Contact United Way Peterborough & District

Office Location

277 Stewart Street, Peterborough, Ontario  K9J 3M8

Office Hours

Monday through Friday  9AM-5PM

Saturday and Sunday CLOSED

Phone

705-742-8839

Email

office@uwpeterborough.ca

Staff

Jim Russell, CEO

Phone: 705-742-8839 x 26
Email: jrussell@uwpeterborough.ca

Rhonda Gilchrist, Senior Director of Operations and Revenue Generation

Phone: 705-742-8839 x 27
Email: rgilchrist@uwpeterborough.ca

Betsy MacDonald, Senior Director of Impact and Communications **On leave**

Phone: 705-742-8839 x 28
Email: bmacdonald@uwpeterborough.ca

Elyse Belsey, Campaign Officer

Phone: 705-742-8839 x 32 Cell: 705-772-6681
Email: ebelsey@uwpeterborough.ca 

Jessica Easton, Finance/Data Officer

Phone:705-742-8839 x 21
Email: jeaston@uwpeterborough.ca

Adeline Murphy, Campaign Officer

Phone: 705-742-8839 x 25 Cell: 705-313-0651
Email: amurphy@uwpeterborough.ca 

Elisha Rubacha, Community Impact Officer

Phone: 705-742-8839 x 33
Email: erubacha@uwpeterborough.ca

Joy Uson, Finance/Data Officer

Phone:705-742-8839 x 31
Email: cjuson@uwpeterborough.ca

Board of Directors

Chair
Karen Wilson – Executive Director, Employment Planning & Counselling Peterborough

Past Chair
Dr. Marcus Harvey – Executive Director, Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA)

Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee
Brock Maschke – Chief Financial Officer, Swish Maintenance

Chair,  Community Impact Committee
Nancy Fischer – Retired, City of Peterborough

Directors

  • Sahar Afroz – Manager, Sam’s Place
  • Reem Ali – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advisor, City of Peterborough
  • Mike Baxter – Commercial Banking Senior Relationship Manager, CIBC
  • Joëlle Favreau – Health Promoter Specialist, Peterborough Public Health
  • Bruce Gibson – Retired; Dentist
  • Adam Hopkins – Senior Vice President, Academic at FNTI (First Nations Technical Institute)
  • Christi Nash – Co-Founder & Partner, Arising Collective

Labour Council Representatives | Labour Partnership

  • Marion Burton – Executive Member At Large, Peterborough & District Labour Council
  • Dr. Marcus Harvey, Executive Director Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA)

Ex-Officio

Jim Russell – Chief Executive Officer, United Way Peterborough & District

Committees

Community Impact Committee

The Community Impact Committee guides United Way’s strategies to achieve the community priorities identified in our Community Impact Agenda while also stewarding the ongoing development and evaluation of our priorities to ensure they remain relevant and responsive to our community.

The Community Impact Committee oversees United Way’s relationship building activities with its partner agencies and other community initiatives.

Chair: Nancy Fischer

Committee Members:

  • Joëlle Favreau
  • Heather Holland
  • Kathy Neill

Community Advisory Board

The Community Advisory Board (CAB) acts as an advisory body to the Community Entity (CE) for Peterborough (United Way) providing guidance on issues of homelessness in the community. The Community Advisory Board (CAB) is expected to coordinate efforts at the community or regional level.

Learn more about Reaching Home: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada – Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy

Co-Chairs: Jim Russell and Jocelyn Blazey

Committee Members:

  • Sewina Chu (Housing, Infrastructure & Communities Canada)
  • Aimee LeLagadec
  • Alana Parisien
  • Annie Hedden
  • Ashley Safar
  • Christian Harvey
  • Dana Hetherton
  • Dane Record
  • Debbie Carriere
  • Dion Gemmiti
  • Donna Rogers
  • Jennifer Bain
  • Jim Hendry
  • John Beamish
  • Kerri Kightley
  • Lenard Hall
  • Lori Flynn
  • Naomi Nichols
  • Paul Armstrong

Finance Committee

Chair: Brock Maschke – Chief Financial Officer, Swish Maintenance Limited / Charlotte Products Ltd.

Committee Members:

  • Mike Baxter – Manager, Commercial Banking CIBC
  • Steve Henderson – RBC Dominion Securities Inc
  • David Martin – Community Member
  • Murray Miskin – Lawyer, Miskin Law
  • Meghan Valentine – Manager, Financial Services, PRHC

Community Campaign Cabinet

  • Paul Rellinger, 2025 Campaign Chair
  • Darcy Bonner, Community Ambassador
  • Michael Eamon, Trent University
  • Ann Farquharson, Farquharson Law
  • Coby Fewings, Scotiabank
  • Bruce Gibson, Community Ambassador
  • Marg Glenn, Glenn Isle Farms
  • Sheridan Graham, County of Peterborough
  • Greg Kidd, KPRDSB
  • Richard Lambert, BMO
  • Evan Lyons, PRHC
  • Laken MacFarlane, City of Peterborough
  • Vipesh Patel, Community Ambassador
  • Thomas Piggot, HKNP Health Unit
  • Amanda Pinder, RBC
  • Stephan Ragaz, Community Ambassador
  • Balkaran Singh Sathi, Sathi Law
  • Jeannine Taylor, KawarthaNOW
  • Sebastien Tinor-Roy, TD Bank
  • Staff Sargeant John Townsend, Peterborough Police
  • Shirley Turner, EXIT Realty Liftlock
  • Danielle Turpin, Community Ambassador

Contact 211

211 is a free and confidential service that easily connects people to the critical social and community supports they need. Unlike search engines, 211 applies a human touch for personalized solutions. Their highly-trained and accredited Community Navigators know how to ask the right questions to get the full picture of a person’s needs.

Learn more about 211: 211 Peterborough

Older adult calling 211

Social Posts

📣 Peterborough and County, we’re only $105,000 away from our $1.6 million Community Campaign goal!

There’s still time to get involved, and every dollar counts - make a donation, buy your 50/50 tickets, attend PTBO Performs VI (and bid on the virtual auction presented by @llf_lawyers_llp , too) and share this EXCITING news with your networks!

We want it all ❤️ for our community.

#BuildingCommunity #ChangingLives

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📣 Peterborough and County, we’re only $105,000 away from our $1.6 million Community Campaign goal! There’s still time to get involved, and every dollar counts - make a donation, buy your 50/50 tickets, attend PTBO Performs VI (and bid on the virtual auction presented by @llf_lawyers_llp , too) and share this EXCITING news with your networks! We want it all ❤️ for our community. #BuildingCommunity #ChangingLives

The Community Clothing Hub at @path_ptbo will be open this Saturday, February 7th from 10am-3pm for families and individuals to come pick out coats, boots, hats & mitts.

📍 385 Lansdowne St. East

Help us get the word out - please share!

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The Community Clothing Hub at @path_ptbo will be open this Saturday, February 7th from 10am-3pm for families and individuals to come pick out coats, boots, hats & mitts. 📍 385 Lansdowne St. East Help us get the word out - please share!

February is Black History Month.

We celebrate the incredible influence of Black community leaders who have shaped our heritage, communities, and contributed to our United Way Centraides ✨

Together, we can create a brighter, more equitable future.

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February is Black History Month. We celebrate the incredible influence of Black community leaders who have shaped our heritage, communities, and contributed to our United Way Centraides ✨ Together, we can create a brighter, more equitable future.

Returning to the stage on February 26th for PTBO Performs VI, meet @georgia.roseofficial ✨

🕐 7:25 PM | Thursday, February 26
📍 the @cogeco Studio, Showplace Performance Centre
🎶 a beautiful voice that you’re not going to want to miss!

PTBO Performs: Musicians United to End Homelessness is returning for the SIXTH year! A celebration of talented local musicians with a powerful purpose. Every ticket sold helps support frontline programs right here in our community that provide housing and shelter services🧡.

🎫 Tickets are available online now [link in bio], and at the @ptboshowplace box office.

Grab your tickets today and be part of music that makes a difference!

#PTBOPerformsVI #PTBOMusic #LiveMusicPTBO

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Returning to the stage on February 26th for PTBO Performs VI, meet @georgia.roseofficial ✨ 🕐 7:25 PM | Thursday, February 26 📍 the @cogeco Studio, Showplace Performance Centre 🎶 a beautiful voice that you’re not going to want to miss! PTBO Performs: Musicians United to End Homelessness is returning for the SIXTH year! A celebration of talented local musicians with a powerful purpose. Every ticket sold helps support frontline programs right here in our community that provide housing and shelter services🧡. 🎫 Tickets are available online now [link in bio], and at the @ptboshowplace box office. Grab your tickets today and be part of music that makes a difference! #PTBOPerformsVI #PTBOMusic #LiveMusicPTBO

Only one thing on our minds right now… Peterborough Performs! 🎵🎤

Our favourite music event is back, featuring 14 incredible local artists. They’re coming together to raise awareness and funds in support of our partner agencies and their housing and shelter initiatives right here in our community. 💛

⏰ Feb 26, 2026 | 7 PM
📍 Showplace Performance Centre
🎟️ $50 for 1 | $80 for 2
➡️ Grab your tickets: uwpeterborough.ca/peterborough_performs/

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Only one thing on our minds right now… Peterborough Performs! 🎵🎤 Our favourite music event is back, featuring 14 incredible local artists. They’re coming together to raise awareness and funds in support of our partner agencies and their housing and shelter initiatives right here in our community. 💛 ⏰ Feb 26, 2026 | 7 PM 📍 Showplace Performance Centre 🎟️ $50 for 1 | $80 for 2 ➡️ Grab your tickets: uwpeterborough.ca/peterborough_performs/

It’s hard to believe 2016 was 10 years ago! 🕰️

So much has changed in the last decade and yet, so much has stayed the same. Ten years ago, we were celebrating a major milestone: 75 years of serving Peterborough & County. We were raising funds through fun community events, supporting ongoing initiatives like Backpacks for Success, hitting big team milestones, and making headlines alongside media partners who continue to uplift our work.

Now, as we celebrate 85 years, the most important thing remains the same, we’re still here building community and changing lives for people across the City of Peterborough. 💙

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It’s hard to believe 2016 was 10 years ago! 🕰️ So much has changed in the last decade and yet, so much has stayed the same. Ten years ago, we were celebrating a major milestone: 75 years of serving Peterborough & County. We were raising funds through fun community events, supporting ongoing initiatives like Backpacks for Success, hitting big team milestones, and making headlines alongside media partners who continue to uplift our work. Now, as we celebrate 85 years, the most important thing remains the same, we’re still here building community and changing lives for people across the City of Peterborough. 💙

⏳ The countdown is ON!

Our emcee, @ellabates.joyatwork is getting ready for an unforgettable night of live music in support of our community.

🎫 PTBO Performs VI tickets available now [link in bio], online and at the @ptboshowplace box office!

Thank you to our generous sponsors:
@llf_lawyers_llp
@2ehome
Lancer Electric
@ptbocounty
@shirlsyourgirl
Stephan Ragaz
@kyleharringtondesjardins
@mcdougall_insurance
Rellinger Writing Services
The Glenn Family
@thebig.peterborough
V.K. Patel Distrbution Services Inc.
Herod Financial Services
@kawarthanowcommunity @kawarthanow
@longandmcquade
@wedesignptbo

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⏳ The countdown is ON! Our emcee, @ellabates.joyatwork is getting ready for an unforgettable night of live music in support of our community. 🎫 PTBO Performs VI tickets available now [link in bio], online and at the @ptboshowplace box office! Thank you to our generous sponsors: @llf_lawyers_llp @2ehome Lancer Electric @ptbocounty @shirlsyourgirl Stephan Ragaz @kyleharringtondesjardins @mcdougall_insurance Rellinger Writing Services The Glenn Family @thebig.peterborough V.K. Patel Distrbution Services Inc. Herod Financial Services @kawarthanowcommunity @kawarthanow @longandmcquade @wedesignptbo

A special message form @twpiggott, CEO and Medical Officer of Health for @phlakelands on this cold January morning.

#BuildingCommunity #UnitedWayPTBO

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A special message form @twpiggott, CEO and Medical Officer of Health for @phlakelands on this cold January morning. #BuildingCommunity #UnitedWayPTBO
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