STAMFORD, Conn. – The United Way of Western Connecticut and the Stamford Early Childhood Collaborative celebrated the power of reading with their annual Business to Books Read-a-Thon at all 12 Stamford elementary schools.Through the United Way’s Workplace Volunteer Council, a coalition of businesses that promotes the critical importance of volunteerism in the community, the Business to ...

STAMFORD, Conn. – The United Way of Western Connecticut will host its BoardServe Western CT board candidate training Friday, June 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Northern Trust in Stamford. The training is designed to boost the capacity of local nonprofit agencies by providing training for potential board members and for nonprofits in need of additional board members. At the ...

STAMFORD, Conn. – The United Way of Western Connecticut will honor Tracie Wilson, senior vice president, programming and development at NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution, at its annual Heart of Gold Award Dinner from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Stamford Marriott.Wilson will be honored for her leadership on employee volunteerism. She has been selected as this year’s Heart of ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- A video produced by the United Way of Western Connecticut in Danbury, made with the help of Sniffen Pictures, was the Bronze winner in the 37th Annual Telly Awards. The video, called "ALICE Acts of Kindness," earned the award in the Charitable/Not-For-Profit category. This video was produced to advance the work of United Way of Western Connecticut, which ...

DANBURY, Conn. — A coalition of community partners is planning a “Walking School Bus” event on Wednesday, May 4 with students who attend Park Avenue Elementary School in Danbury.Children who attend Park Avenue Elementary School, parents and volunteers will gather at 7:30 a.m. at City Hall to make the approximately one-mile walk to the school, picking up other children at stops along the ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — The lobby of the Stamford Government Center was filled with a chorus of young children entertaining and impressing the audience with song Tuesday morning.The performance was part of a ceremony celebrating the Week of the Young Child, a week of activities designed to raise awareness for early childhood education and kindergarten registration. “The goal of the week is to ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- United Way of Western Connecticut is expanding funding for financial literacy programs, and it's seeking proposals from agencies in its 15-town region, up until Tuesday, April 8.In the fall and winter of 2015, UWWC surveyed the ALICE population -- those who are asset-limited, income constrained and employed -- and had a series of "Community Conversations." ...

DANBURY, Conn. — The Danbury-based United Way of Western Connecticut recently announced Katy Francis, a longtime New Milford resident and community volunteer, will join its team as the new community impact coordinator for the Southern Litchfield region.In this capacity, Francis will be responsible for managing United Way’s New Milford office, 24 Bank St., overseeing the community grant ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- United Way of Western Connecticut recently surprised shoppers at the Danbury PriceRite with free groceries. “It was heartwarming to see how much it meant to people to receive even the smallest gift of food,” said Kim Morgan, chief executive officer of United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC). “Even the cashiers, who very clearly had a personal connection to those being ...

DANBURY, Conn. — When Sonia Manzano speaks Saturday at the Hometown Heroes Benefit Dinner in Danbury, the “Sesame Street” star’s personal story of growing up in a working poor family will resonate with the crowd. She is giving the keynote address at the United Way of Western Connecticut’s event to benefit ALICE families, or those who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained and Employed. ...