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Join Tom Chute of WATR 1320am as he interviews Stock the Pantry 2021 Co-Chair Jennifer Carbonaro of Webster Bank and United Way of Greater Waterbury's Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Jessica Carlino as they share what's new with this year's Stock the Pantry effort!  Learn more about both the in-person drop off on June 18th and the fun online virtual option in this discussion! 

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In this episode, host Scott Largay shares a conversation Karen Mello, Director of Community Impact with United Way and Jenny Vongxay, VITA Program Coordinator at CT Association for Human Services and VITA Site Coordinator for Bethlehem Library had with Tom Chute of WATR on how this year’s VITA effort is pivoting in the time of COVID.

In addition, we went on location to hear from Raechel Guest, Director of the Silas Bronson Library in Waterbury and how they are once again joining United Way in the effort this year. 

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In this episode, host Scott Largay shares an insightful conversation by Tom Chute of WATR 1320am with Marya DiPerna of Post University and Jennifer Carbonaro of Webster Bank, co-chairs of United Way’s Stock the Pantry food drive and how this year’s effort is pivoting to deliver success in the current environment.

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In this episode, host Scott Largay shares an insightful conversation by Tom Chute of WATR 1320am with Kristen Jacoby, President and CPO of United Way of Greater Waterbury, and Julie Loughran, President and CEO of the Connecticut Community Foundation on how they’ve joined forces to respond to the COVID-19 crisis with a new fund to rapidly deploy resources to community-based organizations at the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak.

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The Independence Center (IC), operated by United Way of Greater Waterbury partner agency Mental Health Connecticut, is located off The Green in Waterbury.

The work of the IC is aligned under United Way’s Basic Needs Impact Area – in the Health Care strand –  as a mental health support program.

In this episode, host Scott Largay introduces you to Joseph, who has benefited from the services at Mental Health Connecticut, and then dig a little deeper in the work with Trista Genova, Member Services Manager, and Suzi Craig, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, at Mental Health Connecticut.

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Host Scott Largay takes you inside the work of United Way in this interview with United Way’s Community Impact Manager Renee Young.  She describes how youth in the new UPSTARTERS program are helping to address homelessness. Next, Marianne Malanaphy, LMSW of United Way partner agency Waterbury Youth Services sheds light on the challenges of an invisible population, youth who are homeless in Greater Waterbury, as she shares how they are making a difference with the support of United Way.

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