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| Partnership Matters United Way’s National Corporate Leaders are dedicated to United Way and the communities where their employees live and work. Thank you to all of our NCL partners for your commitment to innovative partnerships helping United Way create lasting changes in people’s lives and build stronger communities across the country. | | | | | | JCPenney helps United Way provide youth with access to afterschool programs | United Way is providing more children than ever before with access to quality afterschool programs in partnership with the JCPenney Afterschoool Fund, which granted United Way $1.7 million to provide assistance to 3,949 kindergarten through twelfth grade students who are otherwise financially unable to participate in an afterschool program.  | | | | Northwest Airlines stands united for communities | Northwest Airlines (NWA) featured their United Way support in two articles in the September 2007 issue of their inflight magazine, NWA World Traveler. The articles focus on NWA employees’ year-round dedication to United Way, volunteerism, and the communities where they live and work.  | | | | Bank of America and Financial Stability Partnership™ | | | Bank of America partnered with the United Way Financial Stability Partnership™ to help hardworking people obtain tax refunds through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), resulting in more than $54.3 million in EITC returned to working families and individuals in the communities receiving Bank of America grants.  | | | | Target promotes United Way partnership | | | Target and United Way have worked together to strengthen communities for more than 45 years. In August 2007, Target featured this partnership in their weekly Target circular, with a circulation of 52 million and 104 million impressions.  | | | UPS celebrates 100 years by giving back | | | In August 2007, UPS celebrated its 100th anniversary. In true UPS fashion, they celebrated this major milestone by focusing on people. UPS partnered with United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta to volunteer for 100 Days of Caring over the 100 days of summer leading up to the company's anniversary.  | | | | IBM collaborates with United Way for community success | | | IBM is truly committed to a year-round partnership with United Way and has supported many United Way initiatives, including the launch of the United Way Financial Stability Partnership™ and the expansion of 2-1-1 and its disaster response and recovery capabilities .  | | | | Welcome, Citizens Financial Group! | | | As part of their ongoing commitment to establish sustainable relationships with non-profit organizations, Citizens Financial Group (CFG) recently joined the United Way National Corporate Leadership program.  | | | | | FedEx was the lead sponsor for United Way Alternative Spring Break (ASB), which brought 379 young people to the Gulf Coast to volunteer in hurricane ravaged communities. ASB participants renovated 30 houses, painted 6 buildings, and repaired a children’s camp to open for the first time since Hurricane Rita hit.  | | | | Xcel Energy puts United Way on the big screen | | | Xcel Energy used their naming rights to Xcel Energy Center, a NHL venue in St. Paul, MN, in an effort to educate their community on United Way. Xcel donated in-arena promotion, TV and radio ads during nationally televised hockey games to promote United Way.  | | | | Nationwide insures their communities are Born Learning | | | Nationwide is helping improve the communities where their employees live and work through a commitment to early education in partnership with United Way’s Born Learning campaign.  | | | |
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