UNITED WAY OF BERGEN COUNTY
6 FOREST AVENUE, PARAMUS, NJ 07652 www.bergenunitedway.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF BERGEN COUNTY'S UNITED WAY IS TO CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED WITH RESOURCES THROUGH NJ211, TO STABILIZE FAMILIES ON THE VERGE OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING THROUGH THE COMPASSION FUND AND TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS, VETERANS, FAMILIES AND ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. BERGEN COUNTY'S UNITED WAY ALSO SUPPORTS LOCAL DONORS THROUGH ITS COORDINATION OF WOMEN UNITED IN PHILANTHROPY.

WE ARE BUILDING. IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR WORK, WE ARE BUILDING BETTER LIVES, BETTER COMMUNITIES AND BETTER FUTURES. WE ARE CHANGING LIVES - DIRECTLY AND CONCRETELY. WE HAVE BUILT A STRONG FOUNDATION BUT THERE IS MORE WORK THAT MUST BE DONE. OUR COMMITMENT IS TO ASSIST THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING PROGRAMS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS. HELP STARTS WITH 2-1-1 OUR FREE AND SIMPLE STATEWIDE SERVICE THAT ANSWERS EVERY CALL FOR HELP. WE HELP IN A CRISIS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OUR COMPASSION FUND THAT IS DIRECT, CONCRETE AND TIMELY. AND, WE ARE TURNING LIVES AROUND WITH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST CRITICAL PROBLEMS LIKE HOUSING WORKS, OUR DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF HOMES THAT PEOPLE CAN AFFORD, AND ENABLE SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.

AFFORDABLE HOUSINGBERGEN COUNTY'S UNITED WAY WORKS TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY BY BUILDING SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS, VETERANS, WORKING FAMILIES AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES (I.E., DOWN SYNDROME, AUTISM AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS). THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES ALL ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT FROM SITE ACQUISITION AND FINANCING TO CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE COORDINATION. THIS YEAR, BERGEN COUNTY'S UNITED WAY BUILT 6 NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. THE DEVELOPMENTS IN BERNARDSVILLE, METUCHEN, GLEN ROCK AND WYCKOFF COLLECTIVELY SERVE 17 ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE REMAINING 2 DEVELOPMENTS ARE IN ALLENDALE AND THEY SERVE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

NJ211BERGEN COUNTY'S UNITED WAY PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF THE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED NJ211 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SYSTEM. ACCESS TO NJ211 IS FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, MULTILINGUAL AND ALWAYS OPEN. NJ211 CONNECTS THESE CALLERS TO ITS NETWORK OF OVER 3,000 AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE MORE THAN 10,000 SERVICES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, FOOD ASSISTANCE AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. IN 2019, THE TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED NJ211 CALL SPECIALISTS HANDLED 667,096 REQUESTS FOR HELP STATEWIDE WITH THOUSANDS OF REQUESTS FROM BERGEN COUNTY ALONE. THE COMPASSION FUNDBERGEN COUNTY'S UNITED WAY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING A FINANCIAL CRISIS. THE COMPASSION FUND IS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF DIRECT AND TIMELY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN BERGEN COUNTY. A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER AND CASE WORKERS ASSESS EACH HOUSEHOLD AND PROVIDE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO PREVENT EVICTION, REINSTATE UTILITIES AND KEEP FAMILIES SAFE AND STABLY HOUSED.THIS YEAR, THE COMPASSION FUND HELPED 829 PEOPLE TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND WITH AN AVERAGE GIFT OF $500.

WOMEN UNITED IN PHILANTHROPY BERGEN COUNTY'S UNITED WAY IS THE FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR WOMEN UNITED IN PHILANTHROPY, NEW JERSEY'S FIRST WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE. IN-KIND SUPPORT AND OFFICE SPACE IS ALSO PROVIDED BY BCUW, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR 100% OF MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS TO GO DIRECTLY TOWARD THEIR ANNUAL GRANT AWARD. SINCE 2005, WOMEN UNITED IN PHILANTHROPY HAS COLLECTIVELY LAUNCHED 13 NEW PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS BY PROVIDING LARGE IMPACT GRANTS TOTALING $900,000. THIS YEAR, WUIP MEMBERS VOTED TO AWARD A $60,000 GRANT TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS INFORMATION CENTER TO FUND THE CENTER'S SHARED HOUSING PROGRAM IN ITS EFFORTS TO INCREASE SUPPORT TO WOMEN SEEKING HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

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