United Way is thrilled to recognize the selection of Kate Blackburn, its Director of Marketing and Communications, as a 2025 honoree of Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty. Blackburn, who joined United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut in 2017, assumed her role as Director in 2023, bringing her strong background in marketing and a…
Read MoreHartford, Conn. (September 2, 2025) – For the third year, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and FOX61 are honoring individuals, groups and organizations who make a significant contribution to health care, housing, financial empowerment and/or education in Connecticut. Nominations for ImpaCT Awards were submitted by the public through July 7, 2025. An impartial...
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United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut received $260,000 in funding from Eversource Energy. The contribution is part of the $2.7 million total over the last year from Eversource employees and the Eversource Foundation to United Way organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Locally, these funds will support United Way’s work to end poverty…
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Hartford, Conn. (Aug. 16, 2025) – United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut hosted a free resource fair today for local young children and families as part of its quarterly 860Cares activations. The event, which was presented by RTX, mobilized more than 200 corporate and community volunteers assembled and distributed United Way 860Cares early childhood…
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