PUTTING YOUR DOLLARS TO WORK
Fighting local poverty and building a GTA where everyone can thrive takes all of us working together to drive lasting solutions. And we are committed to ensuring your support is invested in the most effective and efficient way possible. With our network of 300+ social service agencies delivering over 700 programs, and alongside our partnerships with government and other key decision makers, we are getting work—connecting people to the supports they need to build a good life.
From meeting essential needs like food, housing and mental health, to rising up to meet emerging challenges when crisis hits, to ensuring a strong social safety net is there when people need it, we’re determined to build a GTA for all. And we’re putting your dollars to work in community to drive maximum impact and real, long-lasting change. Any way we can.
Anchor funding
Our Anchor agencies deliver vital programs and services across Peel, Toronto and York Region. Dependable and flexible, our five-year Anchor funding equips frontline agencies with funding for both programming and core operating support – so they can meet immediate needs while building long-term capacity and solutions to move the needle on the complex and interconnected issues of poverty across our region.
Program Funding
Our Program funding invests in specific programs that get to work, fighting poverty’s pressing issues and empowering communities to lead local solutions across our region. These three-year community program grants (CPG) target investments where they are most needed and will have the deepest impact in our bold fight against poverty.
Expanding Community Space Capital Grants
Expanding Community Space Grants are just one of the ways our Community Real Estate (CRE) Initiative is getting to work in neighbourhoods across our region. These grants provide support to community agencies to help jump start new builds, retrofit or renovate community spaces to better meet the needs of the people and neighbourhoods they serve.
Partnering with Government
Alongside our investments in community made possible through generous donors, United Way is a trusted partner for getting government dollars to where they are needed most. Our wide network, granting expertise, and connection to community voices help us match government funding to local needs.
Special Initiatives
United Way’s work is comprehensive, and so are the solutions we invest in. Complementing our stable Anchor funding and the issue-specific programming made possible through our Program funding, our investments in Special Initiatives advance strategic, future-forward work that is building strong communities and laying the long-term foundation for a GTA without poverty.