United Way

noun

a nationwide civic organization United Way of America or any of its affiliated local groups that raise funds through individual contributions and allocate them to benefit civic and charitable programs and organizations, as the YMCA and Red Cross. Formerly Community Chests and Councils of America, United Community Funds and Councils of America.
a similar and related organization United Way of Canada in Canada.

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Some United Way centers may also provide tax return assistance for those who earn below $60,000 a year.

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The organization, the United Way and local community foundations make up the rest of the funds needed for Imagination Library.

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Money poured into thousands of different recipients, from venerable nonprofits such as the United Way and Habitat for Humanity, to individual families through GoFundMe, to specialized groups working to replace burned musical instruments and stuffed animals.

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"We need to act in a united way. Then, we are strong. Then, we are also serious on the world stage."

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Digging deeper into county-by-county level data compiled state by state by the United Way that looks at households that live nominally above the outdated federal poverty measure but struggle month to month to survive, we see a dystopian picture of a 21st-century feudalism taking hold.

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