United Way Awards $350,000 in Grants to Westchester Non-Profits

White Plains NY - January 4, 2023 - United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) revealed that dozens of nonprofits serving Westchester County were collectively awarded $350,000 in funding through Phase 40 of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. These funds are in addition to the $1.5 million allocated in Emergency Food and Shelter grants at the beginning of 2022.

“With inflation being at 9%, plus a 30% increase in home heating costs, and 60% of our community struggling to afford essentials such as food and diapers, we know that nonprofits are stretching every dollar to serve the needs of their clients,” said United Way CEO Tom Gabriel. “We are honored to administer funding that will aid our partnering nonprofits to assist individuals hit hardest financially during these trying times.”

The funds were made available through the National Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) Boards to Westchester County. This program provides federal funding, which helps extend currently available services for the hungry or homeless or at risk of eviction. The United Way of Westchester and Putnam is the administrative agent of the Local EFSP Boards in Westchester and Putnam counties.

The award recipient organizations are:

Caring for the Hungry & Homeless of Peekskill

Caritas of Port Chester, Inc. / Meals on Main Street

Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York

Choice of New Rochelle

CLUSTER Community Services, Inc

Community Center of Northern Westchester

Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown

Community Resource Center

Echoes Africa Initiatives

Family Services Society of Yonkers

Feeding Westchester

First Steps to Heal

Giving Tree Global, Inc. (Bread of Life)

Gullotta House

Hearts & Homes for Refugees

Human Development Services of Westchester

Kingdom Neighborhood Development Corp

Life Progressive Services Group, Inc.

Lifting Up Westchester

Mount Kisco Interfaith Pantry

Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center

My Sisters' Place, Inc.

Neighbors for Refugees

Port Chester Carver Center

Sheltering The Homeless Is Our Responsibility Inc./Interfaith Council for Affordable Residence, Inc. (aka SHORE/I CARE)

St. Christopher's Inn

The Bridge Fund of New York Inc.

The Children's Village, Inc.

The Ossining Micro Fund

Trinity United Methodist

United Community Center of Westchester