The historic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have been very difficult for our country, community, and families. Our “new normal” is stressful and filled with anxiety and uncertainty for everyone. During this time, your United Way has been working hard to address some of the increasingly unmet basic needs in our 25-community service area: Hampden County, Granby, and South Hadley.

In 2021, we accomplished:

Feeding the Hungry

Chicopee Cupboard

30,025lb of food distributed from April-December 2021.

193 families, totaling nearly 500 people, enrolled as clients.

Feed-a-Family

Served 1,000 cooked meals at the Holyoke Boys & Girls Club.

Provided full Thanksgiving meals with gift certificates for Chicopee Cupboard families.

Digital Inclusion

Actively collecting gently-used laptops for 20 clients who need them for job searches, job training, telehealth, or remote work.

OnBoard: nonprofit diversity from the top down

Our December OnBoard matching event welcomed nearly 100 people to explore board & committee opportunities with area non-profits.

Youth Generate

Ongoing pilot program wherein Palmer middle school students designed a Community Closet, with clothing and toiletries for local families in need.

Happy Camper Fund

Introduced a summer field trip program for 1,175 youth at six summer camps to enjoy field trips on Fridays. Destinations included Springfield Museums, Mystic Aquarium, Connecticut Science Center, Boston Science Museum, New England Aquarium, Forest Park Zoo, The Ecotarium, Sturbridge Village, among others. We provided lunch and transportation, together with admission for each visit.

Thrive

Our two highly trained financial coaches work with nearly 100 clients to help them create and adhere to household budgets, pay down debt, improve credit scores, increase savings.

Day of Caring

Hosted 12 volunteer projects in September 2021

Stuff the Bus

Provided 1,541 backpacks to school districts throughout our geographic footprint.

Mass2-1-1 & Call2Talk

We opened a Call2Talk satellite office for volunteers and graduate students at the Springfield College School of Social Work to answer calls from people in need of emotional support. Our satellite office took 2,071 calls during 2021.

For the 25 communities we serve, there were 31,690 calls to Mass 2-1-1. The top three information requests were about COVID, housing, and mental health.

So please give as generously as you can to this year’s United Way of Pioneer Valley campaign and multiply your gift by telling your friends to join you! I thank you in advance for your support.

Paul L. Mina

President & CEO, United Way of Pioneer Valley

Executive Director, Mass2-1-1

If you wish to make a donation via Apple Pay please click here
Apple Pay is only functional on iOS mobile devices and MacOS in the Safari browser. Learn more about using Apple Pay at apple.com.

I want to contribute this amount every for installments

I am contributing on behalf of an organization.

On Behalf Of Organization

Organization Name *

Phone (Main) *

Email (Main) *

Street Address *

City *

Postal Code *

Country *

State/Province *

Credit Card Information

Email *

First Name *

Last Name *

Street Address

City

State

Postal Code

Phone (Cell) *

Opt out of future emails?:

I want to make a designated gift to an organization of my choice:

Yes, Designate this Gift to a specific organization

If I select this option, I understand that UWPV will process my contribution according to my wishes. If I choose to designate (a required contribution of at least $104) a 12% processing fee will be deducted from my contribution. UWPV does not retain a fee for designations made to neighboring United Ways. If a designated organization does not adhere to state and federal regulatory requirements as a 501c(3), is no longer active, or the minimum gift level is not met, I authorize UWPV to direct my contribution to the Community Fund.

Name of Agency / Organization

If you have opted to DESIGNATE your gift, the above field is where you tell us which organization you would like us to distribute your money to.

Check here if you wish to remain anonymous, and you do not want your name(s) to appear in any print publications.

Yes, I wish to remain anonymous.

Donation Designation

You may designate your donation to a specific United Way of Pioneer Valley service using the options below. Undesignated donations will be used in the area of greatest need. If you have any questions, our contact information is at the bottom of the form.

Donation designation

NEED HELP DONATING?

Contact us at uwpvonline@uwpv.org or call 413.737.2691 and we'll be happy to help with any questions you have.

United Way of Pioneer Valley is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charity. Review our financials at uwpv.org/financials.

Donate to United Way of Pioneer Valley

NEED HELP DONATING?

THE LATEST