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United Way Grants WEDC Funds for Entrepreneurship Training

WHITE PLAINS, NY (March 2, 2021) United Way of Westchester and Putnam awarded the Women’s Enterprise Development Center $5,000 towards its Spanish 60-Hour Entrepreneurship Training Course. Studies show self-employment through entrepreneurship provides low-income individuals with the opportunity to step out of poverty or supplement low wages earned in the job […]

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Wes Moore to Headline 2021 Nonprofit Leadership Summit

United Way of Westchester and Putnam announced that best-selling author Wes Moore, the CEO of New York City’s Robin Hood Foundation, will lead the lineup of keynote speakers at the 2021 Nonprofit Leadership Summit. The event, running May 3-May 7, 2021, will feature a daily keynote speaker, breakout sessions of […]

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United Way and YWCAs Launch Westchester 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) has teamed up with the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester and YWCA Yonkers to launch the 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge for Westchester and the lower Hudson Valley. The Challenge, which is part of a national movement to engage communities […]

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Statement from the United Way of Westchester and Putnam regarding the claims of sexual harassment and retaliation at the United Way Worldwide

Statement from the United Way of Westchester and Putnam regarding the claims of sexual harassment and retaliation at the United Way Worldwide Issued by Bud Hammer, Board Chair, and Tom Gabriel, President and CEO The staff and Board of Directors at United Way of Westchester and Putnam have followed closely […]

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United Way Grants Volunteer New York! Funds for Capacity Building

White Plains, NY (January 2021) – United Way of Westchester and Putnam awarded Volunteer New York! a $2,500 capacity building grant to support its volunteer management trainings for local nonprofits. The semi-annual trainings are created specifically to help increase the capacity of its nonprofit partners and provide resources to ensure […]

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United Way Awards Capacity Building Grant to the Association of Development Officers

White Plains, NY (January 2021) – United Way of Westchester and Putnam (United Way) awarded the Association of Development Officers (ADO) a $1,500 grant to support its capacity-building efforts for the local nonprofit community. The funds will be used to underwrite ADO’s spring workshop series, which provides nonprofit professionals in […]

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United Way Announces $500,000 in Grant Opportunities for Westchester and Putnam Nonprofits

The United Way of Westchester and Putnam has announced its latest round of Crisis Funding, which will disperse over $500,000 in grants to local nonprofits through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. “The current economic crisis leaves thousands of our neighbors hungry and at risk of being evicted from their homes,” said United […]

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14 Organizations Awarded $110,000 Collectively in EFSP Funds

The United Way of Westchester and Putnam announces that an additional $110,000 in grants have been distributed among 14 local, nonprofit organizations responding to unparalleled food and housing needs driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The economic effects of the COVID-19 public health crisis have left many of our neighbors with food and […]

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United Way Teams Up with Ossining Schools and Village to Build a Born Learning Trail

Staff from the Ossining School District as well as the Ossining Parks Department assisted the United Way of Westchester and Putnam in building a bilingual Born Learning Trail at the park next to Park Elementary School in Ossining on Thursday, Sept. 17.The Born Learning Trail turns everyday experiences into teachable […]

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United Way’s Partnership with H.O.P.E. Community Service is ‘Vital’ to helping the people of New Rochelle

UNITED, we can change lives.In the midst of the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, H.O.P.E. Community Service in New Rochelle has been distributing food and providing other services to thousands of families. However, a wrench was thrown into its capacity when its commercial air conditioning unit broke during the […]

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