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At United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, we are focused on making our region the best place to live, work and raise a family. Early childhood education that suppo…
Open enrollment is happening now for 2026 health insurance plans, and around 24 million Americans are currently shopping for coverage. Unfortunately, many of t…
Although the longest ever government shutdown is over and the federal government is funded through January, a variety of factors still threaten food security f…
At United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, we are striving through our Aspire 2030 goals to, in part, increase by 20% the number of North Texas young adults e…
Hundreds of thousands of North Texas families experience food insecurity, negatively impacting some of our youngest Texans. Since September is Hunger Action Mo…
The United Way Worldwide Advocacy Forum and Capitol Hill Day held the largest ever Forum July 7-9 in Washington, D.C., bringing together more than 400 United W…
On Friday, June 6, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas hosted a Federal Budget Briefing Virtual Lunch & Learn to unpack how the federal budget reconciliation…
During this 89th Texas Legislative Session, lawmakers have filed 200+ housing-related bills. The Texas Legislature prioritized affordable housing during the in…