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Fall/Winter 2009 Campaign

The Acton-Boxborough United Way supports over 24 different health and human service organizations serving the needs of Acton and Boxborough residents. Your donation is critical to our efforts to support these organizations.

Please read our letter and return your contribution in the envelope provided, or click here to donate securely online, or mail a check to:

Acton-Boxborough United Way
P.O. Box 2258
Acton, MA 01720

Thank you for helping your neighbors through your local United Way.

Help for Tough Times

Click here to see a list of over a dozen organizations that are ready to help Acton and Boxborough residents through this difficult time.

For a more complete list, click here to download the ABUW Local Human Services Directory.

If you are an Acton resident, are overwhelmed and unsure where to turn, and are under 60, contact the new Acton Community Services Coordinator, Laura Ducharme, at 978-264-9653 or via email at lducharme@acton-ma.gov.

If you are 60 or over, contact Carol Steiner, Council on Aging, at 978-264-9643 or via email at csteiner@acton-ma.gov.

If you are a Boxborough resident, contact Laura Arsenault, Council on Aging Coordinator, at 978-263-1116 x106 or via email at laura.arsenault@town.boxborough.ma.us.


You can also call Massachusetts 2-1-1 or visit www.mass211.org to find assistance for basic human needs, physical and mental health resources, employment support, and support for children, families, senior citizens, and people with disabilities.

Massachusetts 2-1-1 is available 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. It is free and confidential and is staffed by trained counselors. Several Languages are spoken.



ABUW Grant Applications are now Available! Grant applications for agencies and organizations providing health and human services assistance to area residents are now available. Click here for more information.

Give to Haiti United Way Worldwide members in the Caribbean are working to help those in need as well as to determine how to best aid Haiti's long-term recovery. Click here to find out how to donate to the United Way Disaster Recovery Fund.

Items needed now by the Acton Food Pantry Make your donations even more helpful! Click here to find out what the Acton Food Pantry needs now.

Community Forum - Agencies Say Needs Continue to Rise The ABUW held a Community Forum on November 4th, where representatives from 20 non-profit agencies told of struggles to meet increasing demands for their services while cuts in funding continue. Click here to read more.

The ABUW Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fall/Winter Campaign Please read our press release and click here to donate now.

ABUW Grants for 2009-10 Click here to see the list of grant recipients for 2009-2010. All of these organizations provide health and/or human services to Acton and/or Boxborough residents.

Please welcome our new President and Executive Director Click here to read about the ABUW's new President Jane Boatright and Executive Director Rachel Sagan.

Partnering with the ABUW We are inviting area businesses to partner with us to improve the quality of life for our community. To read our letter, click here. For more information, click here.

The ABUW Local Human Services Directory has been updated and is now available! Download a copy of our directory of the local agencies that meet human service needs for area residents.

Live United Flash Mob on YouTube Click here to watch the video of a Live United Flash Mob at Union Station in Washington DC.

It's Never Too Late to Donate! You can do so now using our secure page. It' fast, easy, and safe. Click here to donate now.

Learn more about the AB Coalition for Healthy Youth, a collaboration created through a Challenge Grant Initiative by the ABUW.

Would you like to learn more about the ABUW? Watch our slide show and learn all about our organization. Click here!