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Please join us for our 365 Virtual Networking Night! Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 6PM Please use this form to register and please register by November 10, 2020. Our networking series helps bring the small business owners of Gloucester County together with the non-profits they help fund through our "Live United" Mini-Grant Series. Sponsored and hosted by: Lisa A. Carney, Farmer's Insurance. Non-profit presenter: SJ Robotics For more information, please contact Nicole Morse at 856.845.4303 ext. 13 or nmorse@uwgcnj.org

Our 2020 Campaign Video is now available for viewing! A comprehensive film, it details the work that United Way of Gloucester County along with our funded Partner Agencies, as well as our other community partners, have done and continue to do in the community, particularly in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic that is still invading our neighborhoods. You will watch testimonials from some of our longtime supporters on why UWGC is so important in their lives, and why they think that when you LIVE UNITED, you choose to improve your community by giving of yourself to make a difference....

Christmas is Coming... It's Time for the 2020 Toys for Tots Collection Drive! WHO: United Way of Gloucester County and Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders - Human Service Advisory Council. WHEN: Monday, November 2nd, to Friday, December 11, 2020 (anytime within this period, or earlier). HOW: Sponsor a toy collection drive at your workplace. Encourage employees to contribute a new, unwrapped toy during the period you select for collection. Donations can be dropped off at the Toys for Tots collection site, or there is a volunteer who can pick up the items. Please call the building prior to drop-off...

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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...

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...