What's Your Plan To Vote?
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We're sharing the following communication from our colleagues at 2-1-1 Connecticut because it is a fantastic overview of all the information you need to vote this year. Make a Plan to Vote!!
United Way of Western Connecticut and Local Donors Rally to Help Families with Child Care Expenses During the Pandemic
![Funds Will Provide Scholarships for Child Care at the New Milford Youth Agency on Virtual Learning Days](/sites/uwwesternct_new/files/styles/news_/public/_UWWC/blog-images/SLCChildCareSupport-2_Oct2020_BlogContentImage_UWWC_Drupal8Papago_625x350.png?h=7b3d3910&itok=pj9PkWJ9)
Funds Will Provide Scholarships for Child Care at the New Milford Youth Agency on Virtual Learning Days
The News-Times: Fundraiser for Danbury area food banks launches in honor of John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant
![Feeding Our Neighbors Community Challenge benefits the Danbuiry Food Collaborative.](/sites/uwwesternct_new/files/styles/news_/public/_UWWC/blog-images/FeedingOurNeighborsCommunityChallenge_October2020_BlogContentImage_UWWC_Drupal8Papago__625x350.png?h=7b3d3910&itok=hXhCaeIZ)
![Feeding Our Neighbors Community Challenge](/sites/uwwesternct_new/files/_UWWC/blog-images/1185_FeedingOurNeighbors_Logo_4C_0.png)
"A community fundraiser launched Tuesday to benefit United Way’s Danbury Food Collaborative in honor of the naming of the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant, which came at the pleading of the HBO comedian who once the invited Danbury residents to a 'thrashing.'
Operation Thanksgiving in New Milford Needs You!
![Last year’s Thanksgiving food donation drive collected enough food for more than 200 greater New Milford families to have a full meal on Thanksgiving day.](/sites/uwwesternct_new/files/styles/news_/public/_UWWC/blog-images/OperationThanksgivingNM_Oct2020_BlogContentImage_UWWC_Drupal8Papago__625x350.png?h=7b3d3910&itok=cpaCGuLM)
New Milford, Conn. (October 12, 2020) — United Way of Western Connecticut is partnering with the Woman’s Club of Greater New Milford to collect food and monetary donations to make Thanksgiving a joyful holiday for families who are struggling this year to pay their bills and put food on their tables.
United Way Honors World Mental Health Day
![This World Mental Health Day, we want you to know that you are not alone, and there are resources to help.](/sites/uwwesternct_new/files/styles/news_/public/_UWWC/blog-images/2020MentalHealthDay_Oct2020_BlogContentImage_UWWC_Drupal8Papago_625x350.png?h=7b3d3910&itok=A9l1KeTw)
The World Health Organization says depression and anxiety disorders cost the global economy $1 trillion (USD) each year in lost productivity.
United Way of Western Connecticut Kicks Off Its 2020 Campaign for the Community
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This Year’s Fundraising Will Benefit Hardworking, Struggling Families; Many Lost Jobs and Wages During the Pandemic
Community Involvement Goes Digital
![Residents living paycheck-to-paycheck are helping shape a national digital platform designed to make life a little easier for ALICE.](/sites/uwwesternct_new/files/styles/news_/public/_UWWC/blog-images/MSALICEAdvisoryBoad_Sept2020_BlogContentImage_UWWC_Drupal8Papago__625x350.png?h=7b3d3910&itok=b6juvvmU)
Residents living paycheck-to-paycheck are having an important voice in designing Prosperi-Key, a national digital platform designed to make life a little easier for ALICE.
Sept. 26: COVID-19 Testing and Flu Vaccination Event in Danbury
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We're sharing this important news from the City of Danbury Department of Health & Human Services: