News and Events

Join the United Way of Gloucester County for a Dine & Donate event at The Telford Inn and Carolina Blue on Wednesday, December 7th! The Telford Inn: 145 Bridgeton Pike, Mantua Township, NJ 08051. Hours: 11:30am - 11:00pm. Check out their menu. Carolina Blue: 692 Lambs Rd, Pitman, NJ 08071. Hours: 11:00am - 11:00pm. Check out their menu. How to: Present the event flyer to your server at either location prior to ordering and 15% of your check will be donated to building better lives in our community! Flyers are available for pick up at the UWGC office located at...

The United Way of Gloucester County is a collection site for the HFM Investment Advisors' Annual Coat Drive. Our mission to provide a coat to every man, woman and child in need continues! The HFM Investment Advisors' Annual Coat Drive will start on November 15 and last until January 15. The United Way of Gloucester County collected over 100 coats last year! Our goal is to far surpass that with your help. Our drive accepts new and gently used coats in any size for those in need. Bring coat donations to the United Way of Gloucester County at 454 Crown...

The United Way of Gloucester County is looking for community volunteers to join our Grant Review Groups for the 2023-2024 grant cycle. Review Group Members meet 2-4 times, between January and February, to determine scoring and funding levels for partner agencies that submit a grant request with the United Way of Gloucester County. These meetings typically last for two hours and are held in-person during the week in the evening. Each committee has a Chairperson that will help lead and guide the discussion. Being a part of a review committee means that you have a perspective and are willing to...

Help Us to Spread Cheer to Gloucester County kids... Participate in the Toys for Tots Drive! (more…)

UWGC Named Non-Profit of the Year at the Greater Woodbury Chamber of Commerce Marquee Awards! (more…)

Check out the official 2022 Campaign Video for the United Way of Gloucester County! Our organization has been serving Gloucester County residents since 1957. We're excited to celebrate our 65th year of building better lives and continuing our tradition of adapting and responding to the needs of the community. Thank you to our dedicated volunteers and generous donors for their continued support!

We are pleased to announce the 17 recipients of the 2022 Live United Mini Grant! Thank you to our Live United 365 Small Business Circle Members for making this possible! Please visit this page of our website to learn who the winners are, and also more about how these local organizations are making a difference in Gloucester County.

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 Brittany Beyer for more information on our Born Learning Trails or any other initiative being undertaken by Women United. In...

We're happy to introduce our newest board members, Christine Brown and John Shindle, Esq.! Christine is the Financial Services Officer and Branch Manager for Columbia Bank in Sewell, NJ. John is an attorney with Ward, Shindle & Hall in West Deptford, NJ. Both Christine and John bring all of their talents to the table for United Way of Gloucester County and for all those we serve in our communities, and it is greatly appreciated. We couldn't do what we do without the support and dedication of our incredible Board Members! Welcome Christine and John!

AMBER BURRUEZO RETURNING AS 2022 CAMPAIGN CHAIR FOR UNITED WAY OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY (more…)

UWGC Social Justice & Racial Equity Grant Request for Letters of Interest & Information for Prospective Applicants (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....

Claire Riggs, co-owner of Riggs Creative Group LLC, is a long-time member of United Way of Gloucester County 365 Small Business Circle. Click here and scroll down to read why she chose to join with us for this important program!

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!