United Way and Social Equity Council Announce $1.8MM in Grants
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01/29/2024
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Release Date:
09/07/2020
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New Report: Even Before the Pandemic, 38% of Families in Connecticut Struggled to Pay for Basic Needs
Release Date:
09/07/2020
ROCKY HILL, CT -- The Connecticut United Ways’ 2020 ALICE Report Lays Bare the Severity of the Economic Challenges Facing Many Families in the State and Outlines Proven Strategies to Move These Families Toward Financial Security.
Partnering with Purpose: Boehringer Ingelheim Gives Back
Release Date:
09/01/2020
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Children's Learning Centers Receives Grant to Support Child-Care Services in Stamford
Release Date:
08/25/2020
STAMFORD, CT -- The Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County has received a grant of a $35,000 from the United Way of Western Connecticut. The grant will provide critical funding to enable families to access high-quality early childhood education at the the Children’s Learning Centers. The United Way said it is working to help families it describes as Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed, or ALICE.
Thousands of Pounds of Food Collected by United Way of Western Connecticut and the Danbury Fair Mall
Release Date:
08/18/2020
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut and the Danbury Fair Mall collected 4,000 pounds of nonperishable food at a food drive conducted on Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8, 2020 in the Mall’s parking lot. In addition, the event, which served as this year’s United Way Day of Action, also raised $2,400 in donations. Both the food and the monetary donations will be distributed among nine food pantries in the greater Danbury area that are members of the Danbury Food Collaborative.
DanburyWORKS and Amazon Will Partner to Offer Virtual Information Sessions About Employment
Release Date:
08/17/2020
DANBURY, CT -- City-wide economic collaborative DanburyWORKS is partnering with Amazon to provide information sessions about how to obtain employment at the new Amazon delivery station in Danbury.
Community Food Drive to Be Held on August 7 & 8 at Danbury Fair Mall
Release Date:
08/03/2020
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut is partnering with the Danbury Fair Mall to conduct a food drive to benefit the Danbury Food Collaborative and its member pantries.
Community Food Drive to Be Held on August 7 & 8 at Danbury Fair Mall
Release Date:
07/16/2020
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut is partnering with the Danbury Fair Mall to conduct a food drive to benefit the Danbury Food Collaborative and its member pantries. Pantries are in desperate need of donations, as their shelves have been emptied by an overwhelming need for food as families face the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cora's Kids Help Danbury Residents Head Back to Work
Release Date:
06/16/2020
DANBURY, CT -- While many of the providers in the Cora’s Kids network were not operating during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic because their clients lost jobs or were afraid to send their children to care, 32 of the 35 providers in the network are now open and ready to begin accepting children into their programs. Cora’s Kids is part of the DanburyWORKS initiative, whose mission is to improve equity and the quality of life in the City of Danbury; United Way of Western Connecticut provides backbone support.
Boehringer Ingelheim and United Way of Western Connecticut Join Forces to Feed Danbury Families During the Pandemic
Release Date:
06/06/2020
DANBURY, CT -- Thanks to a collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim, United Way of Western Connecticut, Sodexo, Danbury Public Schools and other community partners, approximately 200 meals were delivered each weekday to low-income housing sites in Danbury between April 9 and May 29.
DanburyWORKS Receives $9,000 COVID-19 Resiliency Grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Release Date:
05/20/2020
DANBURY, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation has awarded a $9,000 COVID-19 Resiliency Grant to DanburyWORKS to assist home-base family child care providers who face challenges due to changes in enrollment, lost income, and the need for more emergency supplies as a result of the pandemic. United Way of Western Connecticut provides backbone supported for DanburyWORKS and Cora’s Kids.
Office of Early Childhood launches CTCARES for Family Child Care
Release Date:
05/16/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood today announced that it has launched “CTCARES for Family Child Care” to provide support to licensed family child care providers during the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond.
More Than 1,000 Connecticut Residents Benefit from the Connecticut United Ways COVID-19 Response Fund
Release Date:
05/14/2020
ROCKY HILL, CT -- The Connecticut United Ways COVID-19 Response Fund has announced that more than 1,000 households across the state have now benefited from the Fund. The Fund is a unique joint effort launched by all 15 United Ways in Connecticut to help those who lost jobs, wages, or childcare, or who were otherwise financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
United Way of Western Connecticut Receives Support from the Bank of America to Aid Stamford Families
Release Date:
04/29/2020
STAMFORD, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut has partnered with Bank of America to assist Stamford residents struggling financially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will help low-income and recently unemployed Stamford residents obtain healthy food.
United Way of Western Connecticut Launches ALICE Emergency Fund
Release Date:
04/06/2020
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut has launched a fund to help people in this region who are financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Called the ALICE Emergency Fund, it will enable struggling families to receive $20 of free, healthy food at grocery stores each week for six weeks. As the pandemic evolves and the needs of those who are struggling continue to shift, this fund will have the flexibility to address additional basic needs beyond food security.
United Way COVID-19 Response Fund helping those with financial ills
Release Date:
04/03/2020
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 United Ways Create COVID-19 Response Fund Will Help Those Financially Affected by the Pandemic
Release Date:
03/20/2020
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.
Fund Helps Danbury Area Kids Participate in Extracurriculars
Release Date:
03/02/2020
DANBURY, CT -- A local program has helped children in struggling families participate in activities outside of school. More than 1,000 out-of-school activities for children have been paid for since 2017 through a United Way of Western Connecticut program, the non-profit has announced.
2020 Roberta K. Eichler Scholarships for High School Seniors in Stamford
Release Date:
02/26/2020
STAMFORD, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut is seeking applications for its annual Roberta K. Eichler Heart of Gold Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes seniors attending any Stamford high school (public or private) who have volunteered extensively in the Stamford community over the course of their high school careers.