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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...

We are pleased to announce the return of the in-person United Way of Gloucester County Campaign Kickoff! This year’s event will be on Thursday, August 19th at the RiverWinds Community Center starting at 5PM. Please download this PDF to register your team and email it back to us at dmurphy@uwgcnj.org. Or, if you would prefer to register your team online, please use this Google form. Please kindly complete the team registration form as soon as possible to reserve your spot. This year we are doing a nautical theme with plenty of pirates, adventure, and fun. Costumes are encouraged, so feel...

United Way of Gloucester County is accepting resumes for the “Director of Community Engagement” position. If interested in joining our team, please send a current resume, cover letter and professional references to: Michael Gower, Executive Director, at 454 Crown Point Road, Thorofare, New Jersey 08086 or by email at mgower@uwgcnj.org. A copy of the job description can be downloaded here.

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!!

Requests for the 2021 Live United Mini-Grants Are Now Being Accepted! 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 completed applications received by the deadline will...

Glassboro Child Development Center is happy to announce Open Enrollment for “Camp Horizon – Summer in Care” Summer Learning Program at the Dorothy L. Bullock School in Glassboro, being held Monday through Thursday, June 21st through August 12th, 2021, from 7AM to 5:30PM. Camp Horizon will offer STEM and outdoor learning, gardening, sports, and arts education. GCDC has scholarship opportunities available for students with special needs aged 4-9 or additional scholarships for students aged 7-9 who may need extra guidance and support. Income eligibility is necessary for the scholarships, but the eligibility is generally higher than usual. Breakfast, lunch and...

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!