and uplifting community voices to address the persistent systemic barriers described. We are partnering with communities and organizations to enable everyone to share in the knowledge, wealth and resources available in our region. We do this by: * Investing in 42 community-based organizations that help people increase income, build credit and savings and reduce debt. * Elevating the professional field of financial coaching so that communities are better informed about offerings and the philanthropic and public sector invests in the expansion of these services. * Proven solutions such as guaranteed income, baby bonds and matched savings through refocusing public narratives, enacting new legislation and improving existing practices. * Empowering community voice and sourcing solutions from those who have been directly impacted. COMMUNITY-CENTERED CRISIS RESPONSE: United Way will never waste a moment when communities are in crisis. We work to make sure the innovative approaches that emerge during a crisis response become our new way of doing business, and that we heal stronger. Our goal is to help communities prevent, prepare for, respond to, recover from, and lessen the negative impact from crises. We do this by: * Raising funds quickly to quickly and efficiently provide resources when and where they are needed most. * Leveraging existing and creating new partnerships with grassroots organizations and neighborhood coalitions closest to the need and activating them to coordinate and distribute relief funds equitably. * Mobilizing corporate partners and distributing their in-kind services and products to the community. * Engaging state and federal elected leaders to advocate for accessible and equitable response and recovery funds that directly impact the highest need population. * Documenting the impact of the crisis and response to support advocacy and long-term change.

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PATHWAYS FOR YOUNG ADULTS Our goal is to ensure that opportunities for education and career advancement are available to all, regardless of race or ethnicity. We are working to create resources, programs and support systems that meet the needs of marginalized youth and young adults. We do this by: * Investing in 47 community-based organizations that provide education and career pathways to enable youth and young adults to obtain educational credentials, explore career interests, and complete training. * Ensuring that programs are more accessible and meet the needs of young people by recognizing that those who have not been on traditional pathways to college and career are best positioned to co-create more effective and adaptable solutions. * Advancing policies to scale innovative, proven solutions, refocusing public narratives, enacting new legislation and improving existing practices.

Program administration includes uwmb's internal resource allocation to support children, youth and family programs.