Our region is a great place to live. But growing gaps between rich and poor are creating a divide within our communities. Every day, people in our communities struggle to build better lives for themselves and their families. These challenges are fueled by serious social and economic barriers including poverty, mental illness and social isolation, among others, making it remarkably difficult to get ahead.
The Challenge
Your Impact

Your Help Matters
When you support United Way, you’re helping to build a strong social safety net for members of your community. This means that people in all ages and stages of life have access to all the supports they need the most, when and where they need them.
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Community Impact Strategy
United Way believes in working with local agencies and experts in order to make lasting change in our communities. It was through this process of consultation and collaboration that United Way created its Community Impact Strategy, a framework which will direct our local investments, collaborations and community building initiatives for the next 3-5 years.
In keeping with United Way-Centraide Canada’s national brand framework, our United Way has endorsed 3 strategic focus areas.
We have further defined 9 local priorities based on research and community consultation.
For further detail on how these priorities guide our investments, you can read the whole report here.
Impact Stories
Celebrate 211 Day on February 11th
An inaugural pan Canadian 211 Day February 11th is 211 Day across North America! This year, for the first time, anyone living anywhere in Canada can pick up the phone and
United Way SIBC invests $1.9M for COVID Relief this year
Over 90 local charities receive grants for recovery efforts December 7, 2020 – Today, United Way Southern Interior BC (SIBC) is pleased to announce another round of COVID Relief funding that
United Way Canada launches interactive map showing ECSF grants across Canada
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 – The national network of local United Way Centraides, in partnership with United Way Centraide Canada (UWCC), have disbursed more than $95M through the Emergency Community Support