White Plains, N.Y, (June 2019) – Hilary Tuohy, Past President of the National Board of the Executive Women’s Golf Association and a top-notch golfer, will be this year’s honoree at the United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Day of Golf & Tennis. The event will be held September 26 at […]
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The United Way of Westchester and Putnam is accepting applications for the Phase 36 (2019-2020) Emergency Food and Shelter Funds available through the Local Westchester Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) Board. This program provides federal funding which helps to extend currently available services for the hungry and homeless. The […]
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John and Sophia started kindergarten this year at Carl L. Dixon Primary School in Elmsford. John has a difficult time concentrating and didn’t know the alphabet. Sophia is shy but is completing all the work that is put in front of her. In the past, teachers would have given these […]
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Times are changing, and 2-1-1 is evolving with them. In February, United Way of Westchester and Putnam announced that callers to its 2-1-1 Helpline can now text message for assistance. “We want people to be able to reach us in different ways. More and more people are using their fingers […]
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When Dr. Andrea Hamilton, assistant principal at Elmford’s Alexander Hamilton High School, spoke to the staff at United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year about her students’ needs, she had no idea what would happen next. “From the first time I had […]
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United Way of Westchester and Putnam believes that every child deserves to be in a loving home. As part of our outreach for the foster care program in Westchester County, UWWP held an appreciation lunch for new and seasoned foster parents at Yonkers Library on March 16. It was the […]
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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