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United Way British Columbia – working with communities in BC’s Interior, Lower Mainland and Central & Northern Vancouver Island
Charitable organizations and service providers supporting individuals experiencing homelessness in the Cowichan, Duncan and Nanaimo areas are invited to apply for granting through United Way British Columbia – working with communities in BC’s Interior, Lower Mainland and Central & Northern Vancouver Island (United Way British Columbia), accessing an additional $2,086,753 funded by the Government of Canada’s Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.
Cooling Centre Open in Nanaimo for People Experiencing Homelessness
A cooling centre to provide relief from the extreme hot weather to Nanaimo’s most vulnerable is now open, thanks to a partnership with the City of Nanaimo, United Way Central & Northern Vancouver Island (UWCNVI), and the Nanaimo branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association funded jointly by the City of Nanaimo, UWNCVI, and the Government of Canada’s Reaching Home funds: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.
Merger creates new United Way British Columbia – working with communities in BC’s Interior, Lower Mainland and Central & Northern Vancouver Island
Six United Ways have merged as a single organization to increase impact in local communities around the province, including in Central and Northern Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, Thompson Nicola Cariboo, Southern Interior, Trail and District, and East Kootenay.
United Way supports vulnerable people in central and northern Vancouver Island by funding local agencies
Thanks to the generous support of thousands of local donors, United Way Central & Northern Vancouver Island (UWCNVI) is funding 35 local charitable organizations and initiatives delivering support services to vulnerable individuals from the Malahat to Port Hardy.
United Way and the Nanaimo Homeless Coalition designate more than $775,000 in federal funding to combat homelessness
This year, Nanaimo will see investments in important programs and support services for people experiencing homelessness, with the allocation of more than $775,000 funded through the Government of Canada’s Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.
United Way Directs $400,000 to organizations helping people through the pandemic
Nanaimo News Bulletin, December 17, 2020
Vancouver Island non-profits get funding top-up to support at-risk people during pandemic
Campbell River Mirror, December 16, 2020
RBC Foundation Donates $20,000 to United Way to Support Local Youth and COVID-19 Emergency efforts
Tide Change, December 16, 2020
20,000 donation will help youth and others on the Island impacted by COVID-19
Nanaimo News Bulletin, December 10, 2020
United Way Shares outlook on COVID-19 pandemic on Vancouver Island
My Cowichan Valley Now, December 2, 2020