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About United Way of Greater New Haven

United Way of Greater New Haven

United Way of Greater New Haven Mission Statement

To mobilize the caring power of our community to create measurable, sustainable change and to improve lives. We do this by:

  1. Helping to identify our region’s greatest needs
  2. Raising charitable dollars and investing those dollars for real, measurable results
  3. Helping people connect with their caring through volunteer opportunities.

United Way is a channel for people interested in making the most powerful difference in their communities. Based on what we know to be the most pressing issues in our region, we strategically invest each gift in a range of programs that focus on and have shown measurable success in those areas. United Way is focused on three community priority areas:

  1. Successful Children and Youth – Creating strong and successful individuals.
  2. Economically Vibrant Communities – Generating opportunity for economic independence.
  3. Community Wellness – Providing opportunities for citizens to be healthy, active, caring, members of our community.

While United Way of Greater New Haven (UWGNH) is part of the national United Way system, our organization is locally incorporated as a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization.

United Way of Greater New Haven serves the towns of Bethany, East Haven, Hamden, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, West Haven and Woodbridge.

For over eighty years all decisions made by UWGNH have been overseen by a board of directors and various committees made up of local community volunteers and professionals. For instance, volunteer leaders make the decisions about how and where each gift is invested, not UWGNH staff members. Funds are distributed by committees made up of diverse groups of community leaders and trained volunteers supported by UWGNH staff members. This volunteer process adds community knowledge to each gift and ensures that issues here in this area are the focus.

 

 


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