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When you give directly to United Way, you help improve lives for children and families, and change local community conditions. Through your generous gifts: Children succeed academically and in life, families are healthier and become financially secure, and everyone has access to immediate emergency assistance, such as food and shelter.

We look at the big picture. A good education is essential to getting a good job. An income that can cover today’s needs and save for tomorrow solidifies a family’s foundation. Good health helps children succeed at school and enables adults to be productive at work. It’s all CONNECTED.

Connecting Families with Opportunities

• 4,600 youth improved skills needed for academic success.• Nearly 3,200 youth in after-school programs improved their academic performance.• 2,500 children in quality early childhood education programs gained skills needed to succeed in kindergarten.• 200 volunteer United Way Readers provided one-on-one assistance to students in Enfield, Hartford and New Britain schools, for a total of nearly 1,500

hours of reading.• Nearly 1,600 children in our community received United Way Literacy Kits made by more than 600 volunteers.

• Nearly 11,000 filers received $28.4 million in federal refunds and credits through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and MyFreeTaxes.• 770 people in job training programs were able to secure employment.• More than 2,275 people improved career skills through training and workforce development programs.• More than 4,400 people were connected to services such as childcare assistance, rental subsidies, SNAP, and public healthcare with assistance from

United Way-supported programs to help them better make ends meet.• Nearly 800 adults improved their educational level. Of those, 79 percent of those in educational classes received their high school credentials, and 73

percent of those striving for licensure or employment credentials were successful.• Nearly 50 Volunteer Budget Coaches and 50 participants were matched. 100 percent of participants gained a better understanding of their incomes and expenses.

• More than 2,400 people who received counseling services demonstrated improved stability. • More than 26,500 people received basic food assistance. • United Way 2-1-1 handled more than 104,000 calls and answered more than 130,000 requests for services for people in our 40-towns.

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Because Of You

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