Recent Blog Posts

Millennials + Boomers = Great Team? Yes!

We saw this article on 99u.com by Nathanial Koloc with the title “Why Baby Boomers and Millennials Make Great Teams” and thought…oh yeah….we have to blog about this.  So Ashley, a Millennial, who is our Community Impact Director and Jennifer, a Boomer, who is Vice President of Marketing and Communications decided to share their thoughts together

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What Sesame Street, my son and others have taught me about “food insecurity”

In my day it was known as plain old ‘hunger’.  What’s up with “dressing up” the issue by calling it ‘food insecurity’?  It seems like now I’m hearing that term all the time.  So I started thinking that maybe I didn’t fully understand ‘food insecurity’ and it turns out it is much more than just

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United Way News

Johnston County’s Health and Human Needs Positively Impacted by United Way Funds

Early last year, volunteers and corporate, community and nonprofit agencies worked with United Way of the Greater Triangle to shape a focused Community Impact Plan with accountability for specific goals in each of our four counties: Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake. 

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More Programs at More Nonprofits Receiving United Way Funds in Durham County

United Way of the Greater Triangle has increased the number of programs it funds as well as the number of agencies for 2013 in Durham County.  A total of $1,197,088 will be invested in 47 programs offered by 31 different nonprofits that align with United Way’s focus on health, education/youth development and financial stability.  Below is a snapshot of some of the impact Durham County will see this year.

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