UNITED WAY AWARDS MORE THAN $200,000 IN GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS

UWWP awarding Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center in 2021.

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) awarded 28 grants to local nonprofits totaling $210,000. The grants support the program and operational needs of organizations working to improve the quality of life of the underprivileged, marginalized or ALICE (those employed but living paycheck-to-paycheck) populations in Westchester or Putnam Counties.

Over 100 proposals were submitted for consideration. The funding will support initiatives related to mental health, violence prevention, food insecurity, workforce development, access to quality education and homelessness prevention.

“The United Way has a long tradition of working with and supporting the nonprofit community,” said Tom Gabriel, president and CEO of UWWP.”¯“We are thrilled to invest in so many wonderful nonprofits and the critical work they do.”¯Through these community impact grants, we are supporting their ongoing efforts to serve the 40% of our neighbors living in poverty or paycheck-to-paycheck.”

A complete list of the awardees is below.

$10,000 grant awardees:

Brewster Cares; CoveCare Center; El Centro Hispano, Inc; Family Ties of Westchester, Inc.; Feeding Westchester; Food Bank of the Hudson Valley; Greyston Foundation; Kool Nerd Foundation; Mount Vernon United Tenants; Pro Bono Partnership; Student Advocacy; Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc.; Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc.; YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester.

$5,000 grant awardees:

Caring for the Hungry & Homeless of Peekskill; Community Center of Northern Westchester; Hearts & Homes for Refugees; Hit a Home Run Against Drugs, Inc.; Latino U; Legal Services of the Hudson Valley; Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center; My Sisters”™ Place, Inc.; Open Door Foundation; Second Chance Foods; Westchester Alphas Educational Foundation; Yes, She Can Inc.; YMCA of Yonkers Inc.; Yonkers Partners in Education.