Final numbers are in for the 2018 Backpack Program and we were able to achieve a record year! Quick Look At The Numbers 2456 Students in Bruce Grey received a backpack and school supplies to begin the year. That’s 400 more than last year! It was almost a 50/50 split
Celebrating 10 Years of Partnership with Staples Owen Sound for the Backpack Program A lot has changed since the United Way of Bruce Grey’s backpack program launched in 2005. The number of requests continues to rise. We’ve had amazing summer students. We’ve even started putting toothbrushes in the bags! But
Do you #HearTheSound? The United Way of Bruce Grey is ready to hit the road! We are once again partnering with Bear Wheel and Brake for another exciting season of Attack hockey. All season long, we’ll be raising funds with the Owen Sound Attack to support the Backpack Campaign. A
Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force invites Municipal Election Candidates and the public to test their knowledge about poverty in our communities! At the Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force we listen to people in our communities with low income. In the lead up to this election, we asked people with
The United Way of Bruce Grey has supplied more than 2400 backpacks to low income/underprivileged students across Bruce and Grey Counties this year, setting a new high for the program that began in 2005. Backpacks are provided to students of all ages and backgrounds across Bruce and Grey, from Tobermory
United Way of Bruce Grey and the Grey Bruce Poverty Task Force wants to put a spotlight on poverty in our community. Basic needs are increasingly out of reach for people living on low-income, and people with insufficient income face impossible choices every single day. For people living with disabilities,
Agency requested backpacks from the program have risen 16% from 2017, going from 1326 to 1534. “I am concerned if we see an increase of 16% in requests from the individuals in our community, the overall demand for the program could exceed 2,400 backpacks, 400 more than we anticipated” explains
The smell is unmistakable, the scent of fresh crayons. You pop open that box of colour and you are taken instantly back, to childhood, to a classroom, to the feel of fresh paper under your hands, and that never changing map of Canada. You play favourites with the provinces, using
For Immediate Release Board Survey Report 2018 The United Way of Bruce Grey in partnership with the Community Foundation Bruce Grey embarked on a study on the status of boards of directors within Bruce and Grey Counties, specific to concerns to the age of board members. “I was having
The United Way’s 14 year old phone system needs replacing. We receive hundreds if not thousands of calls every year and we direct people to the right service at the right time. Having a phone system simply is not an option. We are running a GoPhoneMe fundraising request to help
