Impact

With a new Community Action Plan, deeper collaboration and funded projects now underway, Cooksville is entering a new phase of community‑led change.

As skilled labour shortages grow, United Way Greater Toronto is helping reshape access to an industry that has long excluded women.

Discover how residents and partners in Jane and Finch are working together to address community needs and build lasting neighbourhood change.

A United Way-funded agency helped Ted access food, connection and a sense of community after experiencing addiction and homelessness.

Raising a child with an intellectual disability can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially without support. A United Way-funded program helped Ivan find resources, community and respite while caring for his daughter Bernice.

Across the GTA, more and more families are turning to food banks. But food insecurity is only one piece of a much larger puzzle. Solving it means addressing poverty itself. 

United Way’s Living on the Edge reveals what life is like for one in four families in the GTA living in poverty and how we're helping them find stability.

At the end of the month, Anna had only $50 left after rent was paid. That’s when she found United Way-funded York Region Food Network (YRFN), a place for immediate food support, belonging and purpose.

United Way is building a more equitable GTA through wraparound supports, our new Community Real Estate Initiative and neighbourhood grants.

Rakhee arrived in Canada with skills and experience but didn’t know how to get a foot in the door. Through a United Way-supported women’s employment program, she gained the confidence, training and support she needed to build a stable future.

Stable homes are the foundation for everything else. A United Way-supported program helped Vertex find housing and start building a future.

A United Way-supported program that helps people with disabilities become entrepreneurs helped Zafeer discover his passion for photography.