United Way and Gifts in Kind provide basic needs like clothes, home goods, personal hygiene products and so much more to people who need help.
Category: Poverty and Basic Needs
Jazz found a job he loves at Krackers Katering, a social enterprise that employs people with disabilities and mental health challenges, empowering them to overcome barriers and achieve their goals.
The Community Services Recovery Fund is helping local organizations like the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre offer more responsive, creative, and unique approaches to tackling poverty and food insecurity.
For some individuals, budgets, forms and taxes can feel overwhelming to face alone. When people who are socially and economically vulnerable need support, EBO Financial Education Centre in Ottawa can help.
With the help of United Way East Ontario, the Adult Learning & Training Centre in Smiths Falls gives individuals the skills, tools and resources they need to get their lives back on track.
Food insecurity effects one in eight Canadians. To combat food insecurity, volunteer-run food sharing program Full Bellies is making fresh produce more accessible.
United Way and our social enterprise partners are empowering youth experiencing homelessness on their path to financial independence.
With support from RBC, United Way is improving employment outcomes for people like Mojtaba, and thousands of others who are often overlooked in the labour force.
