HOW DOES UNITED WAY HELP OUR COMMUNITY?
United Way invests its donations to focus on three community goals: Education, Health & Economic Self-Sufficiency.
TODAY.
Currently, we screen a multitude of worthy programs based on needs and other imperative criteria to see where your contributions will show the greatest return on your investment, while advancing the common good of our community.
LOOKING AHEAD.
United Way of the Valley & Greater Utica Area is moving towards a more refined, targeted way of supporting our community. By addressing the underlying causes of the most significant local issues, our goal is to create long-lasting changes that will greatly benefit the community overall. While we are still focusing on essential sources for a good life - education, health and income issues - we will concentrate contributions in a more structured manner to achieve more focused results.
TOGETHER.
We have a diverse group of our community's biggest thinkers and greatest leaders included in this evolution. Their commitment, coupled with your support, will drive long-lasting, positive change in our community.
Moving forward, we will keep you informed on this process. The quickest way to receive up-to-date information will be this page. You can read updates about the process and submit your questions or thoughts. We encourage you to visit often and be a part of this with us!
MEET THE TEAM
We extend a huge thank you to the following individuals for driving this process.
REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE
- James Benson, FE Hale Manufacturing
- James Brown, City of Rome
- Delores Caruso, Office of the New York State Governor
- Cindy Casale, Utica National
- Patrick Costello, Central New York Labor Council
- Dr. Burt Danovitz, Resource Center for Independent Living
- Roy Duhart, Verizon Communications
- Dr. Stephen Eadline, Slocum Dixon Medical Group
- Keith Fenstermacher, Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare
- Alicia Fernandez-Dicks, National Grid
- Deborah Hagenbuch, Central New York Labor Agency
- William Holicky, House of Good Shepard
- Daniel LaBella, City of Utica
- Terry Leonard, Catholic Charities of Herkimer County
- Howard Mettleman, Oneida County BOCES
- Dr. Ann Marie Murray, Herkimer County Community College
- Margaret O'Shea, The Community Foundation
- Anthony Picente, Oneida County
- Timothy Reed, Utica Boilermaker Road Race
- Corrine Ribble, Community Foundation
- Angelo Roefaro, City of Utica
- Michael Romano, The Office for the Aging
- Alice Savino, Workforce Development
- Valerie Sitler, Fiber Instrument Sales
- Mark Vivacqua, Herkimer BOCES
- Randy Van Wagoner, Mohawk Valley Community College
Jim Wallace
Posted By: James W. Wallace, Jr., Herkimer County Administrator
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate in a forum, hosted by United Way, to discuss and receive their input on the greatest needs in the Mohawk Valley with the partners of United Way-funded programs. read more
Steering Committee Update from Eve
Posted By: Eve Van de Wal, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Our volunteers have been working on this project for several months now and personally, it has been a tremendous experience for me to see community leaders across all sectors meeting to discuss our community's greatest needs. read more
Steering Committee Kicks-Off New Direction
Posted By: Phil Hayne, Executive Director
I am pleased to announce that, this morning, our steering committee volunteers met for the first time to discuss the new direction our United Way is moving. read more
