Because Of You United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut focuses on helping children succeed and ensuring families become financially secure with access to basic needs, such as food and shelter. When you give to United Way Community Investment, you create a community of possibilities. Through your generous gifts last year, together, we are:
Helping children and youth succeed in school • More than 2,500 children in quality early childhood education programs gained skills needed to succeed in kindergarten. • More than 1,000 United Way volunteers created literacy kits for nearly 3,200 children in our region. • More than 230 children in our region were helped by volunteer United Way Readers once a week and 90 percent improved their literacy skills. • 3,300 youth in after-school programs improved their academic performance. • More than 4,800 youth improved skills needed for academic success, such as study skills.
Ensuring families become more financially secure • More than 4,900 people were connected to services such as childcare assistance, rental subsidies, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and public healthcare with assistance from United Way-supported programs to help them better make ends meet. • Nearly 11,400 filers received $29.1 million in federal refunds and credits through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and MyFreeTaxes. • 100 percent of United Way Volunteer Budget Coaching participants improved their financial management skills while working to pay down debt, repair credit and reduce spending; 61 percent said they reduced debt. • 1,600 people improved career skills through training on computers, customer service, critical thinking and communication. • Nearly 600 people in United Way-supported job training programs were able to secure employment.
Providing access to basic needs, such as food and shelter • • • •
More than 23,500 people received basic food assistance. More than 3,000 people received emergency shelter. Nearly 1,000 people were assisted by disaster services in response to emergencies, such as a fire or flood. Nearly 110,000 individuals in our 40-town region were connected to information and referrals through United Way 2-1-1.
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