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United Way distributes linens donated by Brooklinen to women’s shelters in Westchester and Putnam

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) distributed donated items to several women’s shelters in Westchester and Putnam as part of a Women’s History Month initiative highlighting stories of organizations supporting women in their communities. Hope’s Door, My Sisters’ Place, Putnam/Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center, and YWCA White Plains and […]

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United Way Supports YWCA’s Center for Racial Equity

United Way of Westchester and Putnam awarded the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester $5,000 to support its Center for Racial Equity and the anti-racism trainings which will be held there. Opening in April 2021 the Center for Racial Equity is a dedicated space for working towards advancing racial equity in Westchester county providing […]

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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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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’s Ride United Completes its 10,000th Delivery in Westchester and Putnam

United Way of Westchester and Putnam announced that on Wednesday, Feb. 3 its 10,000 delivery of meals, food boxes, and household supplies to vulnerable populations throughout Westchester and Putnam counties was completed through the Ride United Last-Mile Delivery initiative. This milestone delivery also marks the delivery of one million meals […]

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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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Thousands of Toys Given to Children to Celebrate the Holiday Season

Together we can help so many families!  United Way of Westchester and Putnam teamed with Toys for Tots to give toys to thousands of children from low- to moderate-income families throughout our communities. In Putnam and Northern Westchester, United Way organized to deliver gifts through its partnership with DoorDash to the families’ […]

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United Way Teams Up with Restaurants to Deliver Holiday Meals

To make Thanksgiving and Christmas a little more special this year, United Way of Westchester and Putnam partnered with Falafel Taco in Pleasantville and Crossroads Deli and Catering in Mahopac to deliver traditional holiday meals to those who have struggled in 2020. The restaurants donated over 250 meals to some of United Way’s Ride United program […]

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