Our volunteer spotlight for the month of April will shine on Charlie Rogers, of Waterford. Charlie has been volunteering at the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Bank twice a week for the past six years.
He originally got involved after retiring, because he wanted to give back to the community. He enjoys being a part of the team that gets food to the community, as well as supporting the staff at the Food Bank.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax preparation services to individuals and families with a total household income at or below $56,000 in 2019. The program recruits and trains volunteers who help taxpayers prepare and file their tax forms at VITA sites located throughout the state. In Southeastern Connecticut, VITA sites are run by TVCCA. 
William E. Louis of General Dynamics-Electric Boat and President of the MDA-UAW Local 571 was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Way of Southeastern Connecticut at the organization’s Annual Meeting on January 24, 2020. He takes over for Rodney Butler, Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, who served two years as Chairman and will remain on the Board as Immediate Past Chair.
This story was written by Elizabeth Saede, Director of Public Affairs for the New London Connecticut Stake for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Please note these volunteer positions have been filled.
United Way of Southeastern Connecticut is asking individuals in New London County to volunteer for the upcoming annual counts of individuals experiencing homelessness in Connecticut. The Point-in-Time Count will take place on the evening of January 21, 2020 from 7-11pm.
As I drove to the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut office this morning, half-listening to the radio as I slowly woke up, I heard a fact that made me sit up and pay attention: a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), ranks Connecticut 3rd out of all 50 states in terms of income inequality between the top 1% and remaining 99% of residents.
