United Way Of Essex and West Hudson Announces Newest Board Members

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UNITED WAY OF ESSEX AND WEST HUDSON ANNOUNCE PHILANTHROPISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS GERARD ADAMS AND TIFFANY “THE BUDGETNISTA” ALICHE AS NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS

[October 10, 2017 – Newark, NJ] – United Way of Essex and West Hudson (UWEWH) has announced of entrepreneur accelerator, FOWNDERS, and the founder of "Voice of Generation Y" publication Elite Daily, Gerard Adams and Personal Finance Expert Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche as the newest additions to their Board of Trustees for the organization. For almost 100 years, UWEWH has worked to invest in the underserved by building stronger and healthier communities through education and economic empowerment programming.

“Both Tiffany and Gerard bring a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be vital to the growth and programming to the United Way,” said Catherine Wilson, CEO of United Way of Essex and West Hudson. “I look forward working with them as our newest members of our Board of Trustees and empowering our community.”

UWEWH primarily focuses on financial empowerment and childhood literacy and will be expanding into small business development and financial inclusion in 2018. To date, the organization has an integral role in providing more than 165,000 books to Newark Public School students and provided residents with more than $3M in federal tax refunds.

Gerard Adams, widely known as the "Millennial Mentor", is a leading thought leader, serial entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist. Adams is the co-founder of Elite Daily, the top news platform for Generation Y and the CEO and founder of FOWNDERS, a social entrepreneurship start-up accelerator.
"It is an honor to join the board of UWEWH, and I am ready to get to work. With the combined resources of UWEWH and Fownders, we will be making a direct impact on our communities through education, entrepreneurship and economic growth,” said Gerard Adams. “I am ecstatic to see the transformation first-hand in our community, and I truly believe we have a golden opportunity to create more hope, positivity and prosperity than we have ever seen before".

Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche is quickly becoming America's favorite, personal financial educator. The Budgetnista is the founder of the LIVE RICHER Challenge and the Dream Catchers, a community of over 500,000 women worldwide that work together to improve their lives through financial education. Tiffany is the bestselling author of the books, The One Week Budget and Live Richer Challenge.
“I am excited to join the Board of Trustees at the United Way because it’s a full circle moment for me,” says Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche. “Catherine Wilson was one of the first people to believe in my mission of providing financial education to my community and I look forward to continuing that mission through working with her and the other board members.”

Through leadership and partnerships, residents in the 13 municipalities that UWEWH serves are empowered to create healthier lives with access to quality education and opportunities for economic advancement.

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About United Way of Essex and West Hudson
The United Way of Essex and West Hudson’s mission is “to invest in the underserved by building stronger and healthier communities through education and economic empowerment." Through their leadership and partnerships, residents in their 13 municipalities are empowered to create healthier lives with access to quality education and opportunities for economic advancement. www.uwewh.org