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When we all give a little, it adds up to a lot. 860Gives makes it easy to support the causes you care about, and every dollar goes directly where it's needed most—unrestricted funds that let nonprofits respond to real needs in real time.

Join us for the 6th Annual Building Foundations Breakfast as we come together to raise resources to prevent children and families from becoming homeless and to secure stable housing for those living in shelters.
Women United’s 15th Anniversary Power of the Purse helps end poverty by closing financial gaps and creating opportunities for local women and families to succeed..
VITA helps individuals and families with annual incomes up to $69,000 get ahead financially, pay down debt and work toward saving for the future. Together, we are United to End Poverty.
Ending poverty takes all of us working together to close gaps, create opportunities, and scale impact. The 2025 United Way Community Impact Report is now available.
860Cares mobilizes the community to make a difference in the lives of children and families.

How Your Dollars Make a Difference

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is the cost of providing an Imagination Library book to a Hartford child each month for one year! ($26 for books and mailing costs + $14 for program expenses.)

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can provide a family with utility assistance for a month to keep the lights on. 

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can provide a family with child care for two young children for one week.

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can help keep a family out of shelters and provide them with the critical support and services needed to remain in their home.

The Challenge is Real

United Way closes gaps in child literacy, housing, wages and life expectancy to make the 860 region an equitable place where everyone succeeds. Together, we are United to End Poverty.

UNITED TO END POVERTY

At United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, we are co-creating a better future for the 860 region. The Onward860 approach aligns partners to end poverty; leverages our collective expertise to deepen impact; connects people with resources and opportunities to make a difference; and, transforms the future with game-changing solutions.

Child Literacy

Create opportunities for children to improve their literacy skills helps them achieve developmental and academic milestones.

Life Expectancy

Creating opportunities for everyone to have access to health care and healthy environments is crucial to reducing poor health outcomes.

Wages

Closing gaps between wages and the basic cost of living helps people achieve financial security.

Housing

Closing gaps in affordable housing ensures local children, adults and families have a safe, secure place to call home.

Stories of Success

We measure our success in lives changed. These stories are a testament to the difference that communities can make when we unite.

Poverty Ends with Sustainable Wages “United Way has empowered me.” Educators saw Victor's potential and helped connect him with a United Way-supported workforce development initiative. Read More
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POVERTY ENDS WITH CHILD LITERACY "To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required" For more than a decade now, Julia Brinson, a Women United member, started Read More
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Poverty Ends With Stable Housing "United Way Was There For Me" In 2023, Cassandra experienced her second house fire in seven months. She and her son Read More
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Meet Eric "Together, we are United to End Poverty." United Way is ready — partnering across public, private, nonprofit, municipal and school district Read More
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Meet Maria “It’s time for us to pay it forward.” María shares her journey to financial security and why she advocates for policies Read More
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