Supported Programs and Initiatives 


Each year, United Way invests funds, resources and people in local programs, services and initiatives that support our community's capacity to be healthy, strong, resilient and inclusive.

 

Our Community Investment 

Our 2011 community investments help local programs, services and initiatives support our 5 Regional Priorities:

All Children and Youth Reach their Potential
All Families are Strong
All Neighbourhoods are Inclusive and Thriving
All Newcomers are Welcome and Supported
All People are Economically Secure

 

In an effort to help all children and youth reach their potential, United Way supports: 

  • Big Bunches (Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Kitchener Waterloo)
  • Child Witness Program (Child Witness Centre)
  • Children’s Program (Interfaith Community Counselling Centre)
  • Crime Prevention KW (John Howard Society)
  • Elementary Schools Program (Woolwich Counselling Centre)
  • EDSS Program (Woolwich Counselling Centre)
  • Families & Schools Together (Mosaic Counselling & Family Services)
  • Friends - Children and Youth Services (Canadian Mental Health Association)
  • Healthy Start - Children and Youth Services (Canadian Mental Health Association)
  • In-School Mentoring (Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Kitchener Waterloo)
  • Lifeline (R.O.O.F.)
  • One-To-One Match Program (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kitchener Waterloo)
  • Overnight Camp Financial Assistance (YMCA)
  • Prevention and Education (Brain Injury Association)
  • Teen Counselling (Interfaith Community Counselling Centre)
  • Temper Taming (KW Counselling Services)
  • Therapeutic Horseback Riding (Central Ontario Developmental Riding Program)
  • Tutoring Program (Learning Disabilities Association)
  • Virtual Y (YMCA)
  • WAYVE- Children and Youth Services (Canadian Mental Health Association)
  • Youth Centre (Woolwich Community Services)

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To help ensure that all families are strong, United Way supports: 

  • Community Aftercare (John Howard Society)
  • Community Counselling Service (Woolwich Community Counselling Centre)
  • Community Development and Education Services (Canadian Mental Health Association)
  • Crisis Intervention (Community Support Connections)
  • Distress Centre (Canadian Mental Health Association)
  • Family and Community Solutions (KW Counselling Services)
  • Family Violence Counselling (Mosaic Counselling & Family Services)
  • Family Violence Prevention (John Howard Society)
  • Friendly Visiting (Community Support Connections)
  • Individual, Family, Couple Counselling (Interfaith Community Counselling Centre)
  • Individual Family and Group Counseling (Mosaic Counselling & Family Services)
  • Information & Referral (KW Access-Ability)
  • Live and Learn (House of Friendship)
  • Out of Home Respite (Parents for Community Living)
  • Outreach Program (Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region)
  • Recreation (KW Access-Ability)
  • Residential Program (Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region)
  • Resource Centre (Learning Disabilities Association)
  • Revive (Community Justice Initiatives)
  • St. Jacobs Family Support (Woolwich Community Services)
  • Stride (Community Justice Initiatives)
  • Therapeutic Counseling (KW Counselling Services)
  • Therapeutic Counselling (Shalom Counselling)
  • Therapy Dog (St. John Ambulance)
  • Women's Health (Planned Parenthood of Waterloo Region)

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In an effort to ensure that all newcomers are welcomed and supported, United Way supports: 

  • Cultural Interpreter Program (KW Multicultural Centre)
  • Diversity Initiatives (Extend-A-Family)
  • Healthy Lifestyles (Focus For Ethnic Women)
  • Learner Resource Centre (Focus For Ethnic Women)
  • New Canadian Membership Financial Assistance (YMCA)
  • Newcomer Outreach (Mosaic Counselling & Family Services)
  • Newcomer Youth (YMCA)
  • Therapeutic Counseling for Newcomers (KW Counselling Services)

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To help ensure that all neighbourhoods are inclusive and thriving, United Way supports: 

  • Community Centre Program (House of Friendship)
  • Community Information (Woolwich Community Services)
  • Community Support Services (Independent Living Centre)
  • Core Funding (Community Care Concepts)
  • Counselling & Referral (CNIB)
  • Growing Together (Woolwich Community Services)
  • Independent Living Skills (CNIB)
  • Library Services (CNIB)
  • Orientation & Mobility (CNIB)
  • Outreach Support (ACCKWA)
  • Patient Care (St. John Ambulance)
  • Resolve (Community Justice Initiatives)
  • Social Support (Brain Injury Association)
  • Volunteer Development and Information Services (Canadian Hearing Society)

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In an effort to ensure that all people are economically secure, United Way supports: 

  • Adult Literacy, 1-1, and small group tutoring (The Literacy Group)
  • Assistive Devices Program (Ontario March of Dimes)
  • Charles Street Men's Hostel (House of Friendship)
  • Credit Counselling (Mosaic Counselling & Family Services)
  • Emergency Food Hampers (House of Friendship)
  • Help Centre for the Unemployed (The Working Centre)
  • Lunch Box (R.O.O.F.)
  • Mary's Place (YWCA)
  • Settlement and Outreach (KW Multicultural Centre)

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