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Once again, HFM Investment Advisors is organizing their 2024 Annual Coat Drive to provide a coat to every man, woman and child in need this season. This drive will run from November 5th, 2024 through January 31st, 2025, and accepts new and gently used coats. Donating is simple with their several drop-off locations, with more sites to be added throughout the season. United Way of Gloucester County is one of these drop-off locations! If you have new or gently used coats you’d like to donate, please drop them off at our office at 454 Crown Point Road, Thorofare, NJ 08086,...

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United Way of Gloucester County, The County of Gloucester, and Rowan College of South Jersey Hold Inaugural LEAD GLOUCESTER COUNTY Class... A Program to Develop Well-Informed, Next-Generation Leaders (more…)

United Way of Gloucester County is now accepting resumes for the Community Engagement Coordinator position. (more…)

UW OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN CHAIRS 2024 CAMPAIGN FEATURES NEW LEADS AND NEW LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (more…)

The United Way of Gloucester County, the County of Gloucester, and Rowan College of South Jersey representatives signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 11th, 2024, to start a new program called Lead Gloucester County (Lead GC). This comprehensive certificate course aims to develop a pool of well-informed, skilled and resourceful individuals, positioned to serve as business and community leaders in Gloucester County. “Lead GC exists to educate, empower, engage and enhance the individual and collective capabilities of our next-generation leaders to advance their careers and to foster progress and prosperity in our county,” shared Michael Gower, Executive Director of...

The Born Learning Trail is an interactive trail designed to boost school readiness in preschool children through a series of 10 engaging activities, resulting in increased language, reading and problem-solving skills. This initiative helps parents, caregivers, and communities create quality engagement opportunities when visiting local parks and playgrounds. A larger version of the Born Learning Trails flyer can be found here. Women United is looking to have a Born Learning Trail in every Gloucester County Township and City. Please email Michael Gower for more information on our Born Learning Trails or any other initiative being undertaken by Women United. In...

UWGC Social Justice & Racial Equity Grant Request for Letters of Interest & Information for Prospective Applicants Note: The application process is currently closed. More information will be posted at a later date. Thank you. (more…)

Amazon Wishlists help our area non-profits get the tools and supplies they need and use on a daily basis. Our wish lists are a great way to help United Way of Gloucester County with specific items that we know our area non-profits need. One donation can help several different area non-profits because we can split up the purchases OR know who recently got a donation and make sure that it can be used right away. UWGCNJ Wish List Alternatively you can search for UWGC on Amazon. Simply visit the Amazon List or Registry search page, then use the drop down...

We would like to introduce you to Operation Read Along with United Way of Gloucester County. This video collection helps young readers have new and interesting people to read with from different backgrounds and walks of life. It also assures that they are safe whether in the classroom or at home. Promoting lifelong literacy is important to the United Way of Gloucester County and this is a really special way for us to reach families, after school programs, classrooms, and beyond. This project started as a distance volunteer program with the National Honor Society from Gloucester County Institute of Technology....

Did you know that you can give to United Way of Gloucester County just by shopping at your favorite local merchant? Download the Xspero app and 20% of your Xspero Digital Gift Cards will be donated to us if you select UWGCNJ as your preferred charity. To learn more about how it works or to download the app, visit their website!

Looking for assistance in putting food on the table, finding stable housing, or paying a utility bill? Try calling NJ 2-1-1, a service funded in part by United Way which connects people in need with services that can help them. During this pandemic, people are in more need than ever...NJ 2-1-1 has seen a 400% increase in call volume. Calling 2-1-1 from any phone in New Jersey connects you to a call center with a wide range of resources to give you.

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