2010 Dr. Frederick G. Adams Award Application
Available
Each year, United Way of Central and Northeastern
Connecticut honors an outstanding program in memory
of Dr. Frederick G. Adams, a distinguished community
leader whose commitment and contributions to health
and human services, philanthropy, and human rights
lives on today. This year, the Dr. Frederick G.
Adams Award will acknowledge the outstanding work of
a community based organization that helps children
meet age appropriate developmental milestones or
supports youth in building skills for academic
success. A $5,000 award for program
enhancement will be given to the program selected.
To view complete information and download the
application form, please
click here.
United Way Hosts Financial Stability One-Stop
Learning Network
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
(UWCNCT) and Co-opportunity, Inc. recently hosted
guests from across the country for the 2009-2010
Bank of America and United Way Financial Stability
One-Stop Learning Network. The network is part of a
larger commitment by UWCNCT to support its Working
Families Initiative, which garnered national
attention in 2009 when it received the Knowledge
Café “Best Practices that Advance the Common Good”
Award from United Way Worldwide (UWW) for its
innovative volunteer Budget Coaching Program,
developed and managed by Co-opportunity.
Hartford’s Financial Resource Center, also managed
by Co-opportunity, was the first of its kind in
Connecticut. United Way of Central and Northeastern
Connecticut was an active member of the planning
team for the resource center, bringing community
partners to the collaborative including United Way
2-1-1, Foodshare and Capital Workforce Partners. In
addition, UWCNCT is a funder of Hartford’s Financial
Resource Center and has assisted with engaging other
funders in this partnership. Bank of America has
also been a lead funder and strong supporter of the
Hartford resource center since its inception.
Click here to read more.
The Spring Issue of Impact Is Here
Check out our great Victory celebration
photos and much more!
Click
here to see the full issue.
View Your Town's Census Participation in Real
Time!
Census
2010 recently unveiled the "Take 10" interactive
website which allows users to track and compare
local census participation rates in real time. You
can view national and
local participation rates, and results are updated daily. To visit the Census 2010
"Take 10" website,
please
click here.
United Way is proud to be a Census 2010 partner.
Don't forget to complete and mail back your census form!
Census
data are used to
appropriate nearly $400 billion in federal funds
each year and to determine the number
of seats our state has in the US House of
Representatives.
Haiti and Chile Recovery: You Can Help!
United
Way and its partners are improving lives and
changing conditions for the disaster-struck people
of Haiti and Chile. We invite you to join us!
Click here to learn how.
UWCNCT President & CEO Susan B. Dunn Joins State
Task Force to Address Needs of Children in the
Recession
Susan B. Dunn, president and CEO of United Way of
Central and Northeastern Connecticut, has been
selected to serve on the state's Task Force on
Children in the Recession, to find ways to help
Connecticut’s youngest citizens deal with the impact
of the recession. She will serve alongside
legislators, designees of Connecticut’s
congressional delegation and representatives of
social service agencies. State Representative Karen
Jarmoc (59th District - Enfield), who chairs the
United Way of North Central Connecticut regional
advisory board, co-chairs the task force with State
Representative Diana Urban (43rd District -
North Stonington and Stonington).
United Way participates in the task force as part of
its efforts to ensure success for children. So far,
the task force has gathered statistics on hunger and
nutrition; housing and homelessness; early care and
education; family health care; community violence;
after-school programs; and the coordination of
programs and systems. To read the task force's first
report,
click here.
To review a copy of House Bill 5360, An Act
Concerning Children in the Recession, please
click here.
Free Tax Preparation Helps Families Claim EITC
Working families who earned up to $50,000 in 2009
and may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit are
eligible for free tax preparation services,
including electronic filing and direct deposit, now
through April 15.
As part of its commitment to helping working
families become more financially stable, United Way
of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is
supporting Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites in
Hartford, Manchester, East Hartford, New Britain,
Enfield and Willimantic in partnership with the Bank
of America Charitable Foundation and the Walmart
Foundation. IRS-trained volunteers will help
families prepare and electronically file their state
and federal income tax forms and determine whether
they qualify for tax credits and refunds, including
the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Click here for more information!
United Way Featured on CBS Sunday Morning
Living United is something we do together… and it
involves very personal decisions about giving our
time, talent, or treasure to strengthen our
communities. On Sunday, February 7, Brian Gallagher,
President and CEO of United Way Worldwide took part
in a story on CBS Sunday Morning called 'Selling
Your House For Charity.'
The segment is inspired by a new book out next
month, called The Power of Half. It’s about a family
in Atlanta who made a very special decision. The
daughter’s desire to help others led this family to
sell their house, buy a smaller one, and donate half
the proceeds to charity. During the process, the
family grappled with how much they should donate, to
whom, and how to do so most effectively. In the
process, they grew closer to each other and gained a
new sense of purpose. The story examined
American giving levels, the imperatives and barriers
to charity, and the effects of the economic downturn
on charitable giving.
To view the video, click
here. To
learn more about the many ways you can donate
through United Way,
click
here.
State Offers 24/7, Online Service for Printing
Unemployment Insurance Tax Form
Governor M. Jodi
Rell today announced that the state is offering a
new, online service that allows Unemployment
Insurance (UI) claimants to print the UC-1099G tax
form they need directly from the Department of
Labor’s Web site. The service – paid for with a
federal grant – will speed the processing time for
both claimants and state employees and save the
state on postage and printing costs.
“The UC-1099G form is required by the Internal
Revenue Service so recipients can report the
benefits they have received, in the same way that a
W-2 form is used to report regular income,” Governor
Rell said. “This customer-friendly, 24/7 innovation
is not only convenient for claimants, it saves the
state time and money at a time when our budget is
extremely tight.”
A special UC-1099G information line – (860)-263-6099
– is now in operation from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through
April 15 to answer questions about the tax form.
Representatives at this number are not able to
answer questions about specific unemployment
insurance claims.
Two New, Free Tax Prep Sites Open in Windham
The Windham Region Asset Building
Collaborative (WRABC), established this summer by
Windham Region United Way and the Ten Year Plan to
End Homelessness, has expanded the number of
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites in the
Windham region. The two new sites, managed by
Access Community Action Agency, Inc., join
several other sites and a mobile site to offer free
tax preparation services to lower-income Windham
residents this season.
Click here to learn
more.
Pratt & Whitney, Hartford Wolf Pack Support
United Way Community Campaign
Pratt
& Whitney and the Hartford Wolf Pack joined forces
Saturday night to support the United Way Community
Campaign. Hundreds of employees from Pratt & Whitney
and other United Technologies Corporation companies
attended the Wolf Pack’s home game against the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers as part of a game coupon
program that raises money for local charitable
causes.
Each $10 game coupon sold
through the program generated $5 for the Community
Campaign. Although UTC’s Night at the Wolf Pack
event was January 2, charity game coupons are
flexible and can be used at any regular Wolf Pack
home game during the 2009–2010 season. Representatives
from Pratt & Whitney presented a check for $4,040
from the proceeds during an on-ice break between the
game’s second and third periods.
Click here for more!
New Britain Workplaces LIVE UNITED with Food Donations
Two local workplaces that participate in the United
Way Community Campaign are Living United this season
with donations to the New Britain Food and Resource
Center and other local food pantries.
Click here for the full story.
Avon United Way Organizes Job and Food Assistance
Event
Avon United Way organized a job and food
assistance program at St. Anne's Church on Tuesday,
December 15.
Click here
to learn more! You can also read about the event in
Susan Campbell's
column in the Hartford Courant.
United Way, Partners Bring
Free Common Sense Parenting Program to
Windham
Thanks to a partnership among Windham Region United
Way, Windham Public Schools and The Village for
Families & Children, Inc., parents of Windham
students are learning skills to support their children's
academic success.
Click here to learn more.
United Way Community Campaign Raises $25,784,118 for
Our 40 Towns
The 2009 United Way Community Campaign has exceeded
its $25.5 million goal by more than $200,000! The
final result was announced during a Deal or No
Deal mock game show at a gala luncheon Friday
at the Pratt & Whitney Hangar in East Hartford. NBC
Connecticut anchor Brad Drazen emceed the event.
- To read a full press release about the
campaign and its results,
click here.
- To watch the announcement of the campaign
total,
click here.
Sixth Annual Non-profit Pulse Survey Released Today
The pendulum may be swinging back to a slightly
more optimistic attitude among non-profit executives
given current economic news and trends according to
the United Way of Central and Northeastern
Connecticut Sixth Annual Non-profit Pulse Survey
released today in partnership with the Hartford
Business Journal.
United Way Common Good Forecaster Proves Importance
of Education
United Way and the American Human Development
Project have unveiled a new, interactive online tool
called the Common Good Forecaster that shows exactly
how education can change your community. Your
community's educational level affects not only
income and financial stability but also infant
mortality, life expectancy, murder and incarceration
rates, and more. To see how your community would be
changed by increased educational levels,
click here!
The Fall Issue of Impact Is Here
Check out our great United Way Day of Caring
photos! Click
here to see the full issue.
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.
The Budget Coaching Program, a centerpiece of United
Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut's
Working Families Initiative, received a United
Way Knowledge Cafe "Best Practices that Advance the
Common Good" Award for its innovative approach to
engaging volunteers and helping lower-income working
families increase their income, earnings, assets and
savings. The program was launched by United Way and
is managed by Co-opportunity, Inc.
- To read more about the Budget Coaching
Program,
click here.
- To view a video about the Budget Coaching
Program,
click here.
United Way Announces Awards for Children's
Initiatives in New Britain
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut,
operating locally as United Way of New Britain and
Berlin, announced $45,000 in funding for two
initiatives that support children's academic success
in New Britain: the Well Managed Classroom classroom
management model and the New Britain Discovery
Collaborative. To learn more,
click here.
Avon United Way Organizes Nutrition Assistance Event
Avon United Way has organized a Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known
as Food Stamps) application event to be held at the
Avon Food Pantry on September 22. To learn more,
click
here.
Avon United Way Spreads the Word about Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance
Thanks to recent changes by the state government,
more families now qualify for the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known
as Food Stamps). Avon United Way is raising
awareness of the changes as part of its focus on
local hunger issues. To read more,
click
here.
United Way Community Campaign Kicks Off with United
Way Day of Caring XVIII
The 2009 United Way Community Campaign is officially
under way! The campaign goal of $25.5 million was
announced on Friday, September 11th, as more than
5,500 volunteers from more than 60 local workplaces
headed out to more than 340 nonprofit project sites
across central and northeastern Connecticut. To read
more,
click here.
Save Money on Your Prescriptions: Get a FamilyWize
Card Here!
FamilyWize is a discount prescription card program
that's available to everyone regardless of income or
employment. United Way of Central and Northeastern
Connecticut is leading the effort to distribute
FamilyWize cards in our region. From January to June
of this year, residents of our 40-town service area
have saved more than $105,000 on their prescription
medications by using the FamilyWize card!
Click here or go to
www.familywize.org to print a card, or visit our
Partners page for a
list of agencies that have the cards.
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. In our August 29th episode, we'll talk
about the role of quality after-school programs in
children's academic and social success. Ray
Dunaway and Susan Dunn, president and CEO of United
Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, will
speak with Irvin Santiago, a remarkable 12-year-old
whose life has been changed by the after-school
programs at Boys and Girls Club of Hartford; and
we'll hear from Sam Gray, Boys and Girls Club of
Hartford’s president and CEO, and Tauheedah Muhammad
Jackson, Boys and Girls Club of Hartford’s chief
operating officer, about what to look for in an
after-school program.
Our New Brochure Has Arrived!
Want to learn more about United Way of Central and
Northeastern Connecticut? Check out our new
brochure. We encourage you to LIVE UNITED and share
it with your friends!
Click
here for a downloadable PDF.
New Britain Resident Receives 2009 United Way
Community Campaign Courage Award
William J. Frye of New Britain received the
Courage Award at Jumpstart 2009, a United Way
Community Campaign volunteer training event held
June 24 at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford.
Frye was nominated by the Vocational Services
Program at Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc.
of New Britain, a United Way partner agency. He was
selected to receive the annual award by a group of
volunteer judges based on his character, strength,
bravery, perseverance, confidence and self-respect
in overcoming his circumstances. To read his story
and learn more about the Courage Award,
click here.
A Live Two-Hour Special and Volunteer-A-Thon!
Connecticut Public Broadcasting (CPB) is partnering
with United Way 2-1-1 to engage volunteers
throughout the state. CPB will present The Power
of Giving: Stories of Volunteerism on Thursday,
June 25th at 8 p.m. A repeat broadcast is slated for
Saturday, June 27th at 6 p.m. with other repeats to
follow in the future. The Power of Giving
will feature personal stories of people who have
been touched by volunteerism as donors or recipients
and interactive opportunities for viewers to get
involved. Please be sure to tune in!
United Way of New
Britain and Berlin Holds 69th Annual Community Celebration;
Volunteer and Campaign Awards Presented
More than 70 community members and business and
community leaders attended United Way of New Britain
and Berlin’s 69th annual community celebration on
June 4 at the Hospital for Special Care Research and
Education Center. Acme Monaco Corporation received
the 2008 United Way Community Campaign Champion
Award for its outstanding participation in the
campaign, and Robbin Todhunter of Bristol received
the 2008 Volunteer of the Year Award for
her outstanding service to Prudence Crandall Center,
which provides comprehensive services to victims of
domestic violence in New Britain and Berlin.
Click here to learn more.
United Way of New Britain and Berlin Regional
Advisory Board Has New Chair
New Britain resident and longtime United Way
volunteer Lindsley Wellman has been elected to serve
as chair of the recently formed United Way of New
Britain and Berlin regional advisory board.
Click here for the full story.
Windham Region United Way Holds 58th Annual
Community Celebration; Volunteer and Campaign Awards
Presented
Windham Region United Way held its 58th annual
community celebration on April 7 at Eastern
Connecticut State University. The 2008 Maurice Heon,
Sr. Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to
Rose Luka of Colchester, and United Way Community
Campaign Champion Awards were presented to BJ's
Wholesale Club of Willimantic and to VNA East, Inc.,
for their roles in the 2008 campaign.
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Click here to read more about the event.
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Click here for the 2008 Windham Region
United Way community report.
United Way Holds 84th
Annual Meeting; 2008 Community Service Award
Presented to Dona D. Young
United Way of Central and Northeastern
Connecticut held its 84th annual meeting on March
10, 2009, at The Hartford Tower Suite in Hartford.
Dona D. Young, chairman, president and CEO of The
Phoenix Companies, received the 2008 Community
Service Award--the highest honor given by
United Way to a volunteer. James Sicilian, partner,
Day Pitney LLP, assumed the role of board chair. For
the full story,
click here.