UNITED WAY OF HUNTERDON COUNTY

Holiday hands uwhc's holiday hands program increases financial stability by reducing financial pressures on lower-income families, elderly residents on fixed incomes, single parents, and people who are struggling during the holiday season and winter months. This program serves over 1600 hunterdon county residents.

Current initiatives: volunteer center and other programs community volunteer center - located at 20 fulper road in flemington, the united way volunteer center is a lively hub of volunteer activity and a home base to the programs and services that uwhc delivers in the community with a high level of volunteer engagement, welcoming over 1,000 volunteers annually. Volunteer center staff, who are bilingual in english and spanish, work closely with all volunteers to provide day-to-day operational support. Volunteer details and hours worked are tracked through "get connected" which allows each volunteer to manage their own individualized dashboard to view their volunteer activity. The volunteer center also serves as community hub hosting programs and meetings of various community partner organizations and the cornerstone of community cultural events held on fulper road. Expenses and grants related to other volunteering programs are also included in this section.