United Way and our partners have been delivering basic needs and compassion to isolated seniors like Marie, so they don't fall through the cracks.
Category: Vulnerable Seniors
This Lanark County youth centre developed a program to bring seniors and youth together to break down social barriers and build stronger communities.
For local seniors like Alma, the Seniors’ Centre Without Walls has been their connection to the outside world during the pandemic.
In partnership with organizations like the Champlain Community Support Network, we’re supporting our region’s caregivers and volunteers through the pandemic and beyond.
Even before the pandemic, unpaid, informal caregivers were overworked and distressed. This week’s COVID-19 Community Response Table discussed a way forward for these integral members of our health care system.
The Eastern Ontario Caregiver Strategy will enable us to achieve more positive outcomes for our region’s overworked and distressed informal caregivers and their families.
Coping with the heat has changed in the age of COVID-19, gone are the days of easy community pool access or constant time on the beach. With nowhere to turn for a cool off when the fans just aren’t cutting it—how are vulnerable communities coping with this summer's heat?
United Way knows that people who struggle with energy affordability are likely dealing with other strains in their life like buying groceries or paying rent.
