26 May Open Letter to Local Members of Parliament (May 29, 2023)
Your United Way is committed to advocating for a “net living income” for everyone in our community....
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11 May United Way Simcoe Muskoka Strategic Plan 2023-2026
Over the past several months, your United Way has engaged with our community to best understand how we can deliver on our charitable mission “improve lives and build communities”. The result of this consultation process is a new three-year strategic plan: YOUR Community, YOUR United...
01 May Mental Health Week
The week of May 1-7 is Mental Health Week in Canada. We dedicate this week to promoting mental health because it is something we can protect, not just something we can lose....
17 Apr National Volunteer Appreciation Week
This week is National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Having worked in the charitable sector for over 25 years, I can tell you that volunteers are critical to the work of organizations like your United Way. ...
20 Mar INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
As a national leader in the charitable sector, we recognize the important role United Way Centraide has to play in order to help eliminate racism in our communities....
13 Mar March is the Month of Hope
We continue to experience record setting inflation which is impacting everything from the price at the pump to our grocery bills. Safe sustainable housing is unattainable for many, and increased interest rates are making it so that some can no longer afford the homes that...
22 Feb Today we wear pink shirts
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....
26 Jan By giving to your United Way, YOU are making a difference.
To our donors, thank you. Without your ongoing financial support we would not be able to carry out our charitable mission across Simcoe, Muskoka, and the Town of the Blue Mountains. Thank you for sharing your “local love”....
19 Dec Happy Holidays from your United Way
To our donors, thank you. Without your ongoing financial support we would not be able to carry out our charitable mission across Simcoe, Muskoka, and the Town of the Blue Mountains. Thank you for sharing your “local love”....
14 Nov Living Wage Week 2022
This week is #LivingWageWeek. A living wage is defined as the hourly wage a worker needs to earn to cover their basic expenses and participate in their community. This is different than minimum wage – minimum wage is the minimum that an employer can legally pay...