Connecticut Food Bank and United Way of Southeastern Connecticut reach agreement on direct service to area programs and mobile pantries

The Connecticut United Ways’ 2020 ALICE Report Lays Bare the Severity of the Economic Challenges Facing Many Families in the State and Outlines Proven Strategies to Move These Families Toward Financial Security

Before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived this year, 38% of Connecticut residents were already struggling to make ends meet.

Those are the findings of Connecticut United Ways’ 2020 ALICE Report, a study on financial hardship.  

United Way of Southeastern Connecticut’s Board of Directors has approved funding in the amount of $2,064,378 for the fiscal year 2020-21. This funding supports 42 health and human service programs at 23 local nonprofit agencies in New London County that work together to provide a vital safety net of services to help those in need.

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) supplements the work of local social service agencies, both nonprofit and governmental, to help people with economic emergencies (non-disaster-related). EFSP funds are used to supplement feeding, sheltering, rent/mortgage or utility assistance efforts for programs already in existence. Funding is made available by the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and administered locally by United Way of Southeastern Connecticut.

The Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Bank is still active and hard at work helping to feed those in need in the community.

At this time, there is an urgent need for nonperishable food donations. While the warehouse is by no means empty, the need for food will dramatically increase over the coming weeks and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect us all.

From the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut

In March of 2020, the Community Foundation created the Neighbors for Neighbors Fund in response to the coronavirus epidemic.

People Who Lost Jobs, Wages Are Downloading $200 Payments to Their Mobile Wallets

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (May 13, 2020) — ¬The Connecticut United Ways COVID-19 Response Fund has announced that more than 1,000 households across the state have now benefited from the Fund. The Fund is a unique joint effort launched by all 15 United Ways in Connecticut to help those who lost jobs, wages, or childcare, or who were otherwise financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Connecticut United Ways have joined together to offer TrustPlus, a program designed to promote financial stability for working families in the state