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What is the Give & Gather Autumn Mixer? 

The Give & Gather Autumn Mixer is a relaxed evening of fun with a delectable fall inspired menu, seasonal cocktails/mocktails, and live entertainment. Guests can try their luck in our pumpkin patch and will be the first to view the items on our silent auction which will feature getaways, sports memorabilia, spa trips, and more! Celebrate the autumn season while supporting United Way of Greater New Bedford.

Volunteer SouthCoast for Schools and Students

Volunteer SouthCoast is perfect for students looking to fulfill volunteer hours for Honor Society, school clubs, etc. VSC makes it easy to track student hours. 

Learn how students can:

Do you have an idea for changing the world — or at least your corner of it?

For more than 25 years, the United Way has been providing small grants — up to $2,500 — to help ordinary people accomplish extraordinary things to help their neighborhoods and their community.

Since 1995, United Way has provided grant money for 861 different projects that help to build stronger connections between people and that fill an important need — from starting a neighborhood cleanup program to establishing a community garden to providing hygiene items for the region’s homeless.

Each April, UWGNB hosts a spring edition of Hunger Heroes to package 1,000 meal packs for kids in Greater New Bedford. Too many school aged kids in our community rely on their school as their primary source of food. These meal packs will ensure students have food over the spring vacation week. Meals are packaged by volunteers and delivered to local school districts in time for the vacation. 

Volunteer SouthCoast is a free online connector for volunteers and organizations serving the region. The site connects volunteers looking for opportunities with organizations looking for additional hands for one-time or long-term projects. www.volunteersouthcoast.org

Established in 2018, Wash & Read meets underserved families where they are to give them access to free children’s books. The project was inspired by the national initiative of the Laundry Cares Foundation and the Coin Laundry Association.Women United adopted the Laundry Project, investing resources, recruiting laundromat owners, and teaming up with the New Bedford Free Public Library to ensure a consistent delivery of free, high-quality children’s books.

What is Mass211?

Every day, someone somewhere in Massachusetts needs to find essential community services, an after school program, a food bank, or where to secure care for an aging parent. Many face these challenges, but don't always know where to turn for help. The solution is to Dial 2-1-1.