United Way Outlines Ambitious 10 Year Goals Around High School Graduation Rates, Financial Stability and Health

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Date Added: May 16, 2008 12:32:02 AM

United Way, the nation's largest nonprofit, today announced a sharpened focus on education, income and health as a way to help advance the common good. In a startling new report, United Way cites alarming statistics and sets three goals for the country to reach by 2018. The organization's new vision will focus on high school graduation rates, financial stability and health.

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