Your Impact

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

1 in 5

BC kids live in poverty

29.5%

BC food bank users are children

6900+

Okanagan seniors live in poverty

75k+

Changed lives

$2.18 million

Invested locally

90

Local charity partners

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.

North Okanagan

20

Local Charities Funded

20,273

Changed Lives

$588,907

Invested Locally

Central Okanagan

28

Local charities funded

36,292

Changed lives

$1,054,247

Invested locally

South Okanagan/Similkameen

15

Local charities funded

18,435

Changed lives

$535,520

Invested locally

Community Investment Reports

In these reports, you can find lists of all the organizations and specific programs that received allocated funding from United Way Southern Interior BC in the previous year.

Central Okanagan

North Okanagan Columbia Shuswap

South Okanagan/ Similkameen

All SIBC Investments

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.

Focus areas graphics