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United
Way works in your community to improve people's lives. By
focusing specifically on Eastern Fairfield County, United
Way can work with dedicated, local nonprofit agencies to
identify critical community needs and generate resources
to address these needs. Whether it is a homeless family,
a young person who needs the guidance of a Big Brother,
a battered woman who needs shelter, a stroke victim who
must relearn basic life skills, a child in need of adequate
reading skills, or a child wishing for a holiday gift, it
is our mission to know about it...and to make it better.
For
more than 80 years, United Way of Eastern Fairfield County
has been making a difference in the Greater Bridgeport area.
Founded in 1921 as the Community Chest, United Way helps
people who need help the most at local health and human
service agencies.
OUR MISSION
Our
mission is to build a stronger Eastern Fairfield County
by mobilizing our community to improve people's lives. Our
activities are directed toward identifying and solving the community's
most pressing problems. We are working to create sustained
changes in community conditions.
United
Way is a local, nonprofit organization governed by volunteers
representing the six-town area of Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield,
Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull. We fund more than 40 programs
providing a broad range of health and human services touching
the lives of more than 180,000 people each year. In addition
to our funded programs, more than $2.4 million was raised
through the United Way Community Campaign to support donor-selected
nonprofit health, social service and educational organizations
throughout Connecticut.
United Way builds collaboratives, focuses on targeted initiatives
and conducts year-round fundraising to allocate funds to
programs delivering results. We serve as the "common
table" that gathers diverse community agencies and
individuals together to address the most pressing needs
within the four Impact Areas.
what matters.
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