Why Donate to United Way?

There are many individuals and families that need our help to move beyond challenging living situations.  Poverty is very real in our community and families and individuals are making impossible choices like whether to put food on the table or pay the rent. It touches every aspect of a person’s life, making it difficult to get ahead and realize a future full of possibilities.

Your donation make a tremendous difference in the lives of people right here in your community.

Why Give to the United Way?

Have you ever had to make the difficult decision to pay rent or put food on the table? There are many individuals and families in our community that need our help to move beyond challenging living situations. Poverty is very real in our community with people having to make impossible choices like this every day. 

To reduce poverty in Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District

1 in 5 people in Sault Ste. Marie struggle with poverty

5381 low income individuals or families were supported by United Way Essential Services in the past year

1200 hot meals are prepared weekly at United Way's Harvest Algoma

7 students were provided with financial support through bursaries for the 2019-2020 academic year

95 people were supported by the United Way with travel grants for medical care in the past year

10,294 families are using social assistance

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HOW TO GIVE!

There are many ways to fundraise in your school, workplace or neighbourhood! All money raised stays in your community to do good!

Dress down day

Bottle and can drive

Garage sale

Bake sale

Seedling sale

50/50 raffle

Start a campaign

Payroll deduction

  • Start a Campaign

    Workplace Campaigns are an opportunity for employees to better understand their community, to support United Way, and have fun doing it. This is an employee led initiative that involves a staff member volunteering to act as a Employee Campaign Coordinator (ECC). In some workplaces, this person may form a small committee to help organize the campaign. 

  • What are the Benefits?

    Many employers capitalize on the United Way campaign to bring their employees together, enhance employee relations, work towards a common goal and create a community of supporting their community as an organization. 

  • Payroll Deduction

    Most employers participate in the payroll deduction program which allows employees to deduct a regular amount from each paycheck to fulfill their annual pledge to United Way. Employees fill out their pledge form during the Fall campaign window. Payroll deductions begin the following January. 

  • Training & Support

    Training is provided to your employee campaign volunteer by United Way staff individually or in group sessions. All major campaign materials are supplied to your employee volunteer.