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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
From Poverty to Possibilities Event to Focus on Policy and Systems Change withKeynote Address by Dr. Michael McAffee, CEO Policy Link…
Friday, October 5, 2018
Check out the latest CityLine featuring Dona Ponepinto, President & CEO, United Way of Pierce County and Tanisha Jumper, Acting Director, Media and Communications Department, City of Tacoma. This…
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
United Way recognized businesses across Pierce County with a fun and inspiring format at Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma on Thursday, September 13. Sponsored by NuStar Energy, U.S. Oil & Refining…
Thursday, August 9, 2018
The cycle of poverty is vicious and difficult to break. But that hasn't discouraged Dona Ponepinto from dedicating much of her life
to helping those who struggle. Experienced in the barriers faced by…
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
One in six children struggles with hunger and many children who rely on school meals, struggle to get enough to eat during the summer months. This fact is unacceptable to United Way of Pierce County…
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
(TACOMA, WA) Recently, Bill Berry, who serves as a strategic financial leader for Tacoma Public Utilities, was appointed as Chair of the United Way of Pierce County Board of Directors.
Bill has…
Friday, June 22, 2018
Watch Dona Ponepinto, President & CEO United Way of Pierce County in her interview with Amanda Westbrook of CityLine as she shared the current ALICE poverty report as well as insights about the…
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Staggering new United Way reports reveal more Washingtonians struggling to make ends meet.
BY MATT DRISCOLL mdriscoll@thenewstribune.com
More people know the name than ever before, it seems.…