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  Have you ordered yours yet? Residential households in the U.S. are now eligible to order up to 8 at-home COVID-19 tests from United States Post Office for free! Place your order here.

In the past, our Lottery Tree Raffle has generated so much enthusiasm that we decided to continue with this important fundraiser for our United Way! Tickets for this Raffle are $5.00 each, which entitles you to one chance to win all of the scratch-off lottery tickets on our tree, with a purchase value of $300. Tickets can be purchased using this secure online form, or you can come to the United Way office at 454 Crown Point Road, Thorofare, NJ 08086 to purchase them in person. The winning ticket for this Raffle will be drawn on Friday, June 24th, 2022,...

United Way of Gloucester County and Chipotle are joining forces for our second Dine-To-Donate in 2022! It will be held Wednesday, June 15th, from 4 to 8PM, at Chipotle's Deptford location at 2000 Clements Bridge Road. You can be a part of this fundraiser in two ways! To order online for pickup, use the code H4N7EFJ when ordering; or in-restaurant, please use this downloadable and printable flyer...and 33% of your total order will be donated back to United Way of Gloucester County! This a fun and delicious way to support United Way! See you on June 15th, and thanks to...

Please click here and scroll down to see a list of this year’s Mini-Grant recipients, what they do, and how they will use this funding. This funding would not be possible were it not for our 365 Live United Small Business Circle Members. Thank you! (more…)

Meet our newest Board Members! (more…)

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

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...

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!

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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2021 Funding Amounts Announced for UWGC Partner Agencies/Program 2021 Funded Agency Programs & Descriptions 7/1/21 through 6/30/22 Mini-Grants Funded by our 365 Small Business Circle Participants