North Penn United Way has joined United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) through a merger agreement.

This strategic decision will allow United Way to serve all of Montgomery County through a single organization with a unified approach to fighting poverty.

It also completes a contiguous regional footprint for the organization, which serves 1.75 million individuals and families in nine counties from Pottstown to Cape May, N.J.

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Adding this portion of Montgomery County to its regional service area will allow United Way to engage more donors, volunteers, and community partners to address issues of poverty from a local community, countywide, and regional perspective, while offering more comprehensive and cohesive support to individuals and companies that look to United Way as a philanthropic partner.

“We are thrilled to welcome the North Penn and Indian Valley communities into our regional family as we seek to end intergenerational poverty from western Montgomery County to the Jersey Shore,” said Jim Cawley, president and CEO of UWGPSNJ.

“As a volunteer-driven organization, we know that there is no substitute for local expertise, and United Way’s work in the North Penn area will continue to be driven by local donors, advocates, and volunteers, in partnership with local nonprofit organizations driving measurable results.”

The process was led by a design team comprised of deeply dedicated staff and volunteer leaders from North Penn United Way and UWGPSNJ, who spent more than a year exploring this opportunity and working together to ensure the merger is positioned for long-term success.

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