PETERBOROUGH, ON (February 2, 2023) – Today in the training centre of the John Howard Society on Stewart Street, United Way Peterborough & District CEO Jim Russell announced the current round of...
Built in the 1870’s, our iconic office building, is now undergoing much needed structural repairs and accessibility updates so that United Way Peterborough & District can remain an open and incl...
The United Way Peterborough & District Office will be closed for the holidays and our staff will be taking a well deserved break beginning Friday, December 23rd until the new year, and we will be ...
In recognition of Living Wage Week that is taking place internationally from November 14th-20th, the United Way Peterborough & District released its 2022 Living Wage Report. Titled ‘The Gap’, ...
In recognition of World Homelessness Day on October 10th, United Way Peterborough & District released the 17th annual Housing is Fundamental report. Author Paul Armstrong emphasized the impacts of...
Homelessness in Peterborough has been a growing issue. The most recent Point-in-Time Count found that 47 people were sleeping rough the night of the survey, which is a 350% increase from the previous ...
Yesterday morning, the Healthy Planet Arena was buzzing at 7:00 a.m. as almost 200 people gathered, in-person, for breakfast to launch United Way Peterborough & District’s 81st Community Campaig...
A survey of people experiencing homelessness in the City of Peterborough Today at Brock Mission, the United Way of Peterborough and District released the 2021 Point-in-Time Count. CEO Jim Russell expl...
United Way leaders identify Housing Security, Income Security and Inclusive Employment, Inclusive Communities and Support for the Social Services Sector as social issues of focus. July 6, 2022 – Ye...
Nourish – YWCA Peterborough Haliburton is the 2022 recipient of $65,685 in funding through the Innovation Fund for their pilot project “Peterborough Culinary Collaborative: A Recipe ...
We are so pleased to announce the 8 recipients of our 2022 Neighbourhood Fund totaling $25,000. The UWP Neighbourhood Fund provides small, one-time grants to support informal groups of individuals tha...
This year, it’s all about school supplies! With many agencies still unable to offer in-person volunteer opportunities, we decided to focus this Day of Caring on our most pressing priority…...
