United Way of Buffalo and Erie County announces 2024 Day of Caring

United Way of Buffalo and Erie County Press Release

The United Way of Buffalo and Erie County is preparing to mobilize more than 2,000 volunteers representing 76 organizations for its 2024 United Way Day of Caring, set for Tuesday, June 18.

“The United Way Day of Caring is one of the many ways in which we mobilize and inspire people to be part of creating meaningful change,” UWBEC President and CEO Trina Burruss said. “More than 40% of Erie County families are trapped in cycles of hardship. That’s unacceptable. For us, Day of Caring is about doing what we can to break those cycles and improve the well-being, education, and financial stability of our most vulnerable families. All of our Day of Caring project hosts are part of this day because they share those goals. Many of our volunteers will serve in parts of our community that have been especially underestimated and overlooked. Day of Caring is proof that when we each do what we can, we can uplift the entire community.”

The United Way Day of Caring is UWBEC’s largest one-day volunteer event. It gives individuals, businesses and organizations from across the community the opportunity to come together and make a lasting impact through service. This year, volunteers will complete more than 100 projects for nonprofits throughout Western New York in a single day – representing more than 8,000 hours of volunteer time.

Volunteers provide a wide range of support to nonprofit organizations, including painting, landscaping, cleaning and organizing, serving meals, consulting on topics such as marketing or IT, and more.

The “Community Baby Shower” is part of the United Way Day of Caring. The United Way has accepted generous donations of new baby supplies from 33 organizations. Donations have included diapers, wipes, manual milk pumps, milk storage bags, nursing pads, digital thermometers, books, clothing, blankets and stuffed animals. The supplies will be donated to families in need throughout Buffalo and Erie County.

The 2024 Day of Caring is sponsored by Delaware North, HSBC, Wegmans, the Buffalo Bills, ACV Auctions, Curbell, Linde, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The “Community Baby Shower” is sponsored by John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital, Citi, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

For over 100 years, United Way of Buffalo & Erie County has fought to improve the health, education, and financial stability of every person in our community. By forging unlikely partnerships, finding new solutions to old problems, and mobilizing the best resources, we inspire individuals to join the fight against their community’s most daunting social crises. We believe that to live better, we must LIVE UNITED. Learn more at uwbec.org.