Moving People From Poverty to Possibility
For too many people in our region, poverty is a daily—and difficult—struggle. It forces people and families to make impossible choices like whether to put food on the table or to pay the rent. It touches every aspect of a person’s life, making it difficult to get ahead and realize a future full of possibility.
With your support, United Way is helping to meet the basic needs of our community’s most vulnerable people and families, giving them the opportunity to build a better future. This includes providing the essential building blocks of a good life such as food, shelter and employment, while simultaneously working to reduce people’s vulnerability in the first place.
The Challenge
Poverty isn’t just about a pay cheque. In fact, it touches almost every aspect of a person’s life from food, shelter and employment to mental and physical well-being. It’s a social and economic issue that impacts our entire community—and the people who live here.
Program Funding
The categories listed below are examples of programs that receive financial support from the United Way Community Fund. These investments impact the lives of vulnerable children and youth in our communities.
Basic needs support
Providing healthy and nutritional meals for community members who need it most
Low barrier counselling and mental health support for vulnerable families and individuals
Emergency shelter and program services for people in recovery
Employment and Financial Security
Skills and employment training for people with disabilities
Adult literacy programs for non-native English speakers
Completing free income tax returns for low-income individuals
Charity Partners
Community Building Partnerships
Your Donations At Work
Your gift to United Way helps give thousands of vulnerable people and families in our communities the opportunity to build a better future by providing the foundational building blocks to a life without poverty.
Your Impact
$10 provides one month of nutritious breakfasts for one student
$50 provides supplies for recreation programs at youth shelters
$100 provides 3 bike helmets for youth in the bicycle safety program
$500 provides two months of licensed after school care for one child
$1,000 provides one at-risk youth with one year of participation in outdoor sports program