“Our students will benefit from learning about manufacturing, finance and banking, and communication skills for years to come,” said Tamar Gloster, Assistance Superintendent of Norwich Public Schools. “Learning these skills not only impacts our current students but also generations of families by providing students with the skills to succeed in a global world.

The Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center will host five free, drive-thru Mobile Pantries in the month of January. Walk-ups are also welcome.

As part of the Eastern CT Health Collaborative’s Mobile Health Hub, other social service agencies will be on-site at the Griswold and Norwich Mobile Pantry deployments to provide additional information, referrals, and resources.

You do not have to be in need of food in order to speak with the healthcare agencies:

ALICE Saves, a program of Connecticut United Ways, helps working families kick start their savings and get on a path to financial security. It combines two award-winning programs, SaverLife and TrustPlus.

ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. In New London County, 23% of households are ALICE meaning they are working but still cannot make ends meet. Another 10% of households are living below the poverty line.

In 2019, there were 146,634 military veterans in Connecticut. Overall, a majority of them have fared better economically than nonveterans, in line with a belief that our nation must meet veterans’ basic needs given their service and sacrifice.

Yet in 2019, a substantial 33,472 of those who served our country struggled to make ends meet in Connecticut. According to the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 5% of Veterans in Connecticut (7,245) lived in poverty in 2019.

New program is aimed at improving communication, critical thinking, and understanding

United Way of Southeastern Connecticut is launching a pilot program with New London Youth Affairs (NLYA) called Your Voice Counts (YVC). The program is for high school students to listen and understand diverse viewpoints, which may differ from their own, held by others outside their circles of family and friends.

United Way along with six other leading nonprofits in the region are joining together to launch the Center for Housing Equity & Opportunities in Eastern CT (CHEO).