Category: All That Kids Can Be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sj10jdmmU8 Since childhood, I went through life as a quiet kid who liked staying indoors. With social anxiety and being visually impaired, making friends was tough. Everything changed one day...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOMFa4a6Zno “When my husband, our 18-month-old daughter, and I landed in Canada, we found ourselves in a world entirely different from what we had known. As if that transition wasn’t...

As a newcomer, Sebastian found himself struggling in school and trying to learn English. Now, five years later, he is volunteering at the United Way-supported agency and serving as a...

My husband, son and I came to Canada in 2019 after immigrating to the U.S. from India. My son was born in the U.S. and my husband and I worked...

“I’ve been involved with United Way since before I was officially a member of any organizations, because my dad and all his siblings were members when they were little, too....

Adelle started coming to the after-school program at the community centre in her neighbourhood in Grade 6. It’s an area where many people live in poverty and like many neighbourhood...

“I have spent a lot of time here at the community centre. I was in an after-school program from four to six and then started back at nine or 10....

Athena worried her two children with special needs wouldn’t be ready to start school. As a single mother working two jobs, she couldn’t afford preschool fees....

It’s a typical Monday morning. It’s time for school, but for many children, they are heading to a place of earning with empty tummies because there are no groceries in...

When I learned that my daughter, Nadine, was reading at a pre-K level in grade 2, it felt like a punch to the gut. I’m a single mother of four...