Alzheimer’s disease has become so prevalent that it has been called an epidemic. The economic impact on government, families and business totals about $300 billion a year. It is on the home front—where the disease affects caregivers and people...
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Caught in the Act of Kindness
Throughout 2012, we are gathering photographs from individuals and groups throughout Tarrant County who have witnessed and captured an act of kindness. A hug from a friend, a helping hand to the homeless, volunteers spending time with older adults… any act of kindness in our community is welcome. Submit your photo to colleen.fischer@unitedwaytarrant.org or leave a comment under your favorite and the best “act of kindness” photo will be awarded with a $2,500 contribution to the charity or foundation of their choice at the end of the year.
Almost anyone would sit up and take notice if someone dropped $2,200 into their lap. That’s the average amount that was received last year by people in Tarrant County who claimed the earned income tax credit at IRS VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)...
The holiday season puts many of us in a reflective mood as we think of years past and look around us at the blessings that surround us today. First come family, faith and country, which seem all the more precious this time of year. Where would we...
It’s not every week that you get to enjoy tacos and help hungry people at the same time, but that’s the tasty opportunity presented by Fort Worth Taco Week Nov. 14-18. Thanks to some generous restaurants and a creative TCU Performance Marketing...
I don’t remember the last time I went to the movies on a Friday afternoon—if there ever was a last time—but that’s exactly where I was recently when United Way hosted a special screening of the new documentary, “Waiting for Superman.”...
September 30 will be a milestone for southeast Tarrant County. A breakfast that day at Mac Bernd Professional Development Center in Arlington will kick off Our Community, Our Kids, a new community collaboration that promises to improve the future...
It seems that everyone—and almost everything—tweets on Twitter and has a Facebook page these days. United Way of Tarrant County is no exception. Like other organizations, we recognize that they are useful ways to interact with others to develop...
During United Way’s latest assessment of community needs, we asked different groups of people what roles they thought United Way should play in the community. They told us very clearly that one of our roles should be to share with others our knowledge...
They say everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. Well, United Way's 2-1-1 service does something about it. 2-1-1, our nationally-accredited information and referral service, connects people with all of the assistance that's...
Linking the Worlds of Learning and Work
Some students are spending time here at the United Way office in Fort Worth each morning this week and last week as part of the Fort Worth ISD’s Vital Link program.
Vital Link gives young people who are about...