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VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - February 21, 2017) - United Way of the Lower Mainland will put $25.1 million to work in the community to help more than 400,000 children, families and seniors across...

BURNABY, BC--(Marketwired - February 16, 2017) - Want an easy way to help families in need? Now you can donate new, or semi-used, unregistered Compass Cards into donation kiosks. The value of the...

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - October 06, 2016) - One in 6 people living in the Lower Mainland lives at or below the poverty line. This means that nearly 20% of our population faces challenges in...

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - September 17, 2016) - When we work together, amazing things are possible. Today 27 teams of 15 people each pulled a 757-200 jet weighing 127,900 pounds down the runway in...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLOMBIA--(Marketwired - April 19, 2016) - United Ways in BC are preparing to bring access to core online services for bc211 to everyone across the province in the year...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 16, 2016) - Note to editors: There is a photo associated with this press release. 90% of Syrian refugees have found...

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 9, 2016) - What's for dinner? It's the perennial question. But what happens if the cupboards are bare? One in five British Columbians have...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 4, 2016) - United Way of the Lower Mainland is investing up to $300,000 over the next years to build brighter future for children in...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 25, 2016) - Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release. United Way of the Lower Mainland will put...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 19, 2016) - Kidnapping, torture, execution of family or friends, sexual assault, exploitation and threats. These are the kinds of horrors...