United Way of the Greater Capital Region

Join us in building a digital and sustainable Capital Region. Your donation on #GivingTuesday can help: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: Support the Offshore Wind Career Pathway Program, which provides free training to prepare Capital Region residents for jobs in the renewable wind industry. 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲: Expand internet access, provide digital literacy training, and distribute devices through the Capital Region Digital Equity Coalition. Your gift, no matter the size, can make a big difference. 👕 If you donate $50 or more, we'll send you a complimentary "United Is The Way" long-sleeved t-shirt! Please donate today and help us power a brighter future for all: https://lnkd.in/gUAi9C2d

Nourish summer joy for Capital Region kids this #GivingTuesday! ☀️ Your donation to United Way of the Greater Capital Region helps power the Summer Meals Collaborative, which provided 176,924 free, nutritious meals and enriching activities to kids and teens at over 76 sites this past summer. In the past 12 years, over 2.3 million meals have been served! Let's ensure no child goes hungry this summer. Together, we can build healthy communities where all can thrive. 👕  Donate $50+ and receive a complimentary “United Is The Way” long-sleeved t-shirt! Please donate today: https://lnkd.in/gUAi9C2d

Give the gift of literacy this #GivingTuesday! 📚 Partnering with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, United Way of the Greater Capital Region delivers nearly 9,000 free books monthly to young children in our community. Your donation helps ensure every child has the chance to thrive. 👕 Donate $50+ and receive a complimentary “United Is The Way” long-sleeved t-shirt! Donate: https://lnkd.in/gUAi9C2d

As we embrace this season of giving, all of us at United Way of the Greater Capital Region want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the partners, donors, and volunteers who have made a positive impact in our community this year. Your support helps create a Capital Region where everyone can truly thrive. Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for Leading The Way! 🎥 Peter Gannon Claire Reid Nicki Pezzulo Heather Senecal Faith Pangburn Gerri L. Goggin Allison Clark, MS, CCC-SLP Sarah Sheehan Alison Maher Matt Hunter

The countdown is on! ⏳Don’t miss your chance to see three incredible organizations pitch their vision for building power and breaking barriers in our community at Power Pitch! Meet our Power Panel—remarkable women on the front lines of creating lasting change in the Capital Region—will help us choose which finalist takes home the $10,000 grant from United Way. ⚡ Simone Brooks, MBA | Health Care Consultant & United Way of the Greater Capital Region Board Member ⚡ Jennifer Cassidy | Director of Corporate Giving at CDPHP ⚡ Yvonne C. | Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Talent at Northeast Shared Services ⚡ Marcella H. | Chief Executive Officer at Palette Community ⚡ Kathleen McLean | President & Chief Executive Officer at The McLean Group 📅 December 4, 5:30 PM 📍 Brown's Revolution Hall, Troy 🎟️ Tickets are available at www.unitedwaygcr.org/power

United Way of the Greater Capital Region is proud to support the City of Albany's Cash For Coats drive, which raised more than $38,000 this year! Thanks to the generosity of the local community, more than 720 coats, plus 2,000 hats, gloves, and scarves will be given to children at the City School District of Albany just in time for winter. Roughly 13,000 coats have been distributed since this program launched 16 years ago. The Cash for Coats program embodies United Way’s dedication to creating opportunities for youth by ensuring children have all they need to stay warm, happy, and healthy during the colder months. Thank you to Mayor Kathy Sheehan, Dr. Dorcey L. Applyrs, and the team at the Office of Cultural Affairs for leading the way on this crucial program. We're grateful for the partnership of Albany Superintendent Joseph E. Hochreiter, Kevin Johnson and Sean Allen at the Palace Performing Arts Center , Jack and Marc Yonally at B. Lodge Co. Inc., Thomas J. Burke III of the Burke Companies, and Dr. Edward Wladis.

We’re thrilled to announce the organizations that are building POWER in the Greater Capital Region! Meet the 2024 Power Pitch finalists, who will deliver TED-talk-style presentations showcasing how they’re reshaping systems and empowering change in our community. BIRTHNET INC 🔹 Roots of Support: The Esther Patterson Doula Initiative Presenter: Tershia Ellis, Board Chair Chasing Health, Inc. 🔹 Hypertension: The Silent Killer Presenter: Dr Tina Omorogbe, Executive Director LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF RENSSELAER COUNTY 🔹 Economic Empowerment Through Literacy Presenter: Nancy Benz, Executive Director 📅 Join us on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Brown’s Revolution Hall at 5:30 PM for an inspiring evening celebrating these changemakers. 🎟️ Get your tickets now: www.unitedwaygcr.org/power #PowerPitch2024 #WomenUnited #UnitedWayGCR #LeadingtheWay

Our entire team looks forward to this event every year. In this season of gratitude, we are truly appreciative of the continued support and generosity of the entire RPI community!

Did you know over 8,600 Capital Region children under the age of five receive a free book in the mail every month, thanks to United Way’s partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Nearly 1,800 of those kids live in Albany County alone! This morning, we joined our friends at the Albany Public Library to enroll even more local families in this program, which inspires a lifelong love of reading amongst the youngest residents who call our community home. Thank you to the team at the library’s North Albany branch for hosting such a fun event, and to our partners at EdTrust-New York and the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, who are helping ensure all children across the state have access to inspiring early childhood literacy programs like the Imagination Library. Want to sign up your child or support the Imagination Library through a donation? Visit unitedwaygcr.org/dpil to learn more.

Nearly 17% of children in New York live in poverty, while an additional 35% are part of ALICE households—families who work hard but still struggle to make ends meet. Altogether, 2.1 million kids across the state are growing up in households that face challenges affording basic necessities. Today at the State Capitol, United Way of the Greater Capital Region joined our partners from across the state to raise our voices in support of policies that will End Child Poverty, including income support for NY families, healthy school meals for all NY children, refundable tax credits, and stronger public benefits. Thank you to our friends at the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy for bringing together such a dedicated coalition of community partners. Visit NewYorkCan.org to learn more.