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Child Care Providers Help Children, Families Make Healthy Eating a Habit
United In Care’s food nutrition initiative provides families with ingredients and instructions on cooking healthy meals together A group...
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New Inflation Tracker: Cost of NJ’s Basics Rising Faster Than CPI
ALICE Essentials Index reveals NJ’s retail salespeople lost $28,300 in buying power over 15 years The cost of six household essentials in...
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For Child Care Providers, Every Penny Counts
United In Care's Shared Service features, like bulk purchasing, can help family child care providers be more financially stable.
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Riding the Tech Wave to Improve Child Care
Family child care providers understand the need for technology, but providing support and training is key to increasing adoption Alicia...
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Pandemic Impact: 157,000 More NJ Households Financially Insecure
New ALICE Report shows pandemic aids temporarily blunted the financial crisis, yet warning signs on the horizon The ranks of New Jersey...
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Tiffany Dufu Inspires Record Crowd at United Way Fundraiser
Annual women's networking event reaches $1 million raised milestone.
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Free Tax Service Saves Taxpayers Hundreds
United Way offers free tax prep to low- and moderate-income households Going against the norm for taxpayers, clients of United Way of...
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Raising the Quality of Child Care in New Jersey
United In Care helps providers navigate the Grow New Jersey Kids quality improvement rating system Recently, Michele McEnroe, a...
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Women’s Leadership Champion Tiffany Dufu Headlines United Way Fundraiser
Lisa Hamilton, CEO of Annie E. Casey Foundation will receive Women in Philanthropy Award
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Child Care Providers Prove There's Strength in Numbers
Strong bonds are forged through United In Care's network Cynthia Russell was feeling bogged down in the details of launching her own...
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Improving the Child Care Industry...One Professional at a Time
United In Care pilot project inspires business mentorship and peer support Joan Dillon is helping to polish the professional attributes...
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United Way Launches Free IRS-Certified Tax Preparation Online
Low- and moderate-income families can receive free tax prep and filing services Beginning February 1, area residents can once again...
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United Way Offers Free Financial Education Workshops
Virtual workshops help put struggling residents on path to financial stability United Way of Northern New Jersey, in partnership with...
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Served, Sacrificed, Yet Struggling
They’ve served and sacrificed for our country yet nearly one quarter — 24% — of New Jersey’s 294,717 veterans struggle to afford the basics,
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New York Jets and United Way Build New Playground
Hometown Huddle program helps build playground for Parsippany Child Daycare Center United Way of Northern New Jersey joined with the New...
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On ADA anniversary, ALICE with disabilities comes into focus
47% of New Jersey’s residents with disabilities are living in financial hardship Thirty-two years ago today, the Americans with...
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United Way Kicks Off Annual School Supplies Drive
United Way Tools for School provides children in need with basic tools for success.
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Jan Brown Helgeson Named to Women United Global Leadership Council
Jan Brown Helgeson, a tireless advocate of United Way of Northern New Jersey, is appointed to the Women United Global Leadership Council.
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New Jersey Shows Up For ALICE
New Jersey adopted a state budget that supports the unique needs of those families living paycheck to paycheck who we call ALICE.
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20 Millburn Students Earn Varsity Letters for Community Service
Senior Thaddeus Mahfouz is honored for four years of volunteer service.
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