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The 2024 Thanks for Giving winners have been announced! At the United Way of Gloucester County Operating Committee Meeting, held on January 22nd, 2025, eight (8) winners were anonymously pulled from the many tickets submitted by the generous supporters of our 2024 Campaign held last fall. The winners are: Brandon Williams…PBF Energy…Grand Prize: $500 Target Gift Card John Winski…Coperion…$100 Walmart Gift Card Christina Robbins…Paulsboro Refining Co….$100 Walmart Gift Card Tim Young…Paulsboro Refining Co….$100 Walmart Gift Card Joan Dillon…Glassboro Child Development Center…$50 Wawa Gift Card John Winski…Coperion…$50 Wawa Gift Card Delia Burgos…Maryville…$50 Wawa Gift Card Ken Gray…Paulsboro Refining Co….$50 Wawa Gift...

PIZZA FOR A PURPOSE! We all know that Ciconte's of West Deptford has some fabulous food, right?? So the next time you are ordering a large pizza at the regular price at Ciconte's throughout the month of February 2025, bring this voucher with you to present at the counter, and they will donate $3.00 to United Way of Gloucester County for every pizza purchased! Eat-in and take-out only, one voucher per receipt. This is an easy and delicious way to support the Gloucester County programs and initiatives that United Way funds, to help give a hand UP to so many...

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You're invited to our latest 365 Small Business Circle Networking Event! This free networking event is being held on Monday, March 24th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM, at Broad & Maple, 453 W. Broad Street, Gibbstown, NJ 08027. Additional parking at Clonmell Methodist Church, 516 W. Broad Street, Gibbstown. We hope you can join us for networking, light refreshments, and to learn about the positive impact being made by members of the Live United 365 Small Business Circle. Special Guest Speaker will be Darlene Keith-Battle, founder of Viola's Place, Inc. Please RSVP by March 20th to Donna Murphy, Campaign Director...

APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING IS NOW OPEN FOR THOSE WISHING TO HAVE THEIR TAXES PREPARED FREE OF CHARGE BY AARP VOLUNTEERS FOR SENIORS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS! As in years past, you are required to fill out an online form to request an appointment for certain locations. The online form found HERE will allow you to request an appointment for the following locations: • United Way of Gloucester County, Thorofare, Tues. & Thur. (9:00 am - 1:30 pm) • Washington Township Municipal Building, Wed. (9:00 am - 1:00 pm) NOTE: THERE ARE NO FURTHER APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE AT WASHINGTON TWP. MUNNICIPAL BUILDING. (more…)

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…)

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...

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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