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Education’s ‘Long COVID’ Continues as Student Test Scores Backslide

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools across the country to shut down, students lost months’ worth of learning. Over the past three years, parents, teach…

A Message from our CEO

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO Dear Change-Seekers, Together, we did it again! As we close the fiscal year at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, I’m pleased to repor…

Hundreds of Thousands of Texans May Lose Health Coverage This Year

This year, as many as 700,000 Texans—most of them children—are at risk of losing their health coverage because of a federal change to Medicaid coverage requi…

Year-end Message from Mandy Austin, Women of Tocqueville Chair

To our Mighty, Mighty Women of Tocqueville, If they say that time flies when you’re having fun, well then it moves at light speed when you’re having fun and …

This Summer, North Texas Children Face a Variety of Challenges, Including Food Insecurity

Home to leading businesses, a steady stream of new residents and seemingly endless prosperity, North Texas was just named the fastest growing region in the U…

Our Collective Impact This Legislative Session

The regular session of the 88th Texas legislature has come to an end, and we are overwhelmed by the level of engagement and enthusiasm we saw from our fellow…

United Way Tocqueville Society Drives Community Change and Welcomes New Members at Bench & Bar Boo-Ray Tournament

The verdict is in, and the First Annual Bench & Bar “Boo-Ray” Tournament hosted by United Way of Metropolitan Dallas was judged guilty—a guilty pleasure …

How United Way Enables Businesses to Achieve Their Corporate Social Responsibility Goals

At United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, we lead a community-wide movement to improve access to education, income and health. We bring together the corporate, p…