HARTFORD, CT -- United Way's Board of Directors held a special meeting last week to approve a $150,000 investment in the organization's Neighbors in Need fund. The fund, which is dedicated to disaster relief and response, will provide individuals and families with food, emergency assistance and childcare services through community-based organizations.
MIDDLETOWN, CT -- Connecticut United Ways COVID-19 Response Fund is beginning to disburse payments to those who are suffering the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund has raised approximately $450,000 for the first round of distributions to help Connecticut residents who have lost their jobs, lost hours at work, or may be facing other financial hardships as a result of the pandemic.
CONNECTICUT, CT -- United Ways across the state of Connecticut are joining forces to respond to the increasingly dire economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HARTFORD, CT -- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving announced Monday that it had created a fund to tackle community needs which grow out of the crisis. Working with the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, Hartford Foundation is “bringing to bear every resource at our disposal," Williams says, to provide both short-term and long-term support to those in need. Will Ginsberg, president of the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven, says that organization is set to announce its own rapid response fund “within days.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is pleased to announce the launch of its new coffee line in partnership with Omar Coffee.
HARTFORD, CT -- Nearly 3,400 children will participate in summer learning programs and receive healthy food as part of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s Summer Smarts initiative. Eleven community organizations serving children in Greater Hartford benefited from awards totaling $429,500.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut has awarded $25,000 to the Hartford Working Cities initiative, which focuses on reducing unemployment among young adults in Hartford’s Barry Square, Frog Hollow and South Green neighborhoods.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is pleased to announce Lisa M. Cretella, M.S.W. has joined its team as Director of Leadership Giving and Affinity Groups.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is proud to announce that the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW) has selected Paula S.
HARTFORD, CT -- Forty percent of households in United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s 40-town region are struggling to make ends meet, according to the 2018 Connecticut United Ways ALICE Report.
ROCKY HILL, CT -- According to the 2018 ALICE Report for Connecticut, 40% of households in our state have income which falls below what is needed to pay for basic necessities of housing, food, child care, health care, technology, and transportation.
ENFIELD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut today announced more than $160,000 in awards for programs and partnerships that benefit children, youth and families in the North Central region.
WINDHAM, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut today announced nearly $350,000 in awards for programs and partnerships that benefit children, youth and families in the Windham region.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut today announced more than $1 million in awards for programs and partnerships that benefit children, youth and families in New Britain and Berlin.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut today announced $7 million in awards for programs and partnerships that benefit local children, youth and families.
HARTFORD, CT -- Bimal Patel has been named Chair of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s 2018 Community Campaign.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut has received a $260,000 grant from Eversource.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is proud to announce an exciting new collaboration with Aetna and the Hartford Yard Goats to keep kids healthy and on track this summer.
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut announced that 12,267 tax filers in its service area received $28,732,417 in refunds and credits thanks to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and MyFreeTaxes.com programs.
Hartford, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut today announced Illing Middle School in Manchester has been awarded a $25,000 planning grant to better support its students.