United Way Awards Nearly $1.2 million to Support Critical Services and Secures Partnership with 54 Entities to Start Design Sessions for its New Strategic Vision

The organization is reshaping partnerships through its new strategic vision.  

Hartford, Conn. (July 17, 2024) United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut awarded nearly $1.2 million to support 37 organizations across its region. In addition to the awards, the organization is announcing the beginning of a series of design sessions that will shape their new strategic vision to end poverty in all forms in central and northeastern Connecticut. 

“This is an important moment: A Centennial milestone is a call to reflect and make sure our plans are aligning around our community’s most pressing concerns. The funds awarded will ensure that critical needs will be addressed, and services will continue for the benefit of our community. Then our design sessions will be an opportunity for our community to shape how we are going to close gaps in child literacy, wages, housing and life expectancy moving forward,” shared Eric Harrison, President and CEO, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut.  

The organizations receiving funds are: 

American Red Cross 
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut 
Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc. 
Camp Courant 
Catholic Charities, Inc. – Archdiocese of Hartford 
Catholic Charities & Family Services, Diocese of Norwich, Inc. 
CCARC, Inc. 
Center for Children’s Advocacy 
COMPASS Youth Collaborative, Inc. 
Community First School 
Connecticut Foodshare, Inc. 
ConnectiKids 
Consolidated School District of New Britain 
East Hartford Public Schools 
Educational Resources for Children, Inc. 
Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc. 
Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc. 
HARC, Inc. 
Hartford HealthCare at Home 
Hispanic Health Council, Inc. 
Hockanum Valley Community Council 
KNOX, Inc. 
Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut 
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford 
Opportunities Industrialization Center of New Britain, Inc. (OIC) 
Services for the Elderly of Farmington 
Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut, Inc. 
The Arc of the Farmington Valley, Inc. (FAVARH) 
United Way of Connecticut, Inc. 
URISE Ventures Inc. 
Watkinson School 
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM) 
Windham Public Schools 
Women’s League, Inc. Child Development Center 
YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford, Inc. 
YMCA of New Britain – Berlin 
YWCA of New Britain, Inc. 

Design sessions just started on July 16, 2024 and the opportunity to join for any organization working on child literacy, wages, housing and life expectancy is still open. “Our new model is bold and broad and allows us to reshape the traditional partnerships that have been in place with community partners,” added Harrison. In the past, United Way partnerships were limited to those that received funds; moving forward the partnerships will be based on a shared commitment to closing gaps in child literacy, wages, housing and life expectancy with the ultimate goal of ending poverty in central and northeastern Connecticut.  

Organizations interested in partnering with United Way are invited to respond to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). 

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About United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut   
United Way closes gaps in child literacy, housing, wages and life expectancy to make the 860 region an equitable place where everyone succeeds. United Way does this by aligning partners across sectors to end poverty; leveraging information and experience to deepen impact; connecting people with resources and opportunities to make a difference; and transforming the future with game-changing solutions. For more information, visit unitedwayinc.org.  

Media Contact: Anyeline Céspedes López | United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut   | acespedes@unitedwayinc.org | 787.502.0436