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United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Receives $260,000 Grant from Eversource Energy
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut announced today that it received a $260,000 grant from Eversource Energy in support of its 2023-2024 Community Campaign. These critical funds will support United Way’s strategic Onward860 vision to end poverty in all its forms by closing gaps in child literacy, wages, housing and life expectancy across the…
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Connecticut United Ways Appoint New Leadership to its Chief Professional Officer’s Council
The Chief Executive Officers of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and Middlesex United Way assume two-year terms as Chair and Vice-Chair of the advisory board. Hartford, Conn. (Sept. 12, 2024) – Connecticut United Ways announced the appointment of Eric Harrison, President and CEO of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and Shawonda…
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James O’Meara is Named United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s Community Campaign Chair
Hartford, Conn. (September 10, 2024) – United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is pleased to announce that James (Jim) O’Meara has been named Chair of its annual Community Campaign. O’Meara has served as an active leadership volunteer for the organization for more than 10 years and assumes the role of Campaign Chair in addition…
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United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s President and CEO, Eric Harrison, Selected as a 2024 Hartford Business Journal C-Suite Award Honoree
Hartford, Conn. (September 5, 2024) — Eric Harrison, President and CEO of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, was selected as one of the Hartford Business Journal’s 2024 C-Suite Award Honorees. These awards recognize top-performing executives in Greater Hartford who have contributed to their organization’s overall growth and demonstrate a commitment to good ethics,…
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United Way’s Economic Mobility Initiatives Director, Taniqua Huguley-Chaplin, Selected as a 2024 Hartford Business Journal 40 Under Forty Honoree
Hartford, Conn. (August 30, 2024) – United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut announced the selection of Taniqua Huguley-Chaplin as a member of the 2024 Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty class. Huguley-Chaplin joined United Way in 2022 as Director of Economic Mobility Initiatives, which includes leading the Hartford Working Cities Challenge on behalf of…
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