United Way of Greater Houston - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/united-way-of-greater-houston/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:58:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 United Way of Greater Houston - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/united-way-of-greater-houston/ 32 32 103504436 United Way Women’s Initiative: Empowering greater Houston through connection and community service https://houstonnewmedia.org/united-way-womens-initiative-empowering-greater-houston-through-connection-and-community-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=united-way-womens-initiative-empowering-greater-houston-through-connection-and-community-service Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:58:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d787b42368da7e1951271abc7f2c7149 Look around the room at any United Way Women’s Initiative event and you’ll see executives, educators, lawyers, creatives, volunteers, parents and advocates.

Members represent a variety of industries, backgrounds and experiences, but share a desire to...

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]]> 827964 Over a million greater Houston households are on the brink of poverty. Here’s how United Way is stepping up https://houstonnewmedia.org/over-a-million-greater-houston-households-are-on-the-brink-of-poverty-heres-how-united-way-is-stepping-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=over-a-million-greater-houston-households-are-on-the-brink-of-poverty-heres-how-united-way-is-stepping-up Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:53:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f0a01a8b0df30c154c842c541a2cf378 More than a million greater Houston households are one car problem or medical emergency away from serious financial trouble.

Additionally, 13% of these households are living below the federal poverty level, and a much larger percentage, 31%, are exp...

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]]> 803459 Help for Greater Houston’s residents is one call away with 211 Texas/United Way HELPLINE https://houstonnewmedia.org/help-for-greater-houstons-residents-is-one-call-away-with-211-texas-united-way-helpline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=help-for-greater-houstons-residents-is-one-call-away-with-211-texas-united-way-helpline Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:38:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0741cd6f952444497f8898bfecee31b8 You’re familiar with 411, 911, and maybe even 311, but have you heard of 211?

The 211 Texas/United Way HELPLINE is a free, confidential helpline operated by United Way of Greater Houston. It helps people in our region gain access to social services, f...

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