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Did you know that community collaborative projects are 100% funded through local donations?

Funds Power Community Partners

2.1 million dollars over the next three years have been committed to projects driving systematic change in food security, mental health, housing and income stability.

Services Are Accessed by Those In Need

• Food Security Ensuring people have reliable access to nutritious food and basic needs during times of hardship.
• Mental Health & Wellness Supporting emotional well-being, connection, and healing through accessible, community-based care.
• Housing Stability Preventing homelessness and helping people find and maintain safe, stable places to live.
• Income Stability Building pathways to employment, skills training, and long-term financial security.

Stability Improves - Impact Stories from Community Collaboratives

• Finding Home After surviving years of abuse and isolation, Mila arrived at My Friend’s House and committed to recovery, healing from addiction,regaining her confidence, and through a unique partnership with Living Waters Resort, finding both safe housing and employment. Mila is now thriving, living free from violence, and connected to a supportive network. Finding Home bridges the gap between shelter and independence with trauma-informed, culturally sensitive care, empowering women and their children to not just survive, but truly rebuild. - Finding Home
• The Mobile Youth Wellness Hub What began as a moment of fear, pregnant, without housing or income, transformed into a journey of courage and connection. Through the Hub, she found not just care, but compassion. A nurse practitioner became her anchor, and a community of organizations rallied around her. Despite language barriers and urgent needs, housing was secured, prenatal care provided, and her baby was welcomed into a home filled with hope
• Creating Supportive Housing and Income Stability in Rural Simcoe County Skylar, a young man with development disabilities, helped shape every step of this initiative, from co-writing the grant to making the training process accessible for others like him. Now, Skylar is set to begin his hands-on training, equipped with safety certifications and a program he helped design. His journey exemplifies the heart of this project: building not only homes, but pathways to purpose,stability, and inclusion.
• Getting Ahead Across MuskokaI moved up here from Hamilton and was feeling very stressed and depressed with my financial situation. A neighbour recommended the program and from the first session I felt supported. I learned to understand my financial challenges in a new way, using tools that made me feel stronger and more in control. Every week, I looked forward to connecting with others and learning something new. I’ve made new friends, I don’t feel alone anymore, and I now look at my life with hope

Our Community Gets Stronger

• $4,116,525 administered through the federal Reaching Home program to support housing and homelessness solutions in rural and remote communities.
• United Way Simcoe Muskoka supported 30 housing-related projects across rural and remote communities.
• Finding Home supported 65 women and children fleeing gender-based violence in its first year.
• The Mobile Youth Wellness Hub connected with nearly 600 people across Muskoka in its first year
• The Art Engagement Project reached nearly 1,400 students and educators across Simcoe County
• Arts Immersion for Mental Wellness and Social Inclusion delivered 122 sessions totaling 197 hours of mentorship.
• 861 microgrants were distributed through the Urgent Needs Fund to help cover essentials like food, childcare, transportation, and clothing
• $234,506 went straight to individuals and families to meet urgent needs when no other services were available.
• Groundwork supported over 140 individuals facing systemic barriers through employment opportunities, mentorship, and financial literacy
• Creating Supportive Housing and Income Stability in Rural Simcoe County supported 40 individuals through inclusive skilled trades training and housing development planning.
• $6,955,572.10 in Low-Income Energy Assistance grants were administered, supported by 76,334 calls to the call centre.