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New ALICE Report Shows 1.4 Million Working Families Face Financial Hardships HARRISBURG, PA – COVID-19 shined a spotlight on the difficulties many families face when there is sudden economic insecurity. Yet, as we step onto the other side of the pandemic, we see that many working families are still struggling...

Harrisburg, PA – On February 11, PA 211 Day, United Way and the Pennsylvania 211 network arecelebrating the important role that 211 plays to provide connections to help with everythingfrom housing to higher utility costs as households continue to feel the effects of inflation.United Way and PA 211 are also...

United Way of Pennsylvania’s President Kristen Rotz, issued the following statement on behalf of the organization, highlighting the missed opportunity to provide working families with meaningful tax relief – and depriving all residents of related economic growth - in the state budget that is being considered by the General Assembly:...

                                                                                                Media Contact: Jeanette Krebs                                                                                                 Cell: 717-418-6106                                                                                                 Email: jk@krebs.solutions June 7, 2022 Coalition of Business, Labor, Children’s Advocates, United Way Calls on Legislators to Pass a Tax Credit for Working Families United Way of Pennsylvania says tax credit will boost job growth, help tackle poverty HARRISBURG, PA –...

New report and interactive tools reveal that federal poverty data undercounts how many children of all races are growing up amid financial insecurity. HARRISBURG, PA – The majority of Pennsylvania’s Black and Hispanic children — 73% and 69% respectively — lived in households that couldn’t afford the basics in 2019, compared to...