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Please help support United Way of Gloucester County by visiting Boscov's on October 14th and 15th, 2020. You don't have to purchase a shopping pass this year...all you have to do is mention United Way of Gloucester County by name in-store at the register or online at checkout, and we will receive 5% of your total purchase! Thank you for your support of United Way of Gloucester County!

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Yes, it's been a long time...since March!...but the United Way of Gloucester County office is now OPEN once again. We hope that all of you are well and we look forward to serving you. All visitors to the office must undergo temperature checks upon entering, and face masks and social distancing are required. Hand sanitizer is available at multiple locations within the office. Please call ahead if you are planning a visit to our office, 856.845.4303, ext. 10. Thank you, stay safe, and remember: We may be apart, but we can still Live United!

Because of your generosity, a total of $39,720.00 has been raised so far to assist organizations during this difficult and unprecedented time. Thank you to all of our Telethon donors, sponsors, performers, and all those who contributed to our Covid-19 Response & Recovery Fund! We might be apart, but we STILL LIVE UNITED! To date, the following organizations have been awarded funding from our telethon and Covid-19 Fund, with more yet to be awarded: Live Healthy Micro Grants Awarded to: Glassboro Child Development Centers Partners in Learning, Inc. Boys & Girls Club of Gloucester County Gloucester County Habitat for Humanity...

UWGC is looking to provide financial support to small non-profits located in and serving residents of Gloucester County. INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTS "LIVE UNITED" Mini-Grant Request Description, Focus, Criteria, Requirements, Process Narrative/ Summary: The United Way of Gloucester County (UWGC) is looking to provide financial support to small non-profits located in and serving residents of Gloucester County. It is our goal to provide one-time competitive grants up to $1,500 to support the work of agency programs that are making a difference in peoples' lives here in our community. Please read through the information provided below for guidelines and the timetable. Only...

There is a new financial incentive for Americans to give generously to qualifying charities, including United Way of Gloucester County and many of our community partners! The new universal tax break for charitable donations was included in the final $2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package signed into law last week and will go into effect starting with the 2020 tax year. The measure grants taxpayers an above-the-line deduction for up to $300 in charitable donations given in 2020. For example, if you take the standard deduction and give $300 to charity, you will get a $300 tax break in addition to...

The performances from our Virtual Telethon on May 16th are still viewable on our Facebook page. So far we’ve received over $10,000 in contributions from this event! There is still time to donate! Thanks for all you have done and continue to do! United Way of Gloucester County knows that some of the area’s most vulnerable individuals are at risk and are having to make changes due to the spread of COVID-19. In response, our United Way is launching the Community Response & Recovery Fund to assist local community organizations and better serve our county residents. We are already seeing...

This year, because of the generosity of 46 local businesses, organizations, and our CANStruction competition at the Deptford Mall, a record 22,581 pounds of food has been donated to the Food Bank of South Jersey. The poundage equates to 15,054 meals. Since the 2006 start of the drive, 221,532 pounds of food has been collected. A gigantic THANK YOU to all who participated in our annual food drive. We are so grateful for all of your support! A very special thank-you to GGB, for their collection of over TWO TONS of food at their Thorofare worksites. WOW!

2020 Funding Amounts Announced for UWGC Partner Agencies/Program 2020 Funded Agency Programs & Descriptions 7/1/20 through 6/30/21 Mini-Grants Funded by our 365 Small Business Circle Participants

Download it Here! It is a pleasure to share this 2018 report with the community, especially to those who Give, Advocate, and Volunteer for our local United Way. The United Way of Gloucester County strives to ensure that every person in this County has the opportunity to improve their economic status, has access to healthcare and health-related resources, and is able to affordably attain educational advancement. Because of you, in 2018 the United Way of Gloucester County: provided almost $639,000 to 28 health and human services programs through our annual Community Impact grant program and mini-grant program; launched the Live...