Even before COVID-19 hit, 38% of households in Westchester and Putnam counties were already one emergency away from financial ruin, setting the stage for an unprecedented economic crisis in the Hudson Valley for the next several years, according to the latest local ALICE® Report released by United Way of Westchester […]
Read More
For those that aren’t familiar with the term, ALICE stands for “Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.” At its core, it is a new way of defining and understanding the struggles of households that earn just above the Federal Poverty Level, but not enough for a survival budget. ALICE families struggle to meet even their most […]
Read More
White Plains, NY (June 23, 2020) – United Way of Westchester and Putnam has donated $150,000 worth of Tempur-pedic twin mattresses to Westhab to help its transitional housing program in Yonkers. The donation came through United Way’s Gifts-in-Kind program which partners with Goods 360 to provide essential goods to individuals […]
Read More
United Way of Westchester and Putnam is partnering with KeyBank to help guide individuals and families through this economically challenging time by hosting a free, Financial Wellness Webinar on Friday, June 26, at 11 a.m. This one-hour, virtual event will grant Westchester and Putnam community members an opportunity to become […]
Read More
White Plains, NY – June 16, 2020 – The United Way of Westchester and Putnam announces that $1 million in grants have been distributed among more than 50 local, nonprofit organizations responding to unprecedented needs driven by COVID-19. “COVID-19 has created an economic crisis the likes of which we haven’t seen in 90 years,” […]
Read More
The United Way of Westchester and Putnam partnered with 914 Cares and the Child Care Council of Westchester to distribute $10,000 worth of diapers to economically disadvantaged families in Yonkers, New Rochelle, Port Chester, and others. United Way of Westchester and Putnam was able to leverage the diapers through a grant from CVS Health. Diapers […]
Read More
At Putnam’s Countywide Food Drive held on Saturday, May 16, the eight locations collectively received about 25,000 pounds of donations as well as several thousand dollars in monetary donations and gift cards. This event was a collaboration between the United Way of Westchester and Putnam, Putnam County’s Department of Health, […]
Read More
Working with RideConnect of Westchester and the Field Hall Foundation, the United Way of Westchester and Putnam, is providing 500 gift cards for groceries to food pantry recipients in Westchester and Putnam counties. The $25 allotments will help homebound food pantry recipients the opportunity to purchase grocery items from local supermarkets. Volunteer shoppers […]
Read More
Local nonprofit organizations supporting the people hardest-hit by COVID-19 have been awarded $120,000 in grants by The United Way of Westchester and Putnam. United Way announced the grants today as part of its on-going efforts to support nonprofit organizations that are providing food, medical care, and shelter among other services […]
Read More
In response to the unprecedented need for food and housing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Way of Westchester and Putnam has announced its second round of Crisis Funding, which will disperse $1 million in grants to local nonprofits through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. “COVID-19 has created an […]
Read More