United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Donor designations: through the uwcnct community campaign, donors can direct their gifts to any qualified organization in the United states over which uwcnct exercises/retains no discretion as to use due to donor instruction. In order to qualify, an organization must meet the following three criteria: (1) fully tax exempt, (2) donations are 100% tax deductible, (3) in full compliance with federal patriot act law.

Basic needs - individuals and families have basic supports: we provide support for emergency services such as food, shelter, disaster relief services, basic material needs and support for survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence. In addition we provide information and referral, and assistance to individuals in times of crisis such as the recent covid-19 pandemic.

Education - young people graduate from high school college and career ready: our United Way helps prepare youth for academic success with an emphasis on school readiness and early childhood education, meeting appropriate grade-level reading benchmarks, and successful transitions from middle school to high school. We believe that these comprehensive approaches to addressing pre-kindergarten through eighth grade student achievement will provide a solid foundation leading to students completing high school on time and with the skills needed to be successful in college and beyond.