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 | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
United Way of Greater Fall River announces the second round of COVID-19 Relief Funds. This round of funding primarily focused on programs and agencies supporting summer camps, back-to-school preparedness, and childcare. As COVID-19 has changed the landscape of...
by Meg Rogers | Jun 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Greater Fall River Saved $324,007 on Prescriptions with FamilyWize in 2019 United Way of Greater Fall River Celebrates $324,007 in Prescription SavingsPartnership with FamilyWize delivers significant savings on prescription medications through its free, easy to use...
by Meg Rogers | Jun 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Week of Action 2020 United Way of Greater Fall River will be hosting Week of Action from June 22-June 24 to encourage volunteering and social engagement in Greater Fall River, while maintaining social distancing due to COVID-19.Volunteers are encouraged to complete...
by Meg Rogers | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
How You Can Help Local Families For some families in Greater Fall River, the recent COVID-19 outbreak has made it even harder to take care of basic needs. Many families lived paycheck to paycheck before this crisis and hovered just above the poverty line.Who are...
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...
