2-1-1 Front and Center At Senate Hearing

2-1-1 and its importance to the nation's disaster response system were the topic of Senate testimony on June 4. Janet Durden, CEO of United Way of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, LA, testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Disaster Response.
Excerpts from the hearing>>>  |  Text of Ms. Durden's remarks>>>

Ann Stallard, CEO of Graphic Communications Corporation Elected Chair of United Way

Ann Stallard, CEO of Graphic Communications Corporation of Lawrenceville, Georgia has been elected chair of the board for United Way of America.

Ann Stallard has served on the United Way of America board for three years and is former chair of United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council. Ann is CEO of Graphic Communications Corporation, one of metro Atlanta’s top high tech, full service printing companies. Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Graphic Communications has succeeded based on their reputation for quality work, leadership with integrity and customer focus, the same traits and qualities she brings to the United Way Board. More>>>

Dolly Parton Teams up with United Way to increase Childhood Litaracy

In an effort to increase childhood literacy, United Way has partnered with country superstar Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library (DPIL). DPIL provides a new, age-appropriate book every month for the first five years of life for free to children in need. Read More>>>

Secretary Duncan on hand during the launch of United Way / AHDP Common Good Forecaster™

By teaming up with Facebook Causes, United Ways nationwide are participating in a friendly competition to engage and inspire young people-by mobilizing advocates for education, income and health. Get involved, get informed, and get active…and help win $50,000 in total grants for your Cause and United Way.
Read More>>>  |  Visit the Common Good Forecaster>>>

Powerful online tool demonstrates education’s effect on communities

United Way and the American Human Development Project released the Common Good Forecaster™, a free online tool that demonstrates how improving the education level has a positive impact on several key economic and social measures. This exciting new tool received media attention including an article in USA Today.

The Common Good Forecaster projects how education is linked to wide-ranging effects in ten critical social and economic indicators. The Common Good Forecaster is the first tool to allow these types of projections to be made down to the county level for many of the variables. In addition to the online tool, United Way and the American Human Development Project have released supplemental resources including a user’s guide and a report on the linkages between education and key social and economic variables.