April is National Volunteer Month, and what better way to celebrate than to sign up to volunteer for your favorite cause or nonprofit! We would be happy to help connect you to the right project.

Many, many thanks to the team at Concord Group Insurance Companies at the Barre, Vermont office! Their team of three collected two boxes of non-perishable food and a check for the food shelf in Montpelier!

Using the workplace to connect with employees directly, Working Bridges helps working Vermonters to reach stability and thrive while supporting human resource departments, reducing employee turnover, and increasing productivity. We helped more than 1,600 people at 32 companies in 2024. See our Impact Report for all of the details!

Thanks to North Country Federal Credit Union, this $15,000 grant supported United Way’s Working Bridges 185 Fund and Bridge Fund, managed by Green Mountain United Way and United Way of Northwest Vermont to support employees across eight counties in Northern Vermont.

Green Mountain United Way was awarded $19,500 to expand our food access programming within Working Bridges for Vermont’s essential workforce, primarily serving Washington county and the Northeast Kingdom.

On a snowy night in February, more than 50 women joined us for a viewing of “M-Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause” and a discussion with CMVC ob-gyn Dr. Colleen Horan. Stay tuned for more on this topic!

Green Mountain United Way was formed by a formidable woman, Lilly R. Keve, and went on to be almost entirely women-led for its entire history. This year, we’re celebrating 50 years of partnerships and accomplishments!

Knowledge, Equity, Empowerment, and Partnership. These four elements lead to financial stability, financial success, and financial freedom.

Columbia Forest Products staff donated 200 hours of community service during a staff volunteer day, organized with support from Green Mountain United Way.

As students across our state go back to school this week, Vermont children and babies are returning to homelessness as they exit the motels where they currently live.

GMUW receives $10,000 to support the development of interactive training tools on benefits cliff.

Green Mountain United Way was the recipient of one of 16 new sunscreen dispensers placed at public sites around the state, in addition to 12 being placed at state parks. The dispenser is in the lobby at Green Mountain Community Fitness. Check it out!

Thanks to a new partnership between Columbia Forest Products and Green Mountain United Way, more than 150 employees at the high-end forest products manufacturer will have support from the Working Bridges program.

MyFreeTaxes is an online tax filing program that helps people file their federal and state taxes for free while getting the assistance they need.

The team at GMUW is rising and shining!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Watching Tawnya Kristen, executive director of Green Mountain United Way, be awarded the 2023 ATHENA Leadership Award moved all of us to tears and cheers.

Green Mountain United Way Executive Director Tawnya Kristen was recognized in October for her contributions to workplace wellness.

Central and Northeastern Vermont are experiencing catastrophic flooding and damage due to heavy rainfall. The needs of communities as they recover are specific and rapidly changing - here’s how to [really] help.

Green Mountain United Way is excited to announce that we have again received 350 Park Access coupons from Vermont Parks Forever. These hugely popular coupons are made available on a first come, first served basis to Working Bridges™ participants.