Our Partners
We support our partner agencies that receive funding through our grant-making process so they can continue providing comprehensive and coordinated services to reach those who need our support.
Community Partners
We support our community partners through in-kind support and volunteering to create an even greater impact across our communities.
- United Way of CT 2-1-1
- American Job Center
- Coalition For a Better Wallingford
- Columbus House/Wallingford Emergency Shelter
- Community Health Center of Meriden
- Fresh Start
- GLOW Food Ministries
- Hartford Healthcare
- Meriden Adult Education
- Meriden Soup Kitchen
- Meriden-Wallingford Summer Campership Fund
- Midstate Chamber of Commerce
- Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce
- Rushford Center
- New Beginnings Shelter
- Wallingford Adult Education
- WPAA
- Workforce Alliance
EFSP Emergency Food and Shelter Program
2025 UPDATE: Our United Way of Meriden & Wallingford has coordinated the federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to local agencies who have the recourses to respond to the targeted need. Earlier this year, our community learned that we will no longer receive funding from EFSP.
For years, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been a lifeline in helping Meriden and Wallingford families pay rent to avoid eviction, keeping the heat and lights on, and putting food on the table during times of crisis.
Local organizations, already stretched thin, will have fewer resources to respond to the growing needs we see every day. The loss of EFSP funding affects real people- our most vulnerable neighbors (seniors, children, working families) in our own community who depend on this safety net. Now more than ever, we must work together to find solutions and fill the gap left behind.
