United Way of Greater New Bedford’s Mobile Market is launching its seventh season this month – providing free, locally grown, fresh produce for low-income working families in Greater New Bedford. The Mobile Market’s primary focus is to remove the barriers that families often face when accessing fresh produce. By offering free produce after traditional work […]

United Way of Greater New Bedford recently awarded $420,000 to local programs and initiatives through its Community Impact Grants and the Community Building Mini-Grants. A total of $390,000 in Community Impact Grants were awarded to 17 non-profit organizations throughout Greater New Bedford to support high quality programs and services that align with United Way’s focus […]

Texting tips and resources for caregivers of children 0-8: Text GREAT to 274448! United Way of Greater New Bedford is pleased to announce it is teaming up with Bright by Text, a text messaging service that supports parents and other caregivers of young children. Subscribers to the service receive text messages that link to research-based content on […]

United Way’s across Massachusetts celebrate Mass2-1-1 Day virtually and mark grand opening of second Call2Talk mental health line call center Massachusetts – Every year on February 11, United Ways in Massachusetts and across the country celebrate 2-1-1 Day to raise awareness of this important public service.  Everyone knows the three-digit number to call in an […]

New Bedford Shannon (NBS)—a partnership between the New Bedford Police Dept. and United Way of Greater New Bedford—has been awarded $824,879 to continue its multi-pronged approach to address the community’s gang and youth violence issues using five strategy areas: social, intervention, support, opportunity, and provision. The grant value is up slightly this year from $797,438 […]

United Way of Greater New Bedford is pleased to welcome five new members to their Board of Directors: Starlene Alves, Francine Ferguson, Christopher Fortier, Jacqueline Gannon Somerville, and Amilton “A.J.” Tavares Jr. “We are honored to have these five individuals join our Board,” said Michelle N. Hantman, President & CEO. “Each brings so much to […]

11 Ways to Give Back this 9/11 1) Register for Volunteer SouthCoast Go to www.volunteersouthcoast.org and simply register yourself for the site. From there you will have access to hundreds of volunteer activities across the SouthCoast. You can search by your location, interests, or availability to find the right opportunity for you! Need help with […]

United Way of Greater New Bedford is pleased to welcome two new team members, Paula Montgomery and Nicole Nault. Ms. Montgomery joins the team as United Way of Greater New Bedford’s first Director of Women United. In this role, Ms. Montgomery will oversee Women United’s membership and fundraising efforts, as well as Women United initiatives […]