2019
January/February Issue
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Extending services to government workers affected by the shutdown
United Way of Greater Union County not only provides vital services to families who find themselves in crisis, but in light of recent events, we have taken steps to help those affected by the shutdown.
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Grateful mother of two receives the necessary support thanks to our family success center
Recently separated from her husband of 15 years, Mrs. Martin had been a stay at home mother of two young children, including one with special needs. For the first time, she had to take care of the household bills and had no clue where to begin.
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WIOA's YEPP expands to include school districts
The recent expansion of the Workforce Innovative Opportunity Act grant to continue the Youth Employment Pathways Program has expanded to include the Elizabeth, Hillside and Plainfield school districts as well as partnerships with local nonprofit agencies in the Elizabeth School district.
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UWGUC awarded grant to continue NEMA operations
UWGUC was recently awarded a grant by the
City of Newark Department of Health
to continue providing administrative support to the Executive Committee and five sub-committees to ensure a system of care for all eligible persons living with HIV/AIDS in the Newark EMA Planning Council. The grant will begin its third year in UWGUC’s care beginning March 2019 through February 2020 and covers Essex, Morris, Sussex, Union and Warren Counties.
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Community conversations
Recently, Union County
Freeholder Sergio Granados
(second from left) joined UWGUC CEO James Horne Jr. (far right) and community agencies in a discussion about homelessness and services available in Union County. The event was hosted by Proceed Inc. staff (Roberto Alcivar, Mercedes Quintana, Srabanti Sarkar) at the James Kellogg Multicultural Family Success Center in Elizabeth.
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United Way at the New York Stock Exchange
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On December 27, 2018, we were honored to have rung the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange to highlight our Annual Giving Campaign and salute our community partners! Thank you to our friends and partners who joined us on the podium including Board Members: Donald Bucciarelli, Phyllis Mirabella, Eric Levine, Kevin Phoenix, Thomas Ponosuk, Lester Rapalo, Anna Belin-Pyles, Councilwoman Patricia Perkins-Auguste (not pictured), and Union County Freeholders: Sergio Granados, Angel Estrada, Angela R. Garretson, Alexander Mirabella, Christopher Hudak, and ESL Instructor, Kathryn Horne as our very own President & CEO, James Horne rung the Closing Bell.
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We are pleased to announce that four new members were elected to the Board of Trustees for the 2018-2019 fiscal year and were appointed in the last quarter.
Carlos J. Alma is the Manager of Operations for the Parking Authority of the City of Elizabeth. He holds a Bachelors of Arts from Rutgers University and a Masters of Arts from Kean University.
Eric B. Levine is Vice President of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. in Westfield and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Professional & Bar Associations include the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association and Union County Bar Association.
Phyllis L. Mirabella is Director of Communication Center at Union County College. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University.
Dr. Lester Sandres Rapalo is Dean of the Social Sciences, Business and History Division at Union County College. He has a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern University.
For a complete listing of our Board of Trustees, please click
here.
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In Loving Memory of Former Board Member
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It is with sadness that we share that former United Way board member, Joan Kervick Corbet passed away on December 29, 2018. Joan was born in Elizabeth, NJ, but spent most of her adult life in Westfield. She graduated from Mount Saint Mary Academy and Manhattanville College and was an active volunteer who was passionate about education.
For nearly three decades beginning in the early 1980s, Joan served on our Board of Trustees back when Dell Raudelunas was President & CEO of Eastern Union County United Way and when our organization merged and became the United Way of Greater Union County under our current President & CEO, James Horne. She served on our Executive, Finance, Strategic Planning and Personnel Committees and also, serve on the
Board of Trustees of Tri-State United Way and was President of United Way of NJ.
Joan was a co-founder of the Christopher Academy Montessori School in Westfield, an active member of the Junior League of Elizabeth-Plainfield and was elected to and served on the Westfield Board of Education.
Joan is survived by her husband, William of 63 years and children, Bill Corbet and Maggie Corbet and grandchildren, Carolyn and Emme.
We thank Joan for her service and dedication not only to our organization, but also to so many in our community whose lives she's touched.
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United Way of Greater Union County invites you to Save the Date for our Annual Celebration, on
Wednesday evening, June 12, 2019. Details on this year's event will be made available soon but in the meantime, we invite you to
nominate a Rising Star to be recognized at this year's Annual Celebration!
Nominations for our Rising Star Campaign is currently open!
Help us honor someone in our community that exemplifies extraordinary service.
Calling all Rising Stars!
Help us recognize a young professional who lives and/or works in the Greater Union County, North or South Plainfield area with less than 10 years in their profession. This individual brings commitment, excellence and distinction. Outside of their profession, the individual demonstrates creativity, resourcefulness and ingenuity in the field of service showing exemplary efforts in volunteering, advocacy and/or philanthropy.
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Save the Date
12th Annual Delv District Golf Outing
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Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019
More information to come
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Our mission and focus is at the heart of our work.
This organization helps communities bring high-quality pre-k education to children in New Jersey, interests we strongly advocate for.
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Editor: Melanie McLaurin
Director of Marketing & Community Engagement
Tel: 908.353.7171, ext. 104
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