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Yale-New Haven Hospital helping at Martha's Place

Yale-New Haven Hospital has been out in force volunteering in the Greater New Haven area for United Way's Days of Caring 2011.  Last week the Religious Ministries department from the hospital decided to lend a helping hand as well.  Seven volunteers gave up their afternoon and chose to rake leaves at Martha's Place -a homeless shelter of New Haven Home Recovery.  This location happened to be right next to one of the volunteer's parishes -showing just how inter-connected is the New Haven community.

The Beach Isn't Just for Summertime : MBA Students Living United

What is better than a sunny day at the beach? A sun-drenched morning at the beach for community service is better, of course! Students at Metropolitan Business Academy took time out of their weekend to volunteer with the Interact club and to take in some of the last warm moments of the year.

Help Families Make Ends Meet - Volunteer with VITA

 

Our goal is to help 4,000 families receive refunds that will reinvest millions of dollars in Greater New Haven. To do that, we need 100 volunteers.

 

USIS organizes the library at r'kids!!

 

As part of a nationwide 2011 Community Day, USIS (United States Investigational Services), conducted a volunteer project at r'kids, organizing and cleaning the library. r'kids FamilyCenter in New Haven is a licensed child placement agency through the Department of Children and Families and is certified through Applied Behavioral Health for a variety of child welfare related services.

University of New Haven Days of Caring 2011

This past week, faculty and staff -and even the women's lacrosse team- took part in the University of New Haven's Days of Caring 2011.  The 71 volunteers helped out throughout the day at four different organizations.  At the West Haven Child Development Center, volunteers took part in a variety of tasks.  Some participants took care of children, others painted classrooms, and a few cleaned up the playground.  Then at the West Haven Community House, four dedicated volunteers cleaned up a huge playground area that hadn't seen much love since Hurricane Irene.

United Way staff volunteer at the Guilford Food Bank!!

As part of their own annual Days of Caring, United Way of Greater New Haven’s staff and their families spent time volunteering at the Guilford Food Bank, during an annual food drive in the Town of Guilford. Along with about 30 volunteers from various organizations and civic groups; we collected, screened, sorted and stocked the shelves of the food bank. As many people know the economic downturn has severely affected families and individuals all over the state. Food banks and soup kitchens across the region have faced a significant increase in requests for food.

Knights of Columbus give back at the historic Eli Whitney Museum!

For the past three years, volunteers from Knights of Columbus have participated in United Way’s Days of Caring, at the legendary Eli Whitney Museum. By assembling science learning kits for the children’s programs at the museum, the staff from Knights of Columbus provide a service that would otherwise be a very difficult project for any one person to conduct alone. By working in teams, volunteers who work for the same company but may never worked side by side, were able to come together and dedicate their time and skills and give back to the community.

PCL Civil Constructors Create a Community Garden!

If you are a Greater New Haven resident or have driven through in I-95, you probably know about the new Quinnipiac Bridge that is being constructed along Interstate-95. PCL Civil Constructors are one of the contractors currently working on the bridge, and most, if not all, of them have actually moved here to do the construction. Based out of Tampa, Florida, PCL has been a dedicated supporter of United Way and it is evident that that dedication stands no matter where they might be in the country.

UPS Paints The Diaper Bank!

Last month employees of the United Parcel Service facility located in North Haven, CT participated in United Way’s Days of Caring. Led by manager, Greg Wines, a group of about seven employees volunteered at The Diaper Bank, located, coincidentally, right across the street from their UPS facility. UPS has been a long-time supporter of United Way and our community partners.  When Greg Wines was asked if he wanted to participate, there was no hesitation.

Help Fight Hunger

Hunger is a prevalent problem in the U.S.  According to a recent report by the USDA, almost 49 million U.S. Americans, including 16.2 million children, struggle with finding enough to eat.  In Connecticut alone, there are 400,000 citizens without enough to eat.  With the poverty rate continuing to rise during the recession, the need for services that abate hunger will only increase.  

In light of such startling statistics, you may ask yourself, "What can I do to help?"  Take action!  September is Hunger Action Month -a time to vow to help fight hunger.  There are several ways you can go about this -you can GIVE, ADVOCATE, or VOLUNTEER.

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