University of Notre Dame employees who donate to the United Way of St. Joseph County also support the Employee Compassion Fund, an emergency assistance program that helps members of the Notre Dame community…
According to the White House Council on Economic Advisers, about 7 percent of American households lack access to a bank account, while another 20 percent have a bank account but supplement it with non-traditional…
The Employee Compassion Fund is a University emergency assistance program funded entirely by Notre Dame faculty and staff contributions to the annual United Way campaign — five percent of each pledge supports the fund. The program is administered by the Family and Children’s Center, and is designed to assist employees who find themselves in temporary financial hardship. The funds are not taxable as income.
Did you know that 40% of the households in our local county are struggling to afford life’s most basic needs? Matt Harrington will talk about new approaches to social change that have engaged people and organizations together, in solidarity, to address this pressing need in our community. In doing…
Collaboration is key in new United Way grants
Grants makeover offers three-year funding
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The Center for the…
For the past eight years, members of the University of Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team have crawled from bed at the crack of dawn to travel to a South Bend Community School Corp. middle school to serve as mentors for 25 seventh- and eighth-grade boys in need of positive role models.
The University of Notre Dame exceeded its goal of raising $300,000 for United Way of St. Joseph County during its 2014-2015 workplace campaign. In 2014, United Way turned 100. To celebrate its many years of community service, the nonprofit organization challenged its partners to tackle St. Joseph County’s high poverty rate and to improve the education, health, and financial status of its community members. Notre Dame’s yearlong campaign raised $311,355.41 for United Way, making it the largest single campaign contribution in the county.
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What are the forces that keep people in poverty?
BY CAROL C. BRADLEY, NDWorks
Waldo Mikels-Carrasco hadn’t been involved with the United Way until he was called in to provide information to the agency on health disparities in St. Joseph County.
“They…
Lacrosse player mentors 6-year-old cancer patient
BY GENE STOWE, FOR NDWORKS
When the Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team was paired with Bobby Russell last fall as part of Fighting Irish Fight for Life, a Student Welfare & Development program, midfield player Katherine…
What were the results of the research?
…SOUTH BEND, Ind. – As the United Way of St. Joseph County embarks on a ten-year journey to reduce poverty by 25,000 individuals by 2025, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program or VITA, as it is often called, will play an integral role in reaching this goal. From 2013-2014…
St. Joseph County to Participate in Regional STEM Education Initiative
K-12 Districts can apply for program funding
South Bend, Ind. (March 1, 2014) – United Way of St. Joseph County and the St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce announced that…
Connecting children with a wellness platform
BY CAROL C. BRADLEY, NDWORKS
ICeNSA, the Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Applications, directed by Nitesh Chawla, the Frank Freimann Collegiate Associate Professor in computer science and engineering, is making transformative…
2012-13 ND United Way of St. Joseph County
Campaign Summary
The University of Notre Dame surpassed our goal of $300,000 raising $304,757.39 in the 2012-2013 United Way campaign. We had 745 faculty and staff contribute…
In past years, the generosity of Notre Dame’s faculty and staff has made us St. Joseph County’s top workforce in donations to United Way, helping improve education, health and financial stability in our community.
The goal for this year is $300,000.
Why…
October 10, 2013
Dear Members of the Notre Dame Family:
Notre Dame has always embraced growth and change while remaining true to its core values and traditions. The University’s move into the Atlantic Coast Conference, in all sports except football and hockey, will strengthen…
“You don’t know me, but my name is Sabian. When I was born, I couldn’t hear very well. But, no one knew until my preschool checked my hearing for free thanks to United Way. They told my mom what I couldn’t — I am hearing impaired. Now I have tubes in my ears that…