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Chicago Tribune Executive Profile: Wendy DuBoe 19 Aug 2013 | 10:06 pm
Featured in the August 19, 2013 edition of Chicago Tribune’s Business section. After years of decline at United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, CEO Wendy DuBoe gathered some of her staff recently to cel...
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Awarded $1.3M Grant to Assist with Affordable Care Act Outreach and Enrollment 24 Jul 2013 | 11:56 pm
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago (UWMC) announced today it received a $1.3 million grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health to assist in outreach and enrollment efforts for the Affordable...
Bike to Work Week 2013 5 Jun 2013 | 06:31 pm
United Way staff getting prepared for Bike to Work Week 2013 A little more than a year ago, commuting to work by bike seemed like a really great, healthy, money-saving, green idea—for other people, t...
The Stay in School Initiative’s Lasting Impact on a Local Student 4 Jun 2013 | 09:06 pm
Mack Curtis, a recent graduate of Virginia State University is a perfect example of how contributions to United Way of Metropolitan Chicago (UWMC) create lasting impact for those we support. Mack, a C...
Third Annual Tribune/United Way Golf Outing Takes Philanthropy to the Links 4 Jun 2013 | 12:51 am
Last month, Tribune Company held its third annual Tribune/United Way Golf Outing, raising over $24,000 for United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. The day began with roughly 100 golfers taking to the link...
June Volunteer Action 1 Jun 2013 | 12:26 am
This month United Ways across the country are making their mark by hosting volunteer events to help advance the building blocks of self-sufficiency—education, income and health. 2013 marks the 6th an...
Schurz High School: Murals & More! 2 May 2013 | 08:45 pm
United Way’s YLS volunteers pictured by their freshly-painted mural United Way’s Young Leaders Society (YLS) joined forces with Comcast and City Year on Saturday, April 27, 2013 to transform and upli...
YLS Member Spotlight: Ieisha Montgomery 23 Apr 2013 | 10:31 pm
Ieisha Montgomery (pictured center right), one of the Young Leaders Society’s Premier Members, gives back to her community through more than just monetary donations – she also gives her time. Read on ...
Thank You to Our Volunteers! 19 Apr 2013 | 04:00 pm
In recognition of National Volunteer Week, United Way thanks our more than 4,000 volunteers who helped improve the education, income, and health of our communities in 2012. By lending a hand, you show...
Carts, Client Choice and April Food Day 5 Apr 2013 | 08:23 pm
“There is nothing quite like seeing this for yourself to understand why this is so important,” said Rick Pesavento, United Way of DuPage/West Cook Fundraising Manager, as we reconvened in the communit...
