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Labour Community Awards Event

Winnipeg Labour activists’ contributions recognized at United Way Winnipeg and Winnipeg Labour Council 2021 Labour Community Awards.

Read post May 19, 2022

Labour Community Awards

Join us May 12 at noon at Manitoba Building Trades to witness and celebrate the recipient’s meaningful contribution to improving the quality of life in our city.

Read post April 27, 2022

United Way Winnipeg donors working with the Manitoba Government to invest $4,900,000 in post-pandemic mental health and addiction recovery supports

To help address the growing mental health, addictions crisis, and recovery needs of people across the province, the Manitoba government has partnered with United Way Winnipeg.

Read post February 17, 2022

Youth United examines how Winnipeg youth are affected by the global pandemic

Youth United has created a report detailing the effects of the pandemic on our city’s young people. The report focuses on impacts on mental health and coping strategies, relationships, and social and community connections.

Read post November 9, 2021

Walk This Way is the official kickoff to United Way Winnipeg’s annual fundraising campaign. Each year, the campaign provides sustainable funding to a network of over 100 donor-supported agency partners and programs, which Winnipeggers access every 90 seconds. Last year, Winnipeggers like you helped raise a record-breaking $21.8 million—even in the unforeseen circumstances of COVID-19 restrictions. Now, a year and a half into the pandemic, the needs of our community have grown. Thousands of Winnipeggers continue to face hunger, mental illness, addiction, homelessness, family violence, and other devastating hardships. “It is such an important year for our annual campaign, especially at this urgent time,” Greg explained. By supporting this year’s campaign, you’re helping Winnipeggers access critical support for mental health and addiction, families, and employment. Your gift could even change someone’s life—just like it did for Kara. In the first few months of the pandemic, Kara’s mental health spiralled. But with the help of a United Way Winnipeg donor-supported agency, Kara moved through her depression, learned new skills through an employment training program, and even launched her own small business at the start of this year. Today, Kara is thriving—all thanks to the kindness of people like you who gave what they could to help make our community a better place. Just as each step for Walk This Way contributed to a $100,000 investment in our community, every gift adds up to millions of dollars that bring life-saving support to thousands of our neighbours each year. With your help, we can make sure no Winnipegger is left behind.

Step by step, Winnipeggers raised $100,000 for our community

Thousands of Winnipeggers helped kick off United Way Winnipeg’s annual campaign and raised $100,000 by doing it!

Read post October 4, 2021

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Building a strong community where everyone can thrive means working toward truth and reconciliation, equity, and inclusion in all that we do.

Read post September 28, 2021

Cargill teams up with United Way to address immediate and long-term solution for food security in Winnipeg

In Manitoba, 14% of households experience food insecurity and 1 in 5 children are food insecure. Cargill wants to change that.

Read post September 14, 2021

United Way Winnipeg Strategic Directions

United Way Winnipeg releases Strategic Directions

At United Way Winnipeg’s 56th Annual Meeting, Board Chair Isha Khan released our Strategic Directions 2021 document, setting the path for United Way’s work over the coming years.

Read post June 25, 2021

Equity and COVID-19 Recovery Fund graphic

Call for Proposals for Equity and COVID-19 Recovery Fund

Over a three-year period, United Way Winnipeg Equity and COVID-19 Recovery Fund will invest $2.9 million in recovery initiatives in the community and support for populations that have been disproportionately impacted.

Read post June 23, 2021

Why I Give: Grant White

I want every child in our community to have a safe place to learn, play, grow, and dream. Join me in strengthening our community, one life at a time.

Read post June 18, 2021