In her early teens, Heather experienced homelessness. As she marks her retirement, United Way’s Chief People Officer reflects on her journey.
Category: Housing and Homelessness
Host Sam Laprade sits down with a youth with lived homelessness experience, as well as experts on the issue, to talk about why prevention is so important and how United Way is making a difference.
A $100,000 donation is building momentum for United Way East Ontario’s campaign to stop youth homelessness before it starts.
Ending youth homelessness requires collaboration between donors, governments, and community partners—this commitment is just the beginning.
Young people like Natasha can step out of survival mode and focus on their future thanks to United Way East Ontario’s partnership with Columbus House Pembroke.
United Way East Ontario helps women heal and rebuild their lives after surviving abuse by partnering with Lanark County Interval House’s second-stage housing program.
United Way East Ontario and other Ontario United Ways are proposing real, community-based solutions to the ongoing housing crisis in our province.
By addressing poverty at its roots, we’ll also prevent rising costs in health care and emergency services.