Category Archives: Giving Back

You can spread some joy to some seniors this Valentine’s Day and Family Day. Find out more here.

Valentine’s Day and Family Day are just around the corner. With visiting restrictions in place, many seniors in long term care will be missing their family and friends on these special occasions. If you are looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community, we invite you to

This holiday season, spread some joy by sending a greeting card to resident in long term care.

The holidays are just around the corner and if you are looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community, we invite you to consider sending a greeting card to a resident living in long term care. As the pandemic continues to impact those living in local nursing

Our School Supply Drive in support of our Backpack Program is on!

Have you heard about our School Supply Drive in support of our Backpack Program? This program supplies fully stocked backpacks to children of low income families across Bruce and Grey Counties. This year, due to the economical effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are expecting our backpack numbers to be

Are you a “techie” or know someone who is? The All In Ontario Challenge has a prize for you!

GBHStrong has officially launched the #AllInOntario Challenge, an incredible auction event created to support local charities in Grey, Bruce, Perth & Huron counties. In collaboration with the United Way (Bruce Grey and Perth-Huron Chapters), Bruce Power, the Nuclear Innovation Institute, and NPX have come together to kick off the event

Our Backpack Program needs your help!

The deep economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted many in our region and we need your help now more than ever to insure our Backpack Program can adequately serve families in need. Already, we are seeing a large surge in agency requests for backpacks and we are expecting

Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) Application details

The Government of Canada, through Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), worked with United Way Centraide Canada (UWCC), Community Foundations of Canada and the Canadian Red Cross to establish the foundational program design for the Emergency Community Support Fund. Thank you for your interest, the fund is now closed for

Many of our local homeless have been housed and we could use your help.

We are happy to announce that 60 local individuals who were previously homeless have now been housed in apartments. The majority of these individuals do not own anything, not even the bare essentials to outfit their fresh start. We want them to be successful in their new residence and we

Today is #GivingTuesdayNow. Please join us for a day of thanks and giving back.

Today is #GivingTuesdayNow. This is a global day of giving and unity during an unprecedented need caused by the #Covid19 pandemic. It’s also a day to give back to your community in a way that is meaningful to you. We believe that everyone has the power to make a difference.