C OVID-19 RESPONSE WEEKLY UPDATE

FROM: Jeannie Montano , President & CEO, United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region

United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region responds to COVID-19 in our community. We are using your donations immediately to provide critical help daily as the need grows tremendously.
This week . . .

  • We paid for 4,000 meals for families without any safety net including formerly homeless individuals in our community.

  • We kept 2 community college student families housed who are in emergency situations due to COVID-19.

  • We purchased grocery store gift cards for 20 single mothers who are the sole support of their families.

  • We had Emiliano's Pizza in Poughkeepsie deliver lunch to some of Poughkeepsie first responders, including medical staff at MidHudson Regional Hospital and the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.

  • We sent much needed supplies, including toilet paper to a shelter serving domestic violence survivors and their families.

  • We provided diapers to families living paycheck to paycheck who couldn't find any as shelves were bare due to panic buying.

  • United Way's 2-1-1 Helpline received 8,568 COVID-19 related calls in the past seven weeks and more are received every hour.


  • We invite you to join us at 8:00pm on Fridays to SHINE UNITED! Light a candle, put up holiday lights, shine a light bright and show your support for everyone on the frontline battling against COVID-19.


and we are continuing to respond to the daily needs of our community as the situation evolves.
We have raised almost $100,000 in just a short time! Help us reach our $200,000 goal for the COVID-19 Dutchess Orange Community Strong Fund. We need your help now more than ever to help families impacted by COVID. Join Community Strong today!
There is a new financial incentive for Americans to give generously to qualifying charities, including United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region and many of our community partners. The new universal tax break for charitable donations was included in the final $2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package signed into law last week and will go into effect starting with the 2020 tax year. The measure grants taxpayers an above-the-line deduction for up to $300 in charitable donations given in 2020. For example, if you take the standard deduction and give $300 to charity, you will get a $300 tax break in addition to the standard deduction.
DO YOU NEED HELP?
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JOIN US ON FRIDAYS TO SHINE UNITED!
Shine United

Show support of all those on the frontlines of this fight against COVID-19 by "shining United" on Fridays beginning April 10 at 8PM. #ShineUnited

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CONTACT US

  • Nonprofits, faith-based organizations and school representatives, please contact Rebecca Lull at rlull@uwdor.org to see how we might be able to help with basic necessities for your clients.


SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
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Thanks to the following for their support of our community through United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region’s Dutchess Orange Community Strong COVID-19 Fund:
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