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Meghan Keaney Anderson
Meghan Keaney Anderson
Thu, 01/29/2009

Short Takes

A few stories that have caught my attention this week
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Boston predicted to have the 5th biggest job loss in 2009: The BBJ reports on a joint study by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and The Council for the New American City. Our area’s unemployment rate is predicted to rise to 6 percent by the end of the year, making us 5th in the country for job loss.

93 year old freezes to death after utility shut off: A 93-year-old Michigan man froze to death this week inside his home days after the power company limited his use of electricity because of unpaid bills. If you or anyone you know are having a hard time meeting your utility bills, please call 2-1-1 for help. 

Super Bowl Single Girl: A woman in Manhattan is trying to raise $3 million to buy a Superbowl ad so she can find love.  She’s raised $6200 so far and if she doesn’t reach her $3 million goal, she’s donating it all to UW.  We're so close to Valentine's that it seems wrong to hope for lovelessness...but $2.9 million or less could help a lot of people...  Good luck to her either way. I'm glad she thought of UW.  read more »

Meghan Keaney Anderson
Meghan Keaney Anderson
Fri, 01/16/2009

Making the Winter Warmer

A dozen musicians come together to make a difference for Mass families in need
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I would be remiss if I left for this long weekend without blogging about Winter Warmer, a benefit concert put on by Alastair Moock and his friends on Wednesday. In my day to day work at United Way and on this blog, I write a lot about how much can be achieved by the simple action of people coming together to help out. And every once in awhile I get to see it in action. Wednesday night was one such occasion. Here are some pictures from the event.

Learn more about the Community Support Fund, the cause at the heart of the Winter Warmer.  read more »

Meghan Keaney Anderson
Meghan Keaney Anderson
Wed, 01/07/2009

2-1-1 Update

Have you had trouble reaching our helpline?
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Yesterday, we had reports that calls made through landline phones to Mass2-1-1, our free health and human service referral line, unable through to our call center. Testing yesterday revealed that we had a "landline switching problem". We are working with Verizon and Paytec to ensure that this will be repaired as quickly as possible. Calling 2-1-1 via cell phone should work fine. Until the problem is completely resolved, individuals can call our toll free number: 877.211.6277 to be connected to help.

Thanks to United Way of of Tri- County for the update!  read more »

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