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Children & Youth
Empowering children & youth with the support they need to break the cycle of
poverty is essential for their long-term success. This includes opportunities for
healthy social, emotional, and physical development, to reduce the risk of challenges
later in life.
$419,000
was invested into children
& youth supports.
12,568
*
individuals accessed
supports related to
children & youth.
Funded Partners
United Way focuses on:
Social & emotional
development
Mentorship
Counselling and mental health
support
Child & youth homelessness
Recreation programs
School & weekend food
programs
Education programs
Youth empowerment
Leadership & volunteer
opportunities
Tutoring or academic support
With the support of the
United Way, we were able
to use a part time staff to
book just under 96
classrooms reaching 2368
students for the fall.
Without this funding, we
would have relied on
volunteers and would have
reached far fewer classes.
- Brain Injury Association
Waterloo Wellington
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