Hope For Our Kids Fund – 2024 Impact Update

In 2024, the Hope For Our Kids Fund had a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of children across Bruce and Grey counties. With the generous support of our supporters, $35,000 was raised to send 75 children to camp—children who are involved with Bruce Grey Child & Family Services (BGCFS) and come from low-income families.

For many of these kids, this was their first time experiencing camp—a place where they could just be kids, away from the stressors of everyday life. Camp offers more than just fun and games. It’s a place of healing, confidence-building, and connection. It gives children a chance to grow, learn, and feel a sense of belonging in a safe, supportive environment.

Bruce Grey Child & Family Services is an invaluable partner to United Way Bruce Grey, working closely with some of the most vulnerable children and families in our region. Their dedicated support and advocacy help ensure that every child has the opportunity to thrive, regardless of their circumstances.

Together with BGCFS and the support of our community, we’ve helped give 75 kids the summer they deserve—and the memories and skills to carry forward. Thank you for making this possible. When we work together, we create real change and brighter futures for our kids.

“Every child matters!”

The Hope for Our Kids Fund is an essential support system for over 800 children in Bruce and Grey Counties who have been impacted by poverty. With the Covid-19 pandemic impacting low-income families, the need for our fund has become more important than ever before.
Our fund aims to provide basic necessities such as nutritious food, warm winter clothing and boots, safety equipment like gates, car seats, and cribs, and also summer camp experiences. We believe that every child deserves to have their basic needs met, and your support can help us achieve this.
By donating to the Hope for Our Kids Fund, you can make a direct and immediate impact on the life of a vulnerable child. Your contribution will provide them with the hope and chance they deserve for a better life.
We value your support and are incredibly grateful for it. The generosity of our community donors like you has enabled us to continue providing assistance to those who need it the most. Your support is crucial, and we hope to earn your trust and ongoing support.

If you would like more information about our Hope for Our Kids Fund, please do not hesitate to contact us at 519-376-1560 or drop us an email at fundraiser@unitedwaybg.com. Thank you for your kindness and generosity towards our cause.

Donate to the Hope For Our Kids Fund here:

Donations are also accepted by phone at 519-376-1560 or by mail at: 

United Way of Bruce Grey
380 9th Street East
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 1P1

Background Information on the Hope for Our Kids Fund

For many years the United Way of Bruce Grey partnered with Bruce Grey Child and Family Services (BGCFS), to provide funding to the BGCFS Foundation since its inception, and prior to that, to the Children’s Aid Societies serving both Bruce and Grey. Together, we helped the most vulnerable children and families in our region.  In 2017, we were thrilled to announce that our role in this existing partnership expanded to include important fundraising duties previously accomplished by the BGCFS Foundation.

With the dedicated commitment and generosity of our donors, the United Way is dedicated to providing essential and emergency support for vulnerable children and families in Bruce-Grey.  Our expanded role requires raising additional funds to specifically support the children in our community who are associated with BGCFS to provide access to emergency food, safety equipment, winter outerwear, summer camp fees, and other required supports when and where they are needed.