At United Way Peterborough & District, we believe that everyone has something valuable to contribute to building a stronger, more connected community. Whether you’re looking to give your time, share your voice, or make a financial impact, there are many meaningful ways to get involved and help create lasting change.
Your financial support helps fund vital programs and services across our region. Every dollar makes a difference in the lives of individuals and families.
Learn More: Donate To United Way Peterborough
Join a network of passionate community members who are making a hands-on difference. From event support to committee work, there are opportunities for every interest and schedule.
Learn More: Volunteer With United Way Peterborough
Hosting an event in support of United Way Peterborough & District helps to create opportunities for a better life for everyone in our community.
Learn More: Host An Event
Sponsor, donate or help organize one of our many community initiatives. They’re a great way to connect, learn, and support local causes.
Learn More: Community Initiatives
Engage your colleagues in giving back through a workplace campaign. We provide tools and support to make it easy and impactful.
Learn More: Workplace Campaigns For United Way Peterborough
Leave a lasting legacy by including United Way in your estate planning. Your gift will continue to support the community for generations to come.
Learn More: Leave A Legacy
Your sponsorship showcases your dedication to our shared community. Choosing to sponsor a United Way event is a great way to build employee morale and to demonstrate your business’s values.
Learn More: Become a Sponsor
We were thrilled to visit @miskinlaw this morning and are proud to announce Miskin Law as the Presenting Sponsor of Day of Caring 2026 with a generous $5,000 contribution.
Day of Caring brings volunteers and workplaces together to support local agencies and strengthen our community through hands-on impact. Partnerships like this one make it all possible!
Thank you to the whole team at Miskin Law (including Leo🐶) for your leadership, generosity, and commitment to building a stronger Peterborough. We can’t wait to work together for an incredible Day of Caring 2026!
Let`s take a little trip down memory lane 🛣️ ✨️
Looking back on Day of Caring, we`re certain that it just keeps get better with time. This year, it returns Friday, June 26th and it’s shaping up to be the best one yet!
What is Day of Caring? It`s a one day, volunteer blitz, where local workplaces connect with our partner agencies to help complete projects that might otherwise go unfinished. Over the years, volunteers have helped with painting, gardening, light construction, and so much more.
📲 If you`d like to learn more about how you can get involved and make a difference in your community, send us a message OR visit uwpeterborough.ca/day-of-caring/
Our office will be closed today, Monday, may 18th and will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19th! Have a safe and restful long weekend.
Need support? Dial 211 to connect with a live agent and find assistance with food, housing, healthcare, employment and more.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Today we stand for love, dignity, and inclusion.
Everyone deserves to live authentically and without fear.
United Way Peterborough & District remains committed to fostering inclusion, advancing equity, and supporting initiatives that uplift 2SLGBTQI+ communities across our region.
#IDAHOBIT
Last week, nearly 60 community members came together at our Solutions Summit to share ideas, build connections, and help shape the future of Reconciliation, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) work across Peterborough City & County.
The conversations were thoughtful, honest, and inspiring, and we know there are still more voices to hear.
We’re now inviting the broader community to help inform how up to $300,000 through our new Priority Issues Fund will be invested over the next 18 months.
Whether you attended the Summit or not, we want your insight.
📝 Complete the Priority Issues Fund Survey before Tuesday, May 19 at 10:00 a.m. and help shape this work moving forward.
🔗 Link in bio
Thank you to everyone who has already contributed their time, perspectives, and lived experience to this process. We’re excited to continue learning, evolving, and building this work, together!
Happy Mother’s Day 💖
To every mom and mother figure — your love and care make our communities brighter.
Do you have an idea to make your community better?
This is your chance to bring it to life.💥 Apply to the Neighbourhood Fund for the chance to receive a small grant and turn your project into something real.
Every big change starts small and it could all start with you!
🔗 Apply today at uwpeterborough.ca
🗓️ Deadline: Wednesday, May 27 at noon
May is Leave a Legacy Month in Canada. It’s about more than a gift, it’s about the future you believe in.
A future where everyone in our community has the support they need to thrive.
Planned giving is a way to carry your values forward and make a difference for generations to come.
Learn more by visiting our website www.uwpeterborough.ca
Today we honour and remember missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people.
We listen.
We learn.
We reflect.
We act.
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#MMIWG2S
✨ Your mental health matters.
This #MentalHealthWeek, let’s nurture our minds and create space for honest conversations.
Need support? Dial 2-1-1 or visit 211.ca to get connected. 💚
You’re not alone.
What a day❤️💪🌱.
Our Garden Box Community Build Day brought together volunteers, partners, and community members to build something truly meaningful, together!
Thanks to the incredible teamwork and generosity of everyone involved, this initiative was a huge success.
From start to finish, it was a reminder of what’s possible when people come together with a shared purpose.
We’re so grateful to our partners @scotiabank, @cityptbo , and @chemonghhbc for helping make this day possible.
And we’re just getting started…
Join us next for Day of Caring on June 26 as we continue to show the power of a community coming together.
Happy 70th anniversary to all of our friends celebrating the Peterborough & District Labour Council🥳.
We are so grateful for all that you do for our communities, and can’t wait to celebrate this momentous occasion alongside you, tonight.
Here’s to another 70 years of a thriving organized labour community here in Peterborough!
