United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Basic needs and community investment - this programming ensures that individuals and families have the basic needs necessary to promote well-being in the community. Through direct services and community investment grants to local partners, throughout 52 communities in the Central and Northeastern region of Connecticut, we rise together to tackle food insecurity, homelessness; unemployment; domestic violence and/or sexual assault; disaster recovery; financial instability; and literacy gaps.

Health: when you support United Way, you're helping promote access to quality health care and wellness opportunities for children and families. People who are going through tough times get the assistance they need, such as food and shelter.united Way 211- 2-1-1 provides a one-stop connection for healthcare access, and health-related services and supports. 211 is there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help people find what they need.the north hartford triple aim collaborative- is a multi-sector convening table focused on population health improvement. Residents and partner organizations from the business, non-profit, healthcare and government sectors are working together to identify gaps and elevate existing neighborhood-level health strategy that exemplifies the "triple aim" of improved well-being, improved population health and reduced healthcare system costs in the north hartford promise zone.

Family financial stability:hartford working cities- aims to create pathways and opportunities that help youth and young adults experience economic mobility by gaining quality and stable employment. We collaborate with quality programs and resources that help youth and young adults become well-rounded workers and leaders. Hartford working cities works to reduce unemployment among 16-29-year-old hartford residents in eight neighborhoods (asylum hill, barry square, clay arsenal, frog hollow, northeast, south green, and upper albany). Our efforts in these neighborhoods are pursued in collaboration with place-based organizations, initiatives, and community groups.no-cost tax preparation- get help from an irs-certified volunteer, if your household income is up to $60,000. Volunteer income tax assistance (vita) is a partnership of United Way, the irs, the village for families & children, Inc. and human resources agency of new britain, Inc. Which provides tax preparation services at no cost to eligible families at community locations throughout our region. In addition, online filing is also available at myfreetaxes.com.workforce solutions collaborative of metro hartford- is a funders' collaborative of private foundations that aims to promote regional sector partnerships of employers by supporting their needs of finding and retaining talent while creating opportunities for job seekers to enter rewarding and meaningful employment and accomplish their goals. We are motivated to help residents in our communities rise above poverty to achieve a higher standard of living.

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

Youth success: we invest in programs and initiatives that identify and address developmental challenges and connect children and youth with opportunities to gain academic skills. We're also working to support community-wide systems for academic skill development.campaign for grade-level reading- is a partnership between schools, municipalities, businesses and community organizations to rally behind a coordinated effort to ensure children are reading on grade level by the start of fourth grade. This critical milestone marks the time when students transition from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn and is an important predictor of on-time high school graduation. Dolly parton's imagination library- is a free subscription program that provides one book per month to hartford children from birth to age five. The books are delivered directly to a child's home to help build their home libraries. Since august 2020, the program has enrolled more than 6,295 hartford children who have collectively received more than 50,000 books.united Way readers- matches a caring volunteer with a student who is behind in reading. We understand the importance of investing in a student's future; as the relationship develops we see volunteers starting to read more books connected to the interests of students and students come to see that reading is a big part of accomplishing their hopes and dreams. Reading on grade-level is a key indicator for graduating high school on time prepared for college or career.united we read!- reading is an essential tool for success in school, work and life. and, research tells us that reading proficiently by the start of fourth grade an important predictor of high school graduation and career success. Yet only 40 percent of fourth graders in Connecticut are meeting this crucial milestone. Moreover, struggling readers are disproportionately black or hispanic and/or from low-income households, and score on average 35 points below white or higher-income peers on standardized reading tests the largest gap in the nation.