News & Updates
North Texas Summer and Supper Council Makes Sure Kids Don’t Go Hungry
The North Texas Summer and Supper Council hosted its first in-person summer meals kickoff event Wednesday for the first time since the pandemic started. The co…
Ensuring Students Bounce Back from the Pandemic
For many students across North Texas, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted their lives more than any other single event. For the last two years, they’ve dealt with…
The Importance of Early Childhood Development
Early Childhood Development Statistics Research indicates that 90% of brain development happens by the age of 5. These are the years that children absorb nearl…
The State of Homelessness in 2022
Homelessness prevention is an important part of the work we do at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. That’s because housing stability provides a foundation for…
Celebrating Our 97th Annual Campaign and Unite Forever Endowment
On Thursday, May 12, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas invited supporters and partners to gather at The Star in Frisco for a very important celebration: our 97…
Preventing Childhood Hunger This Summer
When the school year ends, tens of thousands of North Texas students rely on summer meals programs to access regular nutritious meals and to keep hunger at bay…
Bench & Bar 2022
This April, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas proudly hosted our annual Bench & Bar event, featuring a panel of local legal experts from some of North Tex…
College and Career Readiness Benefits All North Texas
This month, tens of thousands of graduating seniors across North Texas are preparing to take their next steps into the world. The stakes are high for each indi…