The United Way of Passaic County is pleased to announce the opening of two separate calls for program partners, supporting our work in the areas of child nutrition and financial stability in Passaic County.  

Through the call for partners process, the United Way of Passaic County will be seeking to partner with non-profit early childhood centers in Passaic County to replicate the Nutrition Matters program, through a combination of grant funding and in-kind support provided through this Request for Proposals.

In response to high rates of obesity and related health problems among preschoolers who live in poverty, United Way of Passaic County created the Nutrition Matters initiative in 2006. The purpose of Nutrition Matters is to provide preschool children and their parents with valuable education about healthy lifestyles and hands-on experiences through classroom- and home-based activities. Research shows that children in early childhood and care settings develop attitudes towards nutrition and physical activity that persist into older childhood and adulthood. The Nutrition Matters initiative presents a tremendous opportunity to prevent obesity by providing education on healthy and active lifestyles for young children and their families. 

To learn more about Nutrition Matters and the Request for Proposal process click here

The United Way of Passaic County is also seeking program partners to complement and enhance the current work of the Financial Empowerment Zone (FEZ), an initiative of UWPC that strives to lift low-income individuals in Passaic County out of poverty by helping them to increase their income. Through the FEZ low-income individuals are able to access: free income tax preparation & filing, benefits screening & enrollment, as well as participate in Financial Literacy Workshops.

In order to complement and enhance the current work of the Financial Empowerment Zone, UWPC is seeking proposals for a non-profit agency to provide licensed Credit Counseling Service a minimum of one day a week on site at UWPC’s offices in Paterson, NJ.

This grant program will provide a combination of grant funding and in-kind support to the selected credit counseling partner.  UWPC will provide one selected agency with funding, along with the space and administrative infrastructure (private office, internet connectivity, and printing/copying facilities) needed to deliver credit counseling services. UWPC will also work in partnership with the selected agency to provide community outreach, identify consumers in need of credit counseling and coordinate appointment setting for services.

To learn more about the Credit Counseling Request for Proposal process click here