Chris OKeeffe

A couple of months ago, I wrote about skills-based volunteering in response to a Boston Globe article. Thinking back on it, I realize that both the Globe reporter and I left out something that’s important to acknowledge. What we now call “skills based volunteering” was really invented by professional service firms: accountants, consultants, law firms and advertising agencies.  read more »

On our work at United Way, we try to each out as broadly we as we can to enlist people to “live United,” i.e., to give, advocate and volunteer for the common good of children & families.
Specifically our goals are:

• Children will enter school ready to learn;
• Youth will stay in school, keep safe, and realize positive options for the future;
• Individuals have the skills and opportunities to be financially stable; and,
• All children and families will have access to safe, affordable and appropriate housing.