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Mission United Miami Director Laura Whitfield Discusses Challenges Female Veterans Face

angieSB 2021-01-15T00:49:20-05:00 November 20th, 2019|

The following segment aired on PBS' Your South Florida. Mission United Miami director Laura Whitfield discusses the challenges female veterans face and how to help ...

United Way of Miami-Dade Grants 20 Older Adults with Golden Wishes

angieSB 2019-11-20T16:47:29-05:00 November 20th, 2019|

The following segment aired on WSVN 7. It highlights United Way's Golden Wishes, a program that show its appreciation and dedication to older adults, by ...

Mission United Miami Helps Veterans & Their Families Re-acclimate to Civilian Life

angieSB 2019-11-20T16:50:58-05:00 November 19th, 2019|

The following segment aired on Univision 23. It highlights United Way's Mission United program that helps veterans and their families re-acclimate to civilian life in ...

Mission United Miami Celebrates Veteran Moms with Baby Shower

angieSB 2019-10-31T15:25:31-05:00 October 31st, 2019|

The following story aired on NBC 6. It highlights the Mission United Warrior Moms baby shower, a celebratory event hosted by the Mission United programs ...

United Way of Miami-Dade calls on volunteers to drive positive change during National Volunteer Week, April 6-13

angieSB 2019-03-22T17:30:54-05:00 March 22nd, 2019|

VolunteerMiami portal to offer 10 unique service opportunities to help build a #StrongerMiami United Way of Miami-Dade will host a variety of volunteer opportunities benefiting ...

Inspire305, powered by United Way, returns for a second year in search of Miami’s innovative nonprofits

angieSB 2019-03-05T17:29:30-05:00 March 5th, 2019|

Local nonprofits launched between 2011 and 2018 are invited to apply Inspire305, powered by United Way of Miami-Dade, returns to support local up-and-coming, innovative nonprofits ...

Youth Institute seeks solutions to violence

Spider Boost 2018-03-31T14:39:14-05:00 February 24th, 2017|

Community leaders team up with young people from across South Florida who are calling for change

Embrace change. When you stop, you’re done, Martha Stewart tells Miami women

Spider Boost 2018-03-31T14:39:14-05:00 January 23rd, 2017|

By turns serious and witty, the woman who transformed cooking, gardening, crafting, organizing and decorating into lofty pursuits told a group of Miami female leaders to embrace change, however it arrives.

Sue Miller, who raised millions for United Way and elevated philanthropy, dies at 81

Spider Boost 2018-03-31T14:39:14-05:00 November 10th, 2016|

“Sue has been a 40-year volunteer at United Way. She started by literally walking door to door on Miami Beach, inviting people to give money to United Way,” said Claudia Grillo.

He bought a pint of whiskey for an old man. That led to a lifetime of granting wishes.

Spider Boost 2018-03-31T14:39:14-05:00 November 8th, 2016|

Rudy Moise was a 20-year-old pre-med student in Chicago at the University of Illinois when he decided to help an elder.

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