IMPACT
Community COVID-19
UNITED WAY SINCE COVID-19 United Way of Greater Newark’s Community COVID-19 Fund raised more than $6.5 million to support the local community. Our Community COVID-19 Fund included Small Business Grants, Emergency Food Aid and the Parent Exchange Program.
SMALL BUSINESS
United Way of Greater Newark received over 900 applications, rewarded 134 small businesses grants, and awarded more than $1 million to businesses in need in Newark.
FOOD AID
UWGN partnered with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, the Salvation Army and MEND to facilitate food distribution efforts in Newark and various parts of New Jersey. We distributed over 200,000 pounds of food with the support of 16 partner organizations
TESTIMONIAL
TESTIMONIAL
FINANCIAL STABILITY
VITA
UWGN filed taxes for almost 8,000 low-to-moderate income residents across the NABC network, which
returned over $12M to the community.
FAFSA
The FAFSA challenge had 150 volunteers in 2020.
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EDUCATION
The first international out-of-school time (OST) professional development session on OST Covid-19 Best Practices. This session served over 100 international OST program providers.
The first virtual Lights On! After school Recruitment Fair for Newark youth and families featured a service announcement from Superintendent Roger Leon endorsing Newark Thrives! work towards increasing access to quality OST opportunities and a Q&A on OST with Mayor Ras Baraka.
Newark Thrive! facilitated an engaging OST informational session for 800+ youth in The City of Newark’s Summer Youth Employment Program.
My Very Own Library
Twenty-four thousand students in 35 Newark public schools received 10 free books to add to their home libraries.
REPORTS
At United Way of Greater Newark, we believe in full transparency with our constituency. Click here to view reports of our efforts.