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

Please give what you can to help us meet our $200,000 goal. The need in our community is still growing, even as we reopen. Every gift makes a difference in someone's life.
THANK YOU!
YOU'VE HELPED FEED 57,060 PEOPLE
SINCE MARCH 12TH
COVID-19 RESPONSE WEEKLY UPDATE

United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region responds daily to COVID-19 requests in our community. Each week, we use your donations to provide critical help to those in greatest need. Now during the reopening and recovery phases, we continue to help those who are struggling to provide food for their families and keep them safe.
Since last week we have : 

  • Purchased PPE for a local nonprofit so they can reopen their office safely.

  • Providing an air conditioner for a family that lost income due to COVID-19.

  • Provided hygiene necessities, including undergarments, socks and school supplies, for 100 students in Poughkeepsie Elementary Schools through our Day of Sharing Program. Contact Rebecca Lull (rlull@uwdor.org or 845-471-1900 ext 3113) for more information about this program that serves nonprofits, faith-based organizations and schools. Arrangements must be made in advance. Please note that we are closed this Friday (7/3) for the July 4th holiday.

  • Remember to be counted! Make sure to complete the U.S. Census. City of Poughkeepsie residents: click here for a link to the English version or call 844-330-2020; click here for the Spanish version or call 844-468-2020.

  • United Way’s free confidential 24/7 2-1-1 Helpline has received 11,651 COVID-19 related calls over the past 17 weeks. This week callers are still seeking information on COVID-19. Re-opening is generating a new set of questions as well as increased anxiety on the part of frontline workers returning to work and fearful of exposure. Food insecurity accounted for 30% of all calls last week.

  • Thank you for joining us to deliver help to 77,754 people in Dutchess and Orange counties since March 12. Together we are #DOCommunityStrong against COVID-19.

and we are continuing to respond to the daily needs of our community as the situation evolves.
Thank you! With your help we are making a difference in people's lives every day! For more information: www.uwdor.org/covidhelp
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.
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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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