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Toll-Free Number Established For Offers Of Help For...
From the Newtown Volunteer Task Force: A toll-free number has been established to make it easier for people to call with offers of help to the community of Newtown, Connecticut. The toll-free number – 855-364-6600– will be staffed by... Read More
Knowing Our Role
(This Blog and others can also be found by clicking the 'Read Our Blog' button on the home page)  On December 14 as I watched the enormity of the school shootings in Sandy Hook Elementary School begin to unfold, I realized that the United Way... Read More
Press Release: 12/26/12 Sandy Hook School Support Fund...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Media Contact:   Name:                  Patrick Kinney Phone:          ... Read More
Update On Response to Sandy Hook Tragedy
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Helping Through Art
Press Release From: The Newtown Cultural Arts Commission, the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut and the Connecticut Office of the Arts To facilitate support and coordinate arts-focused efforts made on our behalf today, tomorrow and into the... Read More
NEWTOWN YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES OPEN FOR EMERGENCY...
NEWTOWN, CT—Newtown Youth & Family Services, Inc., will be open Saturday December 22nd from 9:00 AM to Noon and Sunday December 23rd from 1:00 PM -4:00 PM for emergency counseling for families, community members or staff involved in the... Read More
United Way of Western Connecticut Responds to the...
United Way extends our most sincere condolences and prayers to all those families affected by the devastating events in Newtown/Sandy Hook, Connecticut As people from across the nation and around the world respond to the heartbreaking tragedy at... Read More
Volunteer Opportunities & Wish List
FIRST NIGHT DANBURY on Monday, December 31, needs volunteers of all ages to help at the annual New Year Eve community event. Volunteers are needed from 4-6 or 6-8 pm and will receive a button to attend events. Volunteers will help greet guests... Read More
Latest NFC/SLC Volunteer Opportunities & Wish List
LATEST NORTHERN FAIRFIELD/SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES & WISH LISTFor more information on the below, contact The Volunteer Center of United Way of Western Connecticut, 203-797-1154 / volunteers@uwwesternct.org.  ... Read More
#GivingTuesday: The anti-Black Friday
The Stamford Advocate: posted November 27, 2012 #GivingTuesday: The anti-Black Friday Read Article Read More