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United Way Now Accepting Community Impact Grant Applications

The submission deadline, which includes the application and the required attachments, is 5 p.m. on May 15, 2023.

United Way of Westchester and Putnam is now accepting Community Impact Grant applications from Westchester and Putnam nonprofits. Submission
United Way of Westchester and Putnam is now accepting Community Impact Grant applications from Westchester and Putnam nonprofits. Submission (United Way of Westchester and Putnam)

White Plains, N.Y, (May 3, 2023) – United Way of Westchester and Putnam is now accepting financial requests from local nonprofits to support program or operational efforts. The United Way of Westchester and Putnam Community Impact Fund supports local nonprofits serving the needs of the underprivileged, marginalized, or ALICE (those who are employed but are living paycheck-to-paycheck) populations in Westchester or Putnam Counties. United Way is offering grants between $5,000 and $10,000.

“The United Way has a long tradition of working with and supporting the nonprofit community. Through this Community Impact grant initiative, we hope to support their ongoing efforts serving the 40% of our neighbors living in poverty or paycheck-to-paycheck,” said Tom Gabriel, President, and CEO of UWWP.

The funding can be used in two ways: 1) to support programs in the areas of education, financial stability, or health that benefit underprivileged, marginalized, or ALICE populations in Westchester or Putnam counties or 2) to support operational expenses of local nonprofits in Westchester or Putnam County whose mission relates to improving the education, financial stability, or health of underprivileged, marginalized or ALICE populations.

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The submission deadline, which includes the application and the required attachments, is 5 p.m. on May 15, 2023. It can be submitted online at https://www.uwwp.org/community-impact-grant or via email at fbutcher@uwwp.org.

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United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) helps local residents in Westchester and Putnam become self-sufficient and thrive in a stronger community by helping people in crisis through the 2-1-1 helpline, making sure children are reading on grade level by 3rd grade, providing job skills training and offering support programs for the nonprofit sector. UWWP works with nonprofits, government, business and community leaders to solve complex problems. United Way’s Hudson Valley 2-1-1, which covers Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties, answers thousands of calls for assistance each month and also provides online resources ranging from basic needs including heating, food, shelter and mortgage questions to childcare, natural disaster and crisis calls.

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