New ALICE in the Crosscurrents: An Update on Financial Hardship Shows Wage Growth was No Match for Inflation

Though wages for the lowest paid jobs have risen across the country at the fastest rate in four decades, the number of households struggling to get by in New York grew by nearly 183,000 from 2021 to 2022. As a result, a total of over 3.5 million households or 46% were living paycheck to paycheck according to a new update from United Way of Long Island and its research partner United for ALICE.

A partnership between PSEG Long Island, Brentwood Union Free School District, and United Way of Long Island is inspiring and empowering the next generation of innovators and probl

Dina Sforza, General Counsel to Newsday, will serve on the 50-member United Way of Long Island Board of Directors.

Over 1,900 households with heating emergencies, including 1,362 children, weren’t left out in the cold this winter because of a $500,000 grant from the National Grid Foundation to support United Way of Long Island’s Project Warmth Emergency Fuel Fund.

2024 YouthBuild NYC Collaborative Basketball Tournament Champion

Four YouthBuild programs brought a team, and every team brought their “A” game. Participants were diving and sliding to get the ball, passing, and shooting with the game on the line -- no one left anything on the court, and it showed on the scoreboard.

United Way of Long Island offers free Spanish course for careers in smart grid and green construction industries.

National Grid Ventures welcomed United Way of Long Island’s YouthBuild and PowerUp! participants to take part in on-site tours at the company’s Northport power generation station for a close-up look at the skilled jobs and training that keep the electricity flowing to area homes and businesses.

Valentine's Day at the Town of Islip’s Caesar Trunzo Senior Center in Brentwood was a heartwarming celebration.