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
It started with a donation of 500 coffee mugs to the United Way in 2014. After finding out that there is a surplus of coffee mugs in the world, what was the United Way to do? For the past two Christmas’ the United Way has provided over 300 gifts to OSHaRE
Getting off on the right foot from the first day of school to the last day is essential for the educational experiences of all children. The United Way of Bruce Grey wants to help make this a reality for all students in the region and giving them the
On May 23rd United Way Executive Director made a presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy regarding Bill 132,:An Act to enact the Ontario Fair Hydro Plan Act, 2017 and to make amendments to the Electricity Act, 1998 and the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. Below are the speaking notes,
It’s been a busy couple of weeks at the United Way so here’s some news you can use! Upcoming special events: Starlight Film Festival – an all teen (14-18) move marathon that starts at Midnight April 28th at the Galaxy Cinemas Owen Sound Seniors Fair – June 7th at the
Below are highlights from our presentation to Council. The full report is linked below and opens as a PDF. Background The United Way of Bruce Grey has an extensive Utility Assistance Program. The Program provides grants of up to $500 per utility once per 12 months. In 2016 the Program
A question was posed on social media this week: do the LEAP grants actually make a difference to people who need help paying their bills? We decided to crunch our numbers 211 Leap files for electricity 28% of applicants had their bills paid in full 22% had less than $100
We had a wonderful day with Belfor out on 20th Street..numbers are still being totaled. Thank you to Belfor, all the volunteers and the hungry hungry people that dropped by.
