The Urgent Needs Fund has been assisting residents of Simcoe Muskoka living in low-income households and has been filling the needs-services gap that threatens to entrench people further into poverty since October 2019. Hundreds of recipients have benefited from the Urgent Needs Fund to meet...
Launched in October of 2019, United Way Simcoe Muskoka’s new Urgent Needs Fund has been assisting residents across Simcoe Muskoka with modest, one-time grants to overcome the everyday obstacles that poverty makes more difficult. In its first five months, the Urgent Needs Fund has already helped...
The Urgent Needs Fund was created in order to fill a needs-service gap in social services for those living in poverty. This new fund has changed hundreds of lives across our communities since its launch in October of 2019 and continues to do so alongside...
We know that poverty isn’t a simple issue. It’s complex and varies from place to place. It affects different people in different ways, though it universally limits the potential of everyone who is experiencing it. One of the reasons that poverty is so complex is because...
At the start of every new year, millions of Canadians think about ways to make the coming twelve months better than the last. We plan ways that we can grow personally, professionally and in our relationships. What people often forget about is to make a...
As of November 1, 2019, United Way Simcoe Muskoka was one of the first employers in Simcoe County to be certified as a Living Wage Employer. As a champion supporter, this means that all current UWSM employees and any future hires, whether permanent or contract,...
Poverty isn’t easy to escape. The many issues that arise from poverty help to feed the cycle that keeps people trapped. Worse, this cycle often traps the children of those living in poverty, which means that many are stuck from a young age. One of the...
By: Mary Ferguson The end of summer is upon us as parents and students prepare to return to the classroom, which for many families can put additional pressure on their budget. Recent studies by Deloitte Consulting found that the cost of back to school shopping is $519...
By: Deborah Burrows Poverty today doesn't look like it did a decade or two ago. The way that we have faced poverty has changed since Canada was founded and continues to evolve even today. We’ve had poverty in our area for centuries. In fact, in 1791, when...
Most residents of Simcoe Muskoka have been enjoying the sunshine and clear skies that we’ve been having this summer, and so they should. Our region is home to over 1,600 lakes, tens of thousands of acres of forest, historic downtown districts and a ton of...
