United Way of the Greater Triangle

7 reasons to connect with nonprofits on facebook

Edwin Jeffords — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:42 +0000

If you’re like the other 750 million or so people on facebook, then you probably have a handful of “fan pages” that you’ve “liked” over time. By liking one of these pages, you are telling facebook, in essence, that you want to hear a little bit more from the curator of that page, until otherwise

Automatic Assumptions?

mrodgers — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:17 +0000

So there I was, sitting on a curb waiting for the police. A minivan had just turned in front of me on a busy two-lane road at 5:30 on a Friday afternoon, totaling my beloved 18 year old car with 360,000 miles on it. I’m sitting there in my mechanic’s t-shirt and work shorts, boots

Financial Literacy: What About The Schools?

Stan Holt — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:00:35 +0000

As some of you might know, we have created a matched savings program for young people who are aging out of the foster care system. Two years were spent planning and developing the program. We’ve been talking with people in the community about the program and about the need for opportunities for these young people

Light rail and affordable housing as a step in poverty reduction in the Triangle.

Stan Holt — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:14:42 +0000

Triangle Transit just announced that the Orange Durham section of a 30 mile light rail transit system connecting Wake, Durham, and Orange County will be built first. It certainly is exciting news. It also presents a great opportunity to help reduce poverty. Transportation is a key element in helping people move across the community. Enabling an

Not Without My Dog…

Jennifer Bosk — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:00:51 +0000

Think about losing your job and having your lights turned off. Now think about being locked out of your home by the mortgage company. Then the repo guy comes for your car. No cell phone. No computer. Not even a change of clothes. You sit on a street until you are run out of the