Tag: United Way of Central Jersey
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United Way of Central Jersey receives grants to support emergency food, shelter programs
United Way of Central Jersey has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. Middlesex County has been chosen to receive two awards: $273,892 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county, and $390,491 to…
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United Way of Central Jersey continues free VITA tax preparation using online platform
United Way of Central Jersey continues its free VITA tax preparation using a new online platform for households and individuals with an income of $65,000 and less. This platform requires patrons to give consent, and to upload their documents to a secured portal site with United Way. Taxpayers can expect a 7-10 day turnaround.…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in Central Jersey
Each year, Americans across the country come together on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to serve their neighbors and communities. United Way of Central Jersey’s call to service on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, asks all Central Jersey residents to work together to fight for solutions to our most…
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YMCA of MEWSA receives grant for preschool Brainy Boot Camp
The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy (MEWSA) recently received notification of a $7,500 grant received to support the funding of academic programming for preschool children at the YMCA’s Ken Shirk Early Learning Center located in Edison. The program, called Brainy Boot Camp, will be held during the regular school year and will…
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United Way teams with Banana Republic employees to support children
MILLTOWN – United Way of Central Jersey (UWCJ) worked with executives at Banana Republic stores in Central Jersey to organize a volunteer activity that supports children in the community. Employees working in stores in North Brunswick and Old Bridge conducted fundraisers to purchase books and supplies for students to take home. Donations were delivered by United…
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Immigration workshop set for April 30 at Middlesex County College
The United Way of Central Jersey will present “Immigration: Separating Fact from Fiction” from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 30 at Middlesex County College, West Hall, Parkview Room, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. Use parking lots 1, 2, 3 or 4. Keynote presenters include John Thompson, Newark district director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…
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Volunteers from UPS, United Way of Central Jersey beat the heat to clean up camp in Roosevelt Park
EDISON – Volunteers from UPS helped chip paint, whack weeds, mow grass, clean windows, mop floors and wipe down mattresses at the camp in Roosevelt Park in Edison, despite temperatures above 90 degrees. “While it was tough, we all know there are people who have life a lot tougher. We owed it to the people who…
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International Jain Sangh donates funds to United Way of Central Jersey for school supplies
The International Jain Sangh (IJS) raised more than $7,000 to fill more than 300 backpacks for children as part of the United Way’s Stuff the Bus program. IJS is a group of followers of the Jain religion in the area. For several years, IJS has been donating backpacks filled with school supplies to children in…
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Dental hygienists offer care to students at Jamesburg school
JAMESBURG – As registered dental hygienist Kim Attanasi led a student at JFK Elementary School in Jamesburg to her chair, the young girl said, “I’ve never been to a dentist before. … This is going to be fun.” Less than half of children eligible for NJ FamilyCare (Medicaid) have ever been to a dentist, according…