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. ...
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....
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...
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....
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”....
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”....
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...
When resources are limited, households are faced with the dilemma of whether to make rent/mortgage payments, purchase groceries, or pay their utility bills. When the alternative is the risk of homelessness or your family going hungry, more and more households are finding themselves falling behind...
Truth and reconciliation is a messy business. It has to be. We can't surmount generations of systemic damage to Indigenous communities through colonialism without having complex conversations and taking the time for challenging self-reflection....
Your United Way is taking a stand with the “The Women of Simcoe Say No” movement in support of Bill 5 "Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act”....
