Our targeted investments reflect community conditions and are allocated to where they will have the greatest impact. These targeted investments support frontline programs and services in communities throughout the North East District.
UWCNEO’s funding review process ensures that donor dollars raised to support the Community Fund are invested for maximum impact. All applications are reviewed by a team of local experts that provide recommendations to the Allocations Committee, with final funding approval coming from our local Board of Directors. The number of funded programs and allocated amounts are determined annually by dollars raised in the Districts.
We partner with organizations across North East Ontario in support of programs that help change lives.
Agency |
Program |
Program Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Hunger Coalition | Good Food Program | Provides healthy, nutritious food at a subsidized cost through the ordering of the monthly Good Food Box or the weekly Good Food Market. |
| Anti-Hunger Coalition | Collective Cooking Breakfast Program | Weekly free continental style breakfast offering cooking workshops for children and families. |
| Timmins Family Counselling Centre | Subsidized Counselling Services | Subsidize counselling and/or mental health services to the low socioeconomic individuals, families and youths who do not meet the criteria for the ministries funded programs and who do not have the means to cover the fee for counselling services. |
| Iroquois Falls Adult Learning Centre | Good Food Box Program | Subsidized fruit and vegetables are available to community members. |
| North Eastern Ontario Family and Children’s Services – Cochrane | Brighter Futures Program – Collective Kitchen | The Collective Kitchen program aims to contribute to the overall health, well-being, and social development of vulnerable families with young children, aligning with the broader goals of Brighter Futures to promote healthy child development and family well-being. |
| North Eastern Ontario Family and Children’s Services – Timiskaming | Brighter Futures Program – Collective Kitchen | The Collective Kitchen program aims to contribute to the overall health, well-being, and social development of vulnerable families with young children, aligning with the broader goals of Brighter Futures to promote healthy child development and family well-being. |
| Timmins and District Victim Services | Supporting our Community | Victim support and connection. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | 2-1-1 | Free services for anyone needing to be connected with appropriate social services in the community. Available 24/7 in over 150 languages. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | Keeping Seniors Warm | Supporting older adults through the purchase of warm winter boots, coats and other items. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | Ready for School | Supporting school-aged children access the tools they need to feel confident and to be successful in the school year. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l'Ontario | Volunteer Resource Centre | Community volunteer hub connecting local agencies and volunteers. |
Agency |
Program |
Program Description |
|---|---|---|
| Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere | Growing Together: Bringing Community to Community Gardens | Community garden to support local food security while engaging community members in socializing and skill building. |
| No More Tears West Nipissing Society | Support the Homeless | To provide assistance with basic needs for survival (Food, Shelter, supplies to survive living on the streets). |
| Packsac Smiles Organization | Packsac Smiles Program | Distribution of backpacks to children in need from JK to grade 8. Includes all the school essentials, outfits and hygiene items. |
| The Children’s Aid Society of the District of North Bay and Parry Sound | Elmwood Youth Wellness and Community Hub | The Elmwood Youth Wellness & Community Hub is a transformative, low-barrier community space designed to provide wraparound supports and purposeful programming for youth aged 0-25, as well as families in the Nipissing and Parry Sound districts. The hub fosters resilience, independence, and connection while addressing critical gaps in social, mental health, and wellness services. |
| The Paddle Program | A Table for Everyone | To ensure individuals with developmental disabilities and complex needs have access to fresh, affordable food while building life skills, enhancing their health, learning about financial literacy and fostering community connections.The Collective Kitchen program aims to contribute to the overall health, well-being, and social development of vulnerable families with young children, aligning with the broader goals of Brighter Futures to promote healthy child development and family well-being. |
| United for Literacy | Supporting Learning Success | Building foundational skills and helping foster a love of learning through weekly learning activities, language games, and the distribution of free, high-quality books. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | 2-1-1 | Free services for anyone needing to be connected with appropriate social services in the community. Available 24/7 in over 150 languages. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | Keeping Seniors Warm | Supporting older adults through the purchase of warm, winter boots, coats and other items. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | Ready for School | Supporting school-aged children to access the tools they need to feel confident and be successful in the school year. |
Agency |
Program |
Program Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angels of Hope Against Human Trafficking | RISE | Counselling and Survivor-led peer support groups for Survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. |
| Association des jeunes de la rue | Community Outreach Program | Outreach services to men, women and youth who are homeless, or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Provides community resource referrals, suicide intervention, immediate first aid, health support, transportation to essential services (emergency care, crisis prevention and intervention). |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Sudbury | Matching Program | Matching volunteers and youths in quality mentoring relationships. |
| Health Sciences North | Voices for Women | Voices for women is a free, community-based service for women identified who have experienced sexual violence through connection, trauma focused individual and group therapy, advocacy, safety planning, psychoeducation and community awareness. |
| John Howards Society | Community Support Initiatives | Direct service, institutional visitation, pre-release planning, anger management program and more. |
| Maison McCulloch Hospice | Supportive Care and Grief Services | Psychosocial and spiritual support, both through the dying process and the grief and bereavement stages. |
| Meals on Wheels Sudbury | Hot Meals Program | Hot meals for eligible clients delivered on weekdays by volunteers. |
| New Hope Outreach | Samaritan Centre Drop-in Program | The drop-in centre provides mail, email, phone and internet services to the homeless and vulnerable populations of the city. Dedicated staff also provide drug and addictions counselling as well as networking for homeless solutions and preparation for employment re-entry. |
| Older Adult Centre | ParkSide Centre Without Walls | A free virtual Seniors Active Living Centre that connects participants to a community of experts offering friendly conversation, health and wellness presentations, educational lectures, travelogues, music and interactive games. |
| Spark Employment Services | Community Fund | Helping individuals access employment opportunities, enhance skill development, and secure life stabilization resources. |
| Sudbury Better Beginnings Better Futures | EarlyON Baby’s Breath and Teen Family Centre | Free pregnancy and parenting support for teenagers 19 years old and under. The Baby's Breath program also provides early childhood education for children aged 0-6 for the teen parents to learn how their child is developing and increase their knowledge on how to enhance their child's learning through various educational activities. |
| Sudbury Better Beginnings Better Futures | Preteen Recreational After School Program | Supporting school-aged children that can benefit from comprehensive after school programs focused on physical activity, healthy eating and nutrition, wellness, and personal health education. |
| Sudbury District Restorative Justice | Conflict Management Coaching | Trauma-informed and trauma-integrated that focuses on empathy and perspective taking to help youth build the core personal management skills that are necessary to make positive decisions as they navigate their lives. |
| Sudbury Multicultural & Folk Arts Association | Empowering Journeys Toward Stability, Opportunity and Success | Helping newcomers transition from poverty to possibility by providing essential support, resources, and opportunities for stability and growth. |
| Sudbury YWCA Genevra House | Genevra House Crisis Support, Outreach and Emergency Shelter | A safe refuge for abused women and their dependents, 24/7 crisis telephone service, emergency transportation, counselling and support, and more. |
| The Corporation of the Municipality of French River | French River Food Bank Hot Meals Program | Community-driven program dedicated to alleviating food insecurities among families and individuals in need. |
| The Elizabeth Fry Society of Northeastern Ontario | Community Integration Program | Direct services (one on one) and programming for women and gender diverse people who are criminalized or at risk, both in the Sudbury Jail and in the community. |
| United for Literacy | Supporting Learning Success in School-Age Learners | Support for children and families through in-person and online literacy and numeracy programs to strengthen the reading, writing, and numeracy skills of students in grades 1 to 8. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | 2-1-1 | Free services for anyone needing to be connected with appropriate social services in the community. Available 24/7 in over 150 languages. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | Aboriginal Secondary School Awards | Celebration and support for Indigenous youth completing secondary school. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | Keeping Seniors Warm | Supporting older adults through the purchase of warm, winter boots, coats and other items. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario | Ready for School | Supporting school-aged children to access the tools they need to feel confident and be successful in the school year. |
| United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l'Ontario | Volunteer Resource Centre | Community volunteer hub connecting local agencies and volunteers. |
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Jennifer Gorman, Regional Manager – [email protected]
Cochrane, Timiskaming, Parry Sound and Nipissing Districts
Ro Mullen, Governance and Partnership Manager – [email protected]
Sudbury & Manitoulin Districts