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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT | COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT 2024 | 15 Velcro Fabric Pop Up Display 10' Straight Shape 2 Please send artwork with CMYK color mode with resolution 150 dpi. Be sure to flatten all images, outline all text and save as PDF or JPG Safe Zone: 113" x 85.5" (W x H) Front 10" x 85.5" (W x H) Side Bleed Zone: 145" x 89.5" (W x H) Front Right PLEASE DELETE THIS LAYER BEFORE SAVING THE 100 YEAR HISTORY OF UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT 2018 -2024 UNITED TO END POVERTY ONWARD860 The Working Cities Challenge is started by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to improve the lives in small- and mid-size cities through cross-sector collaboration and leadership. Five cities across Connecticut are selected to participate through a competitive process. United Way is selected as the managing partner of Hartford Working Cities. 2018 WORKING CITIES United Way launches its strategic planning process in preparation for its Centennial year by holding 40 community conversations with nearly 400 participants from across central and northeastern Connecticut. Design workgroups are held with strategic partners focused on systems change efforts. 2024 DESIGN WORKSHOPS 2018 FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER United Way and The Village celebrate the official grand opening of The Financial Center in Hartford after years of program development and research. The full-service center is the first of its kind in central and northeastern Connecticut, offering career counseling, financial education, benefits screening and matched savings opportunities in one convenient location. 2023 RAPID RESPONSE FUND: HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING Homelessness increases in Connecticut for two years in a row. United Way responds by activating its Rapid Response Fund providing direct financial assistance to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless. DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY (DPIL) United Way brings DPIL, a free book subscription program for children birth to age five, to Hartford thanks to the support of Connecticut Children's, Trinity Health Of New England/Saint Francis Hospital and Hartford HealthCare/Hartford Hospital. The program later expands to New Britain in 2023, thanks to a Federal appropriation from Congresswoman Jahana Hayes. Since inception, 173,000 books have been delivered to the homes of 10,000 local children (and counting). 2020 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE United Way announces its new signature issue, United to End Poverty, focusing on eliminating poverty in all its forms by reducing disparities and closing gaps in child literacy, wages, life expectancy and housing. United to End Poverty 2024 COVID-19 creates widespread closures and financial challenges for families already struggling to make ends meet. Connecticut United Ways come together to provide direct financial assistance to people through a mobile cash card program, which later becomes a model used for similar initiatives across Connecticut. United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut plays a leadership role in this effort, helping more than 15,000 people. 2020 COVID-19 RAPID RESPONSE FUND 2021 BUILDING FOUNDATIONS THE Commercial Real Estate and Building Industry holds its inaugural Building Foundations fundraiser virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since inception, the event has cumulatively raised nearly $2 million (and counting) to prevent and reduce homelessness. Paula S. Gilberto retires and Eric Harrison is named President and CEO. 2022 ERIC HARRISON NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER COVID -19 RAPID RESPONSE FUND RAPID RESPONSE FUND: HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY (DPIL) ERIC HARRISON NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE WORKING CITIES DESIGN WORKSHOPS BUILDING FOUNDATIONS United Way and The Village celebrate the official grand opening of The Financial Center in Hartford after years of program development and research. The full-service center is the first of its kind in central and northeastern Connecticut, offering career counseling, financial education, benefits screening and matched savings opportunities in one convenient location. United Way brings DPIL, a free book subscription program for children birth to age five, to Hartford thanks to the support of Connecticut Children's, Trinity Health Of New England/Saint Francis Hospital and Hartford HealthCare/Hartford Hospital. The program later expands to New Britain in 2023, thanks to a Federal appropriation from Congresswoman Jahana Hayes. Since inception, 173,000 books have been delivered to the homes of 10,000 local children (and counting). THE Commercial Real Estate and Building Industry holds its inaugural Building Foundations fundraiser virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since inception, the event has cumulatively raised nearly $2 million (and counting) to prevent and reduce homelessness. Homelessness increases in Connecticut for two years in a row. United Way responds by activating its Rapid Response Fund providing direct financial assistance to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless. United Way announces its new signature issue, United to End Poverty, focusing on eliminating poverty in all its forms by reducing disparities and closing gaps in child literacy, wages, life expectancy and housing. The Working Cities Challenge is started by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to improve the lives in small- and mid-size cities through cross-sector collaboration and leadership. Five cities across Connecticut are selected to participate through a competitive process. United Way is selected as the managing partner of Hartford Working Cities. COVID-19 creates widespread closures and financial challenges for families already struggling to make ends meet. Connecticut United Ways come together to provide direct financial assistance to people through a mobile cash card program, which later becomes a model used for similar initiatives across Connecticut. United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut plays a leadership role in this effort, helping more than 15,000 people. Paula S. Gilberto retires and Eric Harrison is named President and CEO. United Way launches its strategic planning process in preparation for its Centennial year by holding 40 community conversations with nearly 400 participants from across central and northeastern Connecticut. Design workgroups are held with strategic partners focused on systems change efforts.