Press Release

Vaccine clinic held at Springfield Service Center Wednesday

Springfield, MA (6/29/2022) — A partnership between United Way of Pioneer Valley and the Massachusetts Department of Public health aims to promote the health of more Springfield residents.

As the pandemic pushes on, this partnership sought to ensure the equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for Springfield residents. A free clinic was held at the Springfield Service Center Wednesday and offered gift cards to Stop & Shop and CVS to those who came to get vaccinated.

Women’s Leadership Council deliver purses to women in need

Westfield, MA (5/12/2022) – Some five hundred struggling women Thursday received purses filled with gifts from the Women’s Leadership Council of the United Way of Pioneer Valley.

Working with volunteers from the Westfield Woman’s Club, Leadership Council members fanned out across Westfield delivering these gifts to women in need. It’s a spin-off from the highly successful purse giveaway in Springfield earlier this year.

United Way of Pioneer Valley launches Women’s month program

Springfield, MA – United Way of Pioneer Valley today launched a Women’s month program designed to uplift the lives of hundreds of women.

Each of those five hundred women today received purses so to speak filled with more than one hundred and fifty dollars worth of goods and services to help rescue them from a variety of financial difficulties. Alice Buckner, a leader in the United Way’s Women’s leadership council came up with this idea to help women rise above their financial problems.