Happy holidays! This will be a different Christmas for us all but we hope the season brings you joy and happiness. If you need assistance and referrals to local community and social programs, please call 211. 211 is free, available 24/7 and is completely confidential. For year end donations, our
Canada’s most populace province, Ontario, has the highest numbers of households struggling with energy poverty (1.1 M households). Households that spend more than 6% of their after-tax householdincome on home energy services (or roughly twice the nationalmedian) have high home energy cost burdens, and are said to beexperiencing energy poverty.
As 2020 wraps up (pun intended!), it is also a good time to look forward to tax season. This is going to be a different tax season for many people as they navigate the changes in their income and how that impacts their taxes. For those who applied for COVID-19
Credit and debt are financial tools. Like any tool, what matters is how, when, and why we use it. It is important to be conscious of our habits and behaviours when we consider using credit and taking on debt. This week we are going to talk about the role debt
Food is integral to our health and well-being. It plays a vital role in nourishing us, connecting with others, and in our celebrations – particularly during the holidays. However, with the rising cost of food and economic pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic many in our community are struggling with hunger
Giving Tuesday is here! Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that happens each year after Black Friday and Cyber Monday and is a day set aside to give back to those in need. It’s a time when Canadians, charities and businesses come together to celebrate giving and participate
Time is running out to apply for the Emergency Community Support Fund Round 2! The deadline is next Friday, October 30th, 2020. Is your organization providing front-line services to vulnerable populations impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? Registered charities as well as other qualified donees may be able to apply for
Heat and light…both are two of the most basic human needs we need to survive and to feel content and happy. For far too many, heat and light is a struggle to achieve and maintain. When you donate to the United Way of Bruce Grey’s Utility Relief Program, you not
Together, we can help make local issues like poverty, mental health, homelessness, hunger, domestic violence and social isolation – #UNIGNORABLE. At the United Way of Bruce Grey, we are committed to doing our part to help combat the toughest of social issues. We are working hard to improve lives locally
New items have been added to the All In Ontario Challenge Online Auction. All proceeds will support the United Way of Bruce Grey, United Way Huron-Perth and other local charities and will help provide poverty relief and the advancement of education in our region. Find out more and bid today
