United Way Coastal and Western Connecticut in Danbury, Connecticut, recently announced that Eversource Energy, a long-time supporter of United Way agencies across New England, is providing a $74,500 donation to support the United Way’s critical efforts to tackle the most pressing issues facing local families and individuals. The donation is part of the $2.7 million total over the last year from Eversource employees and the Eversource Foundation to United Way organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This additional financial support will help allow United Way Coastal and Western Connecticut to continue providing critical health, education and financial stability services directly to families in the area.
“This funding comes at a critical time when many families in our region are working hard but still struggling to make ends meet,” said Isabel Almeida, president of United Way Coastal and Western Connecticut. “This generous support from the Eversource Foundation, as well as the consistent dedication of Eversource employees to volunteer their own time and dollars, helps enable our important work to empower people and families throughout our communities despite the challenges they face.”
“At Eversource, our commitment to the communities we serve is at the heart of all we do,” said Theresa Hopkins-Staten, president of the Eversource Foundation and vice president of Corporate Citizenship and Equity. “Through the generosity of our employees and the support of the Eversource Foundation, we’re proud to partner with United Way and its local agencies to help create meaningful, lasting change in the lives of our customers. Whether it’s through financial contributions or the thousands of volunteer hours our employees dedicate each year, we’re united in our mission to uplift and empower those who need it most.”
The donations from Eversource include nearly $1.3 million collected during the company’s six-week employee and retiree annual fundraising effort, helping to connect thousands of people in need with community services through United Way agencies. Additionally, hundreds of Eversource employees volunteered at events across its service territory in support of local United Way organizations.
United Way Coastal and Western Connecticut (UWCWC) envisions a community where every person is healthy, safe and economically secure. It works in partnership with the community to address critical needs and advance equitable pathways to wellbeing and financial security for everyone. It is committed to improving the lives of the 40% of neighbors who work hard but earn incomes below the ALICE® threshold (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). UWCWC serves 27 communities across Fairfield and Southern Litchfield counties, including the cities of Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford, and the towns of Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Kent, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Sherman, Stratford, Trumbull, Warren, Washington, Weston, Westport and Wilton
Eversource celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship is recognized as the No. 1 U.S. utility on “TIME’s List of World’s Best Companies for 2024.” Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to approximately 4.6 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The No. 1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, Eversource harnesses the commitment of more than 10,000 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like a first-in-the-nation networked geothermal pilot project, solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system.
