Last month in our e-newsletter, I acknowledged that these are challenging times: the work of charities like your United Way will be under intensified pressure in the coming years to do more with potentially less. However, there is a way that donors can increase their...
Our United Way, alongside United Ways across the province, call on the Ontario government to name intimate partner violence an epidemic, and adopt a comprehensive plan to address IPV & support survivors. Together, we can create lasting change. Read our call to action here ...
This past weekend, I joined members of your United Way team at our community’s largest Pride Parade in Downtown Barrie....
The 2024 Federal Budget is a first step in the right direction, but it is only that. A first step. There is much more work to be done. ...
United Ways are committed to bringing together local experts to address complex social issues. It was in this spirt that last month United Ways from across Ontario convened a series of community conversations to better understand one of the most critical issues of our...
“If you work full time, you should be able to make ends meet.” This statement from the Ontario Living Wage Report is as simple as it gets. Living Wage should not be a political lightening rod – it is simply stating that if we want folks...
All too often, when we discuss deaths due to overdose, we treat the victim as a statistic....
“Pride” is not about having fun on Parade Day – it is about saving lives. ...
Your United Way is committed to advocating for a “net living income” for everyone in our community....
Today we wear pink shirts in recognition of “Anti-Bullying Day”. “Anti-Bullying Day”, or “Pink Shirt Day”, began in Canada when two Nova Scotian teens, Travis Prince and David Sheppard, noticed that a classmate was being bullied for wearing a pink shirt....
