Greetings!

United Way of Greater Nashua (UWGN) celebrates all that you and the hundreds of other volunteers, advocates, and donors do everyday to progress the mission of UWGN to promote a higher quality of life in our communities. We are grateful you have joined the fight for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in the community. We couldn't do what we do without you.

Sincerely,

The United Way of Greater Nashua Staff

President’s Message

33 programs, 26 agencies, $1.1 million for the community from United Way and YOU!

Every three years I have the great honor of participating in our tri-annual grant making cycle at United Way. This process, which is led by my colleague Liz Fitzgerald, and our Community Investment Chair Jay Dinkel, is both gratifying and humbling. Jay and Liz work together with different panels of community investment volunteers, led by Deb Novotny, Bob Mack, and Mike Martinez. These panels consist of over 25 local volunteers who spend many hours pouring over grant proposals for programs in support of the health, education, and economic mobility of the 11 communities of Greater Nashua which we represent.

Our volunteers waded into some 50 proposals and in the end made decisions to invest in 33 different programs from 26 different nonprofits. Taken together, these $372,000 per year in community investments representing a crucial way our community creates a milieu… an environment… where success is achievable. These programs are designed to be equitable, and to be collaborative with each other. That model, which we call “collective impact,” is a cornerstone of our approach. Collective impact means that programs leverage each other’s expertise, skills, and resources. It makes them individually more effective and taken together more likely to achieve their goals.

I would like to applaud my colleagues and our volunteers for a hard job, well done. And to recognize all of you who are donors, large and small, in making this process even possible in the first place. The work speaks for itself, and it makes me incredibly proud to be able to participate, even if in a very small way. This work exemplifies everything about our mantra that GREAT THIGNS HAPPEN WHEN WE LIVE UNITED! Wishing you a joyous Holiday Season.

Spotlight - Amazing Volunteers

Volunteer Highlight

Carolyn Cline has been volunteering with United Way of Greater Nashua since March 16, 2020 – the very beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. United Way’s immediate response to schools’ and businesses’ temporary closure was to make sure there were ways for children who received free and reduced cost meals to continue being fed. Carolyn jumped in right away to help distribute lunches for children outside of schools. When we found that there were kids who weren’t able to get to their school to get their meals we worked with the Nashua Transit System to send volunteers with meals directly to kids’ neighborhoods. Carolyn was one of those volunteers!

Along with writing greeting cards tor seniors and Nashua educators, helping Southern NH Health distribute vaccines to their staff, helping the Division of Public Health get ready for “Nashua Goes Back to School” for two years running, and helping collect donations at United Way’s inaugural “United (w)E-Recycle” event, she’s also been an instrumental part of our Events Committee, leading the group through our very full events roster.

Thank you, Carolyn, for your problem-solving skills, readiness to help, photography skills, and leadership. We’re very grateful for all you do for us!

Tutors Needed

Volunteer tutors are needed!

United Way of Greater Nashua will be working with the Nashua School District’s 21st Century Extended Day Program to make United Way’s “Learn United” tutoring program available to more students. The 21st Century Extended Day Program, which offers afterschool enrichment and homework support each day after school, is housed at 7 Nashua schools.

Volunteers interested in working with elementary-aged students in a school setting should contact United Way at [email protected] or (603)882-4011.

Tutors for elementary grades generally work with children who need help with reading and writing or math. Interested volunteers may request to work in a particular area or with a particular age group and which weekday(s) they will be available.

Tutors may work with students in small groups or in a one-on-one setting. No formal training or prior educational experience is required. Tutors will be asked to participate in training and background checks.

Tutors are also needed to work with students in a one-on-one setting at tutoring sessions at the YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Nashua PAL, Girl’s Inc., and the Nashua Public Library.

Information about United Way’s free tutoring program can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/LearnUnited

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