New Britain Food and Resource Center Opens Doors
The New Britain Food and Resource Center opened its
doors Monday, January 5, 2009, at 460 Osgood Avenue.
The new site has a fully stocked food pantry where
clients can select their own groceries. It will soon
offer free income tax preparation, literacy services
and job skill training and referrals. The Center is
the culmination of three years of efforts by New
Britain United Way volunteers, local agencies, and
municipal and business leaders to address food
insecurity, social and health needs in New Britain.
To read the full story,
click here.
Grant Alert Plus
Grant Alert Plus is United Way of Central and
Northeastern Connecticut's biweekly e-newsletter for
the local nonprofit community. It contains the
latest information on funding, training and more. To
read the latest edition,
click here.
To subscribe, send an email to
Marisa Lee-Vaught. Please include your name,
organization name, job title, address, phone number
and email address.
Community Connections Radio Show on
WTIC-AM
The last Saturday of every month, from 8:00 to
9:00 a.m., we invite you
to join host Ray Dunaway on WTIC-AM NewsTalk 1080
for United Way's Community Connections.
Each month, we explore a topic facing the people of
central and northeastern Connecticut and discuss how
United Way is helping to change community
conditions.
- To hear the November 22, 2008 Community
Connections broadcast with former host Stan
Simpson,
click here.
2008 United Way Community Campaign Raises
$28,156,916!
The United Way Community Campaign is pleased to
announce that despite current economic challenges,
it has raised nearly $500,000 more than last year.
The funds raised through the Community Campaign
benefit a wide network of local nonprofit programs
and services that help to ensure success for
children, healthy and financially stable families,
and a safety net of services for all who need them.
Click here for a full report.
The Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro
Hartford has received a three-year, $450,000 grant
from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions to
move low-wage workers into higher paying jobs while
meeting local employers' demand for a skilled
workforce. For the full story,
click here.
Impact Is Here!
Click here to read the Summer/Fall 2008 edition
of Impact, our semiannual magazine.
Susan B. Dunn, President and CEO of United Way of
Central and Northeastern Connecticut, is one of
three Hartford area executives honored by the
Hartford Business Journal as a 2008 Business
Leader of the Year.
Click here to read the full story.
A United Way Minute with President and CEO Susan B.
Dunn
Did you know that money can buy happiness?
Click here to learn more.
The need for services is rising and the economic
outlook is grim, according to the Fifth Annual
Non-profit Pulse Survey. The survey, released by
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
in partnership with Hartford Business Journal,
gauged the outlook of more than 400 executive
directors of non-profit organizations throughout
central and northeastern Connecticut and found that
community support is needed now more than ever.
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(H.R. 1424) has been signed into law and includes an
extension of the IRA Charitable Rollover. If you are
70½ or older, you can make a distribution in any
amount up to $100,000 per year from your IRA to your
favorite nonprofit organization, free from income
tax. Certain restrictions apply.
Click here to learn more.