United Way Awards $130,000 in COVID-19 Grants to Nonprofits

White Plains, NY – June 29, 2021 – United Way of Westchester and Putnam has awarded $130,000 to local nonprofits helping disadvantaged individuals and families recover from the crises brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The health and economic crises created by the COVID 19 pandemic disproportionately affected the marginalized members of our society. The nonprofit community has been working tirelessly to respond to community needs and our United Way is committed to supporting their efforts,” said United Way of Westchester and Putnam CEO Tom Gabriel.

The grants were made through the United Way of Westchester and Putnam Community Disaster Recovery Fund, a collection of different funds administered by United Way of Westchester and Putnam to provide direct disaster recovery assistance to local nonprofits affected by colossal natural and human-made disasters.

Since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, UWWP has administered over $1.8 million in funds to nonprofits in Westchester and Putnam.

Kathy Pandekakes, CEO of Human Development Services of Westchester, said. “United Way has been an incredible partner throughout the pandemic. We appreciation this grant and all you do and continue to do for our clients.”

The following organizations were awarded grants in this latest round:

914 Cares

Boys & Girls Club of Mt. Vernon

Cancer Support team, Inc

Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill

Caritas of Port Chester

Community Center of Northern Westchester

Community Resource Center

Cove Care

Feeding Westchester

Food Bank of the Hudson Valley

Girls Inc of Westchester County

Giving Tree Global

Guidance Center of Westchester

Hearts and Homes for Refugees

HOPE Community Services

Human Development Services of Westchester

Interfaith Emergency Food Pantry of Pleasantville

Latino U College Access

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

Lifting Up Westchester

Meals-on-Wheels of New Rochelle

NAMI Westchester

NY WEI Corp

Open Door Medical Center

Pace Women's Justice Center

Peekskill Education Foundation

Putnam CAP (WestCOP)

Rye YMCA

Second Chance Foods, Inc

STEM Alliance of Larchmont-Mamaroneck

Westchester Jewish Community Services

Westchester Library System

YMCA of Yonkers, Inc

Yonkers Partners in Education

Youth Shelter Program of Westchester

YWCA White Plains and Central Westchester

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United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) is an anti-poverty organization that supports education, income, and health initiatives, to help residents become self-sufficient. We work to improve the lives of the 40% of our neighbors who live in poverty or paycheck-to-paycheck by providing strategic resources and tools to help struggling residents lead a better, more stable life. These include the 2-1-1 helpline, early literacy programming for preschoolers, job skills training and financial empowerment for adults, as well as access to health services.

UWWP is located at 336 Central Park Ave., White Plains, NY 10606. Phone: 914-997-6700 Website:. Facebook: (www.facebook.com/UnitedWayWP) and Twitter (@UnitedWayWP