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Returning money to parents enables them to provide their children with essential items that are not covered by other programs or services.
In response to the transportation needs of young adults who are in or entering the workforce, United Way’s Hartford Working Cities initiative has launched 860Rides, designed to improve access to reliable transportation for employment.
In response to the spike in food insecurity as a result of SNAP benefits and eligibility changes, a public-private partnership was forged to mobilize grocery store gift cards through the Emergency Grocery Assistance Fund. Our goal is to prevent and reduce hunger.
In response to the 13 percent rise in people in our region experiencing homelessness, United Way is mobilizing people and resources through our Rapid Response Fund: Housing and Homelessness campaign. Our goal is to keep people secure or stabilize housing.
Since 2023, three organizations – Read to Grow, Reach Out and Read, and United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut / Dolly Parton Imagination Library – have joined together to pursue a vision that all of Connecticut’s children will have access to books in their homes.
The goal of Hartford Working Cities is to reduce the unemployment rates of marginalized young adults, particularly opportunity youth, in targeted neighborhoods in Hartford. The unemployment rate for young adults in our focus area is twice as high as the City of Hartford average and three-times higher than the state average.
ALICE families have household incomes below a basic cost-of-living threshold. The Connecticut United Ways Report is a study of financial hardships in our state.
Cross-sector partnerships streamline resources and increase efficiencies to scale impact. United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is a trusted nonprofit collaborator that can accelerate positive change.