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WHY UNITED WAY?

We invest in communities.

We are strategic about how and where your dollars are invested, and it’s our job to make sure the money goes where it’s needed most. Whether funding programs that teach conflict resolution skills to a high-risk family, enable a senior to live independently or help a high school student stay in school, United Way’s impact is local, tangible, and meaningful.

 

United Way gives people in your community the opportunity to reach their potential and improve their quality of life. We bring together businesses, government, school boards, and others to address the root causes of social issues and develop long-term strategies to solve them.

 

 

WHO DO WE HELP?
 

Our United Way serves an area of roughly one-quarter of Alberta, from Grande Cache to the NWT border and from Slave Lake to the B.C. border. We focus on ensuring the funding we provide our community partners has a significant positive impact in our communities and is based on outcome measures and identified needs.

Every year we allocate money to approximately 30 programs. For maximum community impact we focus on Poverty Reduction, Strong Communities and Succes
sful Kids. We believe that to address those issues in a meaningful way, we wll need to increase our resources. 

 

 

Our Vision

A resilient and caring community where everyone thrives

 

Our Mission

 

The United Way is a voluntary organization whose mission is to acquire and coordinate resources to improve the quality of life for people in need.

Together, we:

  • Value trust, integrity, transparency, inclusivity, and respect

  • energize and inspire volunteerism and volunteer leadership

  • endorse innovation, partnerships, and collective action

  • provide non-partisan leadership

  • embrace diversity

Community Impact is about achieving meaningful, long-term improvements to the quality of life in Canadian communities by addressing not just the symptoms of problems, but also getting at the root causes. It’s about making fundamental changes to community conditions.

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Give

Together we are inspiring people to come together to make a lasting difference in our local communities.

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Volunteer

Contributing their time, expertise and talents. Volunteers are critical to our operations and we wouldn't be able to inspire change without you.

Act.

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United way has become a trusted voice for our communities to influence and shift public attitudes, policies and systems. 

Act

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