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December 19, 2022: Greater Twin Cities United Way Unveils Policy and Advocacy Agenda for 2023 State Legislative Session
November 9, 2022: Greater Twin Cities United Way Announces 2021 Community Impact Results
July 19, 2022 Greater Twin Cities United Way, Minnesota Vikings Invite Community to Welcome Local Students Back to School
June 21, 2022 Greater Twin Cities United Way Grants $1.2M to Help Region’s Littlest Learners Discover Resilience Despite Trauma
April 21, 2022 Minnesota State, Greater Twin Cities United Way’s 211 Resource Helpline Partner to Address Students’ Basic Needs
April 13, 2022 Greater Twin Cities United Way Announces $12.1 Million in Grants for Local Nonprofits
March 24, 2022 Greater Twin Cities United Way Invites Community to Donate Culturally Specific Food Through April 9
January 25, 2022 Greater Twin Cities United Way Unveils Policy and Advocacy Agenda for 2022 State Legislative Session

August 5, 2021 Greater Twin Cities United Way Builds Strong Momentum in Third Year of Transformation, Addressing Emergency, Long-Term Community Needs During Pandemic, Racial Reckoning
May 3, 2021 Greater Twin Cities United Way to Bring Community Together Centered on Dismantling Racism
March 17, 2021 Greater Twin Cities United Way Invites the Community to Donate Culturally Relevant Food During March Foodshare Month
March 9, 2021 Greater Twin Cities United Way Grants $682,000 to Support Nonprofit Sector Stability Amidst COVID-19 Crisis

December 14, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way’s “Home For Good” Initiative to Help Families Transition from Homelessness to Stable Housing this Holiday Season
October 14, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way Awards $250,000 in Grants to Support North Minneapolis Food System Timed With United Nations’ World Food Day
Sept 29, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way Provides $1.15 Million to Support Students and Nonprofits Amidst COVID-19 Crisis
Sept 15, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way Unveils New Marketing Strategy
July 28, 2020 Action Day to Help 40,000 Local Students Head Back to School
June 25, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way, Minneapolis Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Grant $2.5 Million to Help Rebuild the Twin Cities
June 5, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way, Minneapolis Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation commit to working to transform criminal justice system
May 18, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way Grants $700,000, Supporting New, Holistic Approaches to Serving the Community as a Result of COVID-19
May 7, 2020 Medtronic Foundation Donates $100,000 to Greater Twin Cities United Way COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
April 13, 2020 LDI Donates $100,000 to Greater Twin Cities United Way COVID-19 Response and Recovery Efforts
April 13, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way Expands COVID-19 Relief Efforts
March 27, 2020 RBC Wealth Management Donates $500,000 to United Way’s COVID Fund
March 24, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way Distributes $200,000 to Provide-Emergency Support for 75,000 People
March 19, 2020 Greater Twin Cities United Way Launches Covid-19 Fund, Expands Its State-wide 211 Resource Helpline and Advocacy Efforts to Support the Community

Star Tribune: Greater Twin Cities United Way responds to surge in calls for housing and mental health help
WCCO-TV: United Way, Minnesota State system partner to pair students with necessary resources
MinnPost: Minnesota sees an increase in help calls following lifeline number change
Minnesota Women’s Press: Twin Cities Early Child Care Centers to Participate in Trauma-Informed Training
Minnesota Women’s Press: 988 Suicide Prevention Number Increases Access to Support Centers
Exchange: An Equitable Start: Eliminating Disparities in Preschool Discipline
WCCO-TV: Calls to suicide lifeline increase 44% in Minnesota since transition to 988 number, state says
MinnPost (op-ed by Acooa Ellis): We know how failure to make strategic investments is hurting Minnesotans; legislators must come back to the Capitol now
Mankato Free Press: Suicide prevention line changing to simple, 988 phone number
Insight News: Grants help build trauma sensitive caregiving capacity
Forbes: 10 Tips To Craft An Internal Communications Plan With Nonprofit Stakeholders In Mind
MinnPost: How did Gov. Tim Walz use a chunk of the pandemic response funds to address race and health inequities?
Sun Thisweek: Lakeville-based Post Consumer Brands launches new ‘Ingredients for Good’
KIMT: RCTC students to gain access to 211 resource helpline
Twin Cities Business Magazine: Tackling Poverty in BIPOC Communities
Insight News: Grants support local non-profits that disrupt racial inequity
Conversations with Al McFarlane: 4.13.22
Minnesota Women’s Press: $12.1 Million in Funds Dedicated to Disrupting Racial Inequities in Minnesota
Pioneer Press: United Way Hits Housing, Racial Inequity, Trauma-Sensitive Childcare with $12M to nonprofits
Minnesota Women’s Press: Donate Culturally Specific Food
Forbes: Rest As A Requirement: Seven Tips For Fostering A Culture Of Resilience
Star Tribune: Brooks: Minneapolis, St. Paul Volunteers Give the Gift of Comfort Food
Pioneer Press (op-ed by Acooa Ellis): Ellis, Knox: Let’s address the ‘benefits cliff’ to help Minnesota families climb toward economic security
Pioneer Press: How to stretch your grocery budget, and other MN resources as inflation and gas prices keep rising
Minnesota Women’s Press: Equity — What Advocates Are Asking of Minnesota Legislators
Ramsey County Means Business: Career Connection in St. Paul
Crosscut: In WA and beyond, students question the value of college degrees
Exchange: Collaboration for Community Impact

The Hechinger Report: More Students Question College, Putting Counselors in a Fresh Quandary
USA Today: More Students Want to Skip College. Are Schools Prepared to Help Them?
MN Department of Health: Celebrating One-Year as a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Center
Cultivate MN: Well-being in Child Care and Community Care
Forbes: 14 Best Practices For Nonprofits Using Branded Photography
Mpls/St. Paul Business Journal: Scottie Carter: People on the Move
Pioneer Press: Ellis, Cunnien: What we’ve learned about supporting Twin Cities youth
Twin Cities Business: Hybrid Volunteering Provides New Opportunity
Insight News: United Way addressed emergency, long-term needs during pandemic and racial reckoning
Star Tribune: Twin Cities United Way’s declining revenue slowed in 2020 as nonprofit faced needs in pandemic
Star Tribune: Next month’s big return to the office in Mpls. and St. Paul is disappearing fast
Star Tribune: What you need to know about the COVID delta variant, Minnesota mask requirements, vaccines and more
Mpls/St. Paul Magazine: Catching Up IRL with Chris Stedman: Following his most recent book IRL, Augsburg professor Chris Stedman’s new podcast pieces together the clues left behind after his friend’s suicide
WCCO-TV: End Of Federal Eviction Moratorium Won’t Affect Minnesota Renters, State Is On ‘Its Own Timeline’
Star Tribune: Salvation Army, United Way school supply drives back on after pause for COVID
KARE 11: Greater Twin Cities United Way launches new lifeline, reports thousands of calls in June alone
Mankato Free Press: Housing advocates hold out hope for renter protections
Twin Cities Business: United Way Event Promises ‘Bold Ideas’ to Tackle Racism in the Twin Cities
MinnPost: A smart investment in Minnesota: A nonprofit resiliency and recovery fund
MSP Magazine: Why We’re Sharing the Mic With Acooa Ellis of Greater Twin Cities United Way
Star Tribune: Four Twin Cities Nonprofits Team up to Increase Culturally Specific Foods at Local Food Shelves
Yahoo News: Four Twin Cities Nonprofits Team up to Increase Culturally Specific Foods at Local Food Shelves
Scripps | Local/National: Civil Rights Activists Speak to What’s Needed for Positive Societal Change
Twin Cities Business Magazine: Twin Cities United Way Awards Final Round of Covid-19 Relief Funds
KSTP-TV: Minnesota’s Suicide Prevention Lifeline call centers offer help in difficult time for many
Star Tribune: New business coalition is investing in racial justice
Mpls/St.Paul Magazine: Ini Iyamba on Style, Design, and Connecting with Artists
MN.gov: Governor Walz Announces New National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Call Centers in Minnesota
Mpls/St. Paul Magazine: Local Brands Celebrate Black History Month
Star Tribune: Minnesota nonprofits getting creative to crawl out of COVID-19 financial hole