This summer, United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Summer Backpack Program will provide supplemental food as well as books and activities, to low-income families of school-aged children on a weekly basis from July 13-August 24. During the final week of the program, school-aged children will receive a backpack with school […]
Latest Results and Newest Features Shown at Workshop to be held Tuesday, July 11 at 10 a.m. Inflation has reduced every households’ buying power, but more than a third of Hudson Valley households were already one emergency away from financial ruin. The latest state ALICE® Report released by United Way […]
2023 Imagine Gala Honors Sy Sternberg, Webster Bank, John R. Ciulla, Erin Fuller, and June K. Blanc United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s annual Imagine Gala was held on Wednesday June 7 at Brae Burn Country Club, and it was a night to remember. The event—among the most successful to […]
Providing Access, Opportunity, and Information is the Key to Helping ALICE United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Women’s Leadership Council hosted a panel discussion about helping the ALICE population in the county at its sold-out “Take a Walk in Her Shoes” breakfast held at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown on Tuesday, […]
United Way of Westchester and Putnam (United Way) awarded Maura Knackstedt a Ruth Taylor Scholarship for the 2022-2023 school year. United Way works with the Westchester County Department of Social Services and the Urban League to offer the Ruth Taylor Scholarship Awards to aspiring public service professionals. The fund was […]
The Field Hall Foundation awarded $30,000 to United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP). The funds will be used to provide Lyft rides to seniors living in Westchester or Putnam as part of the Ride United Program. In 2021, United Way launched Ride United Transportation Access, which provides free Lyft […]
United Way facilitates Christmas Tree Giveaway for 14 families United Way of Westchester and Putnam (United Way) once again partnered with American Christmas to give 14 decorated and pre-lit artificial Christmas trees to Westchester families who have struggled this year and could use some extra Christmas cheer. The families were nominated by […]
United Way Welcomes New Board Chairman William Mooney III, Esq. There was a torch-passing at the November Board Meeting of the United Way of Westchester and Putnam as William M. Mooney III, Esq., began his chairmanship of its Board of Directors. He is the second generation of the Mooney family […]
United Way of Westchester and Putnam announced it would administer about $350,000 in grants to local nonprofits serving Westchester County through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. “The high rate of inflation has caused housing and food insecurity for many residents in Westchester County,” said United Way President and CEO […]
United Way Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) welcomed groups of Regeneron employees during October to assist with community service projects for Regeneron’s “Day for Doing Good” (D4DG), a day of global service for its employees to improve the communities in which they live and work. “The Day for Doing Good aligns […]
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