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Community Investments: Year-to-Year Insights
In 2025, United Way Waterloo Region prioritized broad, multi-issue community
supports as the single largest investment area, recognizing the interconnected
nature of food insecurity, mental health, belonging, and social connection. While
housing and youth services remain critical, the shift underscores a strategy of funding
integrated community responses to address multiple challenges at once.
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More People Helped!
By shifting investment allocation and focusing
on integrated supports, United Way Waterloo
Region has been able to increase the number
of individuals and families reached year over
year, even in the face of declining donations.
2023: 232,690 people helped
2024: 215,558 people helped
2025: 299,807 people helped
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This growth reflects a deliberate strategy: Investing in programs that address
multiple needs at once, such as food, housing, mental health, and belonging. By
strengthening community organizations that provide wraparound supports, we’ve
been able to reach more people with fewer dollars, with elevated support to
vulnerable and equity deserving demographics.
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