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Our Impact

We change lives, right here at home.

For a community to be great, it has to be great for everyone. We work with local agencies, government, stakeholders and thousands of donors like you, to change lives right here in Halton and Hamilton.

Understanding the need

Our impact report showcases the remarkable generosity of our donors, the robustness of our partnerships and collaborations, the talent and dedication of our team, and our shared impact.

All That Kids Can Be

Children and youth face many barriers that can prevent their healthy development and achievement. United Way helps children and youth realize their full potential.

Healthy People, Strong Communities

Wellness and belonging are the foundation of strong communities for everyone, regardless of age, race, ability, income or personal experience. People thrive when they are valued in community.

From Poverty To Possibility

Through our supported programs, we help individuals become economically independent, access affordable goods and services, and develop skills to prepare for a better future.

Our Outcomes

For a community to be great, it must be great for everyone.

United Way Halton & Hamilton engages in community consultations, local research, and ongoing agency feedback to ensure our work is reflective of the communities we serve.

In order to translate the impact of our work through our focus areas and ensure our investments are evidence-based, we utilize the following outcomes as markers of achievement:

All That Kids Can Be

Healthy People, Strong Communities

From Poverty To Possibility

We support people and give them hope

Our promise is to make sure that your donation goes to where our community needs it most and where it will have the greatest impact. By leading, partnering and convening with our community to create measurable improvement on priority social issues, together we:

Influence

At United Way, we influence public attitudes, systems and policies by building and strengthening relationships and engaging and mobilizing the right people around a priority social issue.

Build Capacity

We identify key community issues and opportunities by engaging our community in conversations to strengthen service networks and overall community capacity.

Fundraise

We create new and strengthen existing partnerships to raise funds that help drive impact and create change for people in our community. Because to do the great work we do, we need investments from donors like you.

Invest

We work closely with community partners and donors like you to invest in programs and services that will lead to measurable outcomes and better community conditions for everyone.

Measure and Evaluate

We want to be sure that your dollars are making a difference in our community. By working with our partners to develop measurable outcomes and evaluating those outcomes, we can report back on actual impact in the lives of the people we support.

United Way Halton & Hamilton’s new Investment Framework consists of three funding streams designed to balance agency stability, maintenance, innovation, and systems–level transformation. 

Together, we are changing lives.

Your donation is invested locally, changing the lives of people in Halton and Hamilton. Find out more about the people whose lives have improved because of your donation.

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