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United Way of Gloucester County is accepting donations to support the immediate and long term needs of the response and recovery efforts from last night's (September 1st) tornado and accompanying flooding and high wind damage in Gloucester County. All donations to this fund will be used for response and recovery. Your help is urgently needed. This is a time to rise as one to help our neighbors in need. This is a time to put “love thy neighbor” into action. This is a time to LIVE UNITED. Donations can be made securely at the Gloucester County Disaster Relief Fund by...

Announcing the Winners of our Campaign Kickoff Competition, held at RiverWinds in West Deptford, on August 19th, 2021!!! (more…)

Meet our newest Board Members! (more…)

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

Boscov's Department Store is once again holding the Friends Helping Friends shopping extravaganza! And United Way of Gloucester County is again a recipient of this great program. Purchase a $5.00 Shopping Pass and enjoy a 25% discount on your Boscov's purchases, and register to win a $100 Boscov's gift card at every Boscov's store! This is the 25th anniversary of the Friends Helping Friends program, and this year the shopping extravaganza will be held on October 20th, 2021 from 8AM to 11PM at all Boscov's stores. Purchase your shopping pass from Donna Murphy, Campaign Director for United Way of Gloucester...

AMBER BURRUEZO NAMED 2021 CAMPAIGN CHAIR FOR UNITED WAY OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY Please watch Amber's testimonial! The United Way of Gloucester County (UWGC) is honored to have Amber Burruezo to spearhead the organization’s fundraising efforts as the 2021 Campaign Chair. Burruezo began volunteering with the United Way in 2013 serving on the Campaign Cabinet as well as the Event Committee. She was recognized for her time, talent and treasure as the 2016 Spirit of United Way Award recipient. She is currently the Senior Communications Specialist at Atlantic City Electric. Burruezo’s passion for giving back to the community made her an...

Because of you, we raised about $3,500.00 for our Gloucester County community. YOU'RE THE BEST! THANK YOU!

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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...

Death of the Fox Brewing Company in Clarksboro, NJ, recently held a contest asking their customers and our supporters to name a new coffee roast that they have. After some deliberation over the entries, they decided to name their new celebration roast BrewNited Way! Do you like coffee? Everyone does! So please drop in to Death of the Fox and purchase a bag of BrewNited Way, and United Way of Gloucester County will receive a percentage of every bag sold. Thank you for Living United!!

WOMEN UNITED AND GREATER SWEDESBORO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PARTNER TO BRING BORN LEARNING TRAIL TO WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP (Thorofare) – Women United, an affinity group of United Way of Gloucester County, has partnered with the Greater Swedesboro Business Association to install a Born Learning Trail at Locke Ave Park in Woolwich Township, NJ. The trail was installed by the Woolwich Township Public Works Department, and a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held to officially open the Trail on Saturday, May 22nd at 4pm to celebrate the Township’s Spring Fling Event. The Born Learning Trail is a series of 10 interactive signs that...

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!

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.