WHITE PLAINS, NY (March 11, 2021) United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) has expanded its United2Read program to include online access to additional literacy resources. Individuals can sign-up to access activity sheets or receive additional books and literacy kits on a rotating basis. These resources supplement the current distributions […]
The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and United Way’s 211 Helpline are partnering to distribute information about the COVID-19 vaccine to residents in the Hudson Valley. “WMCHealth and our Health Equity Task Force are committed to making sure the COVID-19 vaccine information is distributed in an equitable and inclusive […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
