Day of Action
North Hartford Ascend Community Resource Fair provides residents with access to essential services and support.
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Eric Harrison Named 2026 Power 50 Player by Hartford Business Journal
Hartford, CT (April 7, 2026) – United Way is thrilled to recognize the selection of its President and CEO, Eric Harrison, as a 2026 honoree of Hartford Business Journal’s Power 50 Players. Every year for the last seven years, Hartford Business Journal’s editorial staff identifies newsmakers and movers and shakers who are having a broad impact within the state. The HBJ Power Players list highlights private-…
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United Way and FOX61 Seek Nominations for the 4th Annual ImpaCT Awards
Hartford, Conn. (March 31, 2026) – United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and FOX61 announced nominations are officially open to the public for the 4th Annual ImpaCT Awards. Nominations are intended to recognize those who make a significant contribution to health care, housing, financial empowerment and education in Connecticut through the ImpaCT Awards. Nominations will be open through May 31, 2026, and finalists will be announced in August. To nominate…
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ImpaCT Awards
FOX61 and United Way are joining forces to recognize and honor individuals, groups and organizations who make a significant contribution to health care, housing, financial empowerment and/or education in Connecticut.
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One Day, Major Impact: United Way Mobilizes Volunteers to Help Close Child Literacy Gaps on Read Across America Day
Hundreds Join United Way in One-Day Push to Spark a Love of Reading in Bloomfield, Bristol, East Hartford, Hartford and New Britain. East Hartford, Conn. (March 5, 2026) – United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut mobilized 225 volunteers from 60 companies and the community at large to read to 4,500 local students on Read Across America Day, an annual event that fosters the joy of reading to young children. Read Across America Day is one of the signature United Way 860Cares volunteer activations designed…
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