Our Day of Caring event brings the community together while demonstrating the power of volunteering. Local businesses partner with United Way Peterborough & District to assist in completing projects at United Way funded agencies. These projects vary and can include construction, restoration, community special events or agency work. By providing a team of volunteers, companies help member agencies complete important tasks. Day of Caring is a unique event that allows businesses to get directly involved in their own community while promoting team building, boosting morale, and increasing your company’s community profile. The Day of Caring program connects businesses with volunteer opportunities that matter to you and your community.
Learn More: Day of Caring
Since the Backpacks for Success program launched locally in 2003, United Way Peterborough & District has provided more than 13,000 backpacks containing grade-appropriate school supplies to local youth in Kindergarten through Grade 12 who are financially vulnerable. Each year, this program sees community donors and volunteers come together to make a tangible difference by ensuring that local students are provided with the tools they need to be successful.
Learn More: Backpacks for Success
Returning for 2026- The Ultimate Burger Battle is our month-long celebration of local flavours, community spirit, and giving. Participating restaurants will create signature ultimate burgers, and a portion of each sale helps support United Way’s initiatives across Peterborough and District.
Learn More: Ultimate Burger Battle
We know the need for warm winter coats in our community is great, not just for local youth but for economically vulnerable adults as well. In 2023, we collected and distributed 1,844 coats to residents of Peterborough City and County who were unable to purchase their own.
Learn More: Coats for Community
Peterborough Performs is a one-of-a-kind evening of live music and community impact. Featuring local musicians, this special event brings people together for one unforgettable night in support of our most vulnerable neighbours.
Join us Thursday, March 4, 2027 as we celebrate local talent, build awareness, and stand united for change.
Learn More: Peterborough Performs
Menstruation products are a basic necessity. But if you’re living in poverty – or vulnerable in other ways – access to tampons, pads, cups or menstrual underwear, can be challenging.
Learn More: Period Promise
From the Campaign trail to the quiet in-between moments. A look back at a year that’s shaped us. As we step into our 85th year, we’re carrying it all forward ❤️.
🌸 It’s time to break the stigma.
Menstrual health matters and access to products and education should never be a barrier.
Through the Period Promise campaign, United Way Peterborough & District is working to address period poverty in our communities.
On Menstrual Hygiene Day, we call for dignity, access, and inclusion for all.
#MenstrualHygieneDay
Summer plans? 🌞
Campaign season may officially kick off in the fall, but at United Way Peterborough we stay booked and busy all summer long.
We`d love to have you join us for an event (or two!) and see how you can be a part of meaningful change that lasts year-round.
📲 Visit uwpeterborough.ca/community-initiatives/ to learn more
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
