Endowing the Future of North Texas
What Is an Endowment? Clearly, achieving a $100 million endowment is a huge win for our community. But what exactly is an endowment? An endowment, quite simp…
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 wit…
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 nea…
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 f…
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 …
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 b…
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 T…
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 in…