by Meg Rogers | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Boredom Busters With the governor of MA closing schools and many adults at home as well, keeping children busy and learning and not-bored will be a challenge in the upcoming weeks. Keeping adults busy and not-bored will be a challenge too! Here’s an updating...
by Meg Rogers | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
United We Change the Conversation about Mental Health In times of crisis, like the one we face now, it’s especially important to support mental health. Studies show that one in five adults experience mental illness, yet less than half receive the support they...
by Meg Rogers | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
United Way of Greater Fall River announces first round of COVID-19 Relief Fund Grants United Way of Greater Fall River announces the first round of grants distributed from its United We Help Greater Fall River COIVD-19 Relief Fund. In this funding cycle, $151,100 has...
by Meg Rogers | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
3 Ways to Help People Who are Food Insecure from Home In this time of crisis, many people in our community are looking for ways to give back. We appreciate that our region is full of hand-raisers and do-gooders! With the help of generous people like you, we can work...
by Meg Rogers | Apr 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Now is an Important Time to Consider Quitting Smoking and Vaping We all know that smoking is harmful to one’s lungs. As our lives are disrupted by the coronavirus, this fact raises concerns about the damaging impact the coronavirus (COVID-19) may have on those who...
by Meg Rogers | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Looking for some ways for children to have fun via video chat with their friends and relatives? Here are a few from our friends at Bay Coast Behavioral 1) Truth or dare Cut the truth questions and dares into separate pieces and fold so that players cannot see what...
by Meg Rogers | Mar 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
COVID-19 RESPONSE United Way of Greater Fall River is monitoring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for the health and safety of our community. With the guidance of the World Health Organization, theCenter of Disease Control, and United Way Worldwide, our office staff...
by Meg Rogers | Mar 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Impact Grant Process- Open! New for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, United Way of Greater Fall River (UWGFR) will be requesting Letters of Interest for any 501(c)3 organization wishing to apply for Impact Grant funding. Impact Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000 with...
by Meg Rogers | Feb 26, 2020 | News
Tips for Tax Season With Tax Day around the corner, it’s a good time to highlight the costliest mistakes that tax experts say we make in filing our taxes. Since 2009, H&R Block and United Way have helped some 1.2 million people nationwide save some $250 million...
by Meg Rogers | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Support the Restart Teen Closet Nearly 41,000 youth live unaccompanied in America each year. Wary of reporting themselves homeless, they spend extended periods of time with friends, family, or even their vehicles, technically homeless but uncounted and unsheltered. ...
