VOLUNTEER ALERT

Greetings!

🚨 URGENT CALL TO ACTION: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 🚨

In moments like this, our community has always stepped up and supported one another. Due to a water main break in Waterbury, there is an immediate need for volunteers to help distribute drinking water to residents.

Ongoing Critical Need:

The response is especially seeking volunteers for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

To meet demand, we need 50+ volunteers per day to ensure this operation runs smoothly and our neighbors have access to safe drinking water.

This is a straightforward but essential role that makes a real difference. If you can give a few hours, please know your time will have immediate impact and be deeply appreciated.

The IMT is asking for the name and phone number of each volunteer, or for team lead(s) name and phone number. Please use the QR code below for volunteer check-in.

There are 115,000 people in the City without water due to the break.  

The major need is for the two distribution sites operating Sunday-Tuesday (possibly Wednesday, (tbd) from 9am-5pm, with anticipated report between 8 to 8:30 am.

Location are:

1. Waterbury Municipal Stadium, 1200 Watertown Ave, Waterbury, CT. Volunteer staging is at the south parking lot;

2. Cosby High School, 300 Pierpont Rd, Waterbury, CT. Report to the tent.

Note that they are requesting the name and phone number for team leads, or the names and phone numbers for each volunteer. 

Thank you for continuing the long-standing tradition of neighbors helping neighbors. Please share, and show up if you’re able. Together, we’ll get through this UNITED!

Waterbury Boil Water Advisory

Due to the present water main break incident affecting residents in the Waterbury area, the city has issued a boil water advisory. Please follow these Red Cross tips to make water safe for household use:

• Let particles settle or strain through a coffee filter

• Boil water until it reaches a rolling boil for 1 full minute

• Let it cool naturally

• Pour back and forth between two clean containers

Use treated water for:

• Drinking and making ice

• Brushing teeth and washing hands

• Cooking and baby formula

• Washing dishes and utensils

The City of Waterbury Emergency Operations Center remains fully activated and staffed, with state officials supporting the City’s emergency services and distribution operations. Residents with questions or seeking additional information are encouraged to call 311, where staff are available to provide assistance.

The city will continue to provide updates

as additional water supplies arrive and repairs progress.

Follow their social media channels and local media for the latest.

United Way of Greater Waterbury

203-757-9855

123 Bank Street, 3rd Floor, Waterbury CT, 06488

United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. We have one life. To live better, we must LIVE UNITED^®.