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Facing Forward: Masks that benefit our communities

As of August, with support from our partners and the City of Ottawa, United Way has distributed more than 270,000 masks to our region’s most vulnerable people.
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Renfrew County

Supporting families in rural communities through COVID-19

Through virtual one-on-one, grief, trauma, and group therapy, residents in need can continue to access the mental health services they need as they navigate the impacts of the pandemic.
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All Communities

COVID-19 supports for racialized and Indigenous communities, children & youth, people living in poverty and more

With support from the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund, we’re able to provide more critical local programming to people struggling through COVID-19.
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Call for Nominations to Board of Directors 2020

The Nominating Committee is looking for candidates who can offer leadership, insight and show commitment in making measurable impact in the community.
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Ottawa

COVID-19 highlights need for women’s supports

Gender disparities have been exacerbated by COVID-19, and many at-risk women are feeling the effects of a global pandemic more deeply than some might imagine.
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Ottawa

Providing kids with work experience while fueling creativity

United Way partner, Hot Shoe Productions, offers youth the opportunity to produce videos and stories, empowering them with valuable work experience they otherwise wouldn’t have access to.
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Community Update: Supporting an end to housing precarity

Last week, the Community Response Table assessed how precarious housing and homelessness has only increased due to COVID-19, and the bold steps we can take moving forward.
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Bolstering our region’s ability to endure the effects of the pandemic

With the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund, we’re building on our COVID-19 work and bolstering our communities’ ability to endure the effects of the pandemic.
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