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Westchester County Executive Visits United Way’s 2-1-1 to Observe Tax Preparation

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – (April 4, 2019) – With less than a month to go before the April 15 tax deadline, Westchester County Executive George Latimer stopped into The United Way of Westchester and Putnam on March 28 to observe call specialists at its 2-1-1 Call Center help residents with tax preparations. United Way 2-1-1 has […]

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United Way and Business Council of Westchester Hold Not-for-Profit Leadership Summit

“Building Community” was the theme of the May 6 event in Tarrytown TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – (MAY 6, 2019) – The business and not-for-profit worlds met on May 6 for a special summit that found common ground in the work of uniting and building communities that work for everyone. The 17th Annual Not-For-Profit Leadership Summit featured speakers including […]

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United Way and Girl Scouts Partner on United2Read Literacy Program

Ossining Girl Scouts collect 3,000 books and assemble 1,000 reading kits being distributed to preschools in Ossining Ossining, N.Y, (April, 2019) –Volunteers from Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson in Ossining collected 3,000 books and helped build reading kits for low-income children as part of the United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s United2Read program. The program […]

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Applications Sought for Ruth Taylor Scholarships

Awards will go to graduate students in social work or public health White Plains, N.Y., April 11, 2019– Westchester County graduate students pursuing careers in social work or public health are invited to apply for scholarship assistance through the Ruth Taylor Award Fund. The fund was established in tribute to Ruth Taylor upon her retirement as the […]

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United Way 2019 Gala Breaks Attendance and Fundraising Records

Gala at Doral Arrowwood, on March 14, raises more than $510,000, the largest amount UWWP history WHITE PLAINS, NY – United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Wine and Wonder Gala raised the largest amount of money in the history of the organization, drawing 350 people and raising more than $510,000.The gala, which was held on March […]

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