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To increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another.
What We Do:
United Way has a proud history of being the largest, non-government funder of human care programs in Canada. This is and continues to be one of our major roles. In our expanded role as Community Builder, United Way's focus is on issues
and actions needed to improve lives and creating lasting change. Through our ability to leverage dollars and partners,
United Way took the lead in creating two After-School programs in 2008. Through free recreational and education
programming, youth in stressed neighborhoods gained new skills, build relationships and develop a sense of self-worth
while mitigating the effects of low income on their development.
The successes of the After-School program were so positive, in 2009, two additional after-school programs were launched,
serving more at-risk youth and extending our reach to include rural communities in West Niagara. Today, more than 300
youth are growing and learning thanks to After-School programs.
Areas of Focus:
All That Kids Can Be
Empowering People & Communities
Moving From Poverty to Possibility
Special Initiatives
Number of Programs Funded:
70 programs delivered by 40 agencies throughout St. Catharines, Thorold, Grimsby, Lincoln, West Lincoln and
Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Partnerships and Collaborations:
Backpacks for Kids
Days of Caring
Gifts-in-Kind Program
Leadership Niagara
Union Counselling Program
Where Dollars Go
Allocations to funded agencies (85%)
Designations to other United Ways (11%)
Designations to other charities (4%)
2010 Campaign Achievement: $3,127,000
Current Sources of Funds Raised:
Corporate (14%)
Employee (72%)
Events (2%)
Individual (non-workplace) (11%)
Number of Donors: Over 14,200 annually
Leadership Donors in 2010 ($1,000 or more): 504
Area Population: 215,225
Number of Workplaces participating in Campaign: 219
Money Raised from 1953 to 2010: $82,005,254
Volunteers: Over 400 annually
Full-time Employees: 10.5
Giving Levels:
Friend - $500 - $999
Leader -$1,000 - $1,499
Builder - $1,500 - $1,999
Champions - $2,000 - $2,499
Patron - $2,500 - $4,999
Pioneer - $5,000 - $9,999
Pathfinder - $10,000 - $24,999
Benefactor - $25,000+
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