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Labor Springs into Action to Make a Difference
The past few months have been busy in the labor community. Working together, the Harrisburg Central Labor Council and United Way of the Capital Region held several donation drives to make a positive impact on the lives of our friends and neighbors.
Here are highlights of our work:
Basic Needs Donations
All families need basic necessities to keep their children healthy. For working families struggling to make ends meet, items like tooth paste and band-aids can seem like luxuries and are often not within the family budget. The items cannot be purchased using SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, also known as food stamps.
Throughout the spring, members of the Harrisburg Central Labor Council and United Way staff and volunteers collected items for children’s first aid kits. The kits will be distributed to local families in need through Contact to Care, a community pilot project to help increase access to health care.
Stamp Out Hunger
On May 13, the National Association of Letter Carriers held its annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. Letter carriers picked up nonperishable food during their daily postal routes across the Capital Region. This year, the letter carries collected 12,887 pounds of food, surpassing their goal of 10,000 pounds. The collected items were donated to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and will provide more than 10,000 meals for local families.
Clothing Drive
On June 1, AFSCME District Council 90 Community Services Committee gave out donated clothing at a picnic at Sunshine Park in Harrisburg. Local residents were able to receive much needed items for themselves and their children.
On behalf of United Way of the Capital Region and organized labor, thank you to everyone who made donations and rolled up their sleeves to volunteer. For more information on the great work of United Way and the labor community, contact Dave Madsen, Labor Liaison and Community Impact Manager, at 717.724.4060 or by e-mail at dmadsen@uwcr.org.
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