WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO END POVERTY?

You are invited to join Connecticut United Ways for a FREE virtual conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner and poverty abolitionist, Matthew Desmond on Tuesday, February 27 at noon.

Take an hour from your day to be a part of the conversation on how poverty impacts ALL of our daily lives and ways that we ALL can make changes to end poverty in America.

Register NOW to join our conversation with Matthew Desmond: https://bit.ly/DesmondCT - Be sure to select United Way of West Central Connecticut as your local United Way.

Looking to read Poverty, by America before the virtual talk?

CLICK HERE to order your own copy or inquire at your local library to see if they have a copy.

Want to learn more about how you can abolish poverty? Register to participate in the FREE continued learning with a five-day Abolishing Poverty Equity Challenge from March 4 to March 8!

The Equity Challenge is a commitment to devote 10-15 minutes a day for 5 days to learn about the foundations of racism and the different ways that bias, privilege, oppression, and trauma show up in our everyday lives. With this deeper understanding of foundations of racism and how it shapes different people’s lived experiences, we can do our part to make positive change in our community. The Equity Challenge can be an impactful journey for everyone – no matter where you come from or how you identify yourself.

Register here to participate in the Equity Challenge: Abolishing Poverty https://forms.ctunitedway.org/equity-challenge/ Be sure to select United Way of West Central Connecticut as your local United Way.

UNITED WAY YOUTH BOARD

By working TOGETHER, we empower our community, because no one person can do it alone. Meet United Way of West Central Connecticut's Youth Board!

Youth Board is a collaboration of 30 high school students, representing the six high schools in Burlington, Bristol, Plymouth, and Plainville, dedicated to motivating, mobilizing, and serving the community.

United Way of West Central Connecticut's Youth Board is hosting the Senior Citizens Prom for another year. Seniors from Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, and Plymouth are all welcome to attend.

Tickets are FREE and available beginning March 1 at the Bristol Senior Center (240 Stafford Avenue, Bristol). There are a limited number of tickets that can only be picked up in person at the Bristol Senior Center.



For more information on the Senior Citizen Prom, please call the Bristol Senior Center - 860-584-7895

Do you know a high school student who might be interested in joining for the next academic year?

Have your student reach out to their Youth Board Advisor

about how they can get involved.

TIME TO REGISTER

FOR KINDERGARTEN

Did you know Connecticut changed the age for children entering kindergarten to five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2024? For more information on this change, CLICK HERE!

Looking for registration information for the towns United Way of West Central Connecticut serves? Here it is!

Click on the town/city where your future kindergartener

will be attending.

Bristol Board of Education

Burlington Board of Education

Plainville Board of Education

Plymouth Board of Education

50th Annual Golf Tournament

Save The Date

VITA - FREE TAX PREPARATION

32nd ANNUAL DAY OF CARING

United Way of West Central Connecticut's Day of Caring

maybe able to help!

We are looking for nonprofits, in Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, and Plymouth/Terryville, who have projects that groups of volunteers can assist with on Friday, May 17, 2024.

CLICK HERE for the non-profit site application. Volunteer registration will be available soon.

For more information contact Sarah Mitchell

at smitchell@uwwestcentralct.org.

* Please note, we do our best to match all sites with volunteers but we may not be able to meet all locations' needs.*

THERE IS STILL TIME TO

BECOME A SPONSOR

Year-long sponsorships allow our events to be successful while showcasing businesses that support the communities of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, and Plymouth.

Along with tickets to events, placement on our website, recognition on event signage, and volunteer opportunities with community partners - becoming a year-long sponsor has even more to offer.

Interested in a 2024 year-long sponsor?

Or perhaps a single event sponsorship is in our budget?

Contact Sarah Mitchell, Resource Development Coordinator, smitchell@uwwestcentralct.org for more

information and to choose the best option

for your business or organization.

*Payment plans are available for year-long sponsors. *

Thank you to our 2024 Year-Long Sponsors