OUR FUNDED PARTNERS

155 Royal Canadian Air Cadets

Cadets

Provides youth aged 13–18 with opportunities to build leadership, teamwork, and confidence in a safe and inclusive environment.

Algoma Public Health

Planet Youth


A community-driven prevention initiative focused on reducing youth substance use through data and protective supports.

Algoma Family Services Foundation 

A Place of My Own

Offers transitional housing and life-skills support for youth aged 16–25 experiencing homelessness or unstable housing.

Big Brothers Big Sisters SSM

The BIG Fit Program

Promotes healthy relationships and wellbeing through mentorship and fitness opportunities for youth and their mentors.

Algoma Family Services 

Every Breakfast Counts

Provides meals to youth during the summer months when school nutrition programs are unavailable.

Café 4 Good

Youth Development Program

Provides vulnerable youth with culinary training, job skills, and mentorship to support future employment.

Camp McDougall

Camp for All Kids

Provides accessible summer camp experiences that build confidence, friendships, and lifelong memories.

Canadian Mental Health Association

Walk-In Counselling

Provides free, accessible counselling for individuals who may not otherwise have access to mental health support.

Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre

Access to STEM Programming

Creates opportunities for children to participate in hands-on STEM learning experiences regardless of income.

Community Assistance Trust

Provides emergency financial assistance and support to individuals and families facing hardship.

Canadian Hearing Services

General Support Services

Supports Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals through advocacy, navigation, and access to community services.

Connect the Dots

Community Harvest

Rescues surplus food and redistributes it to agencies serving individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

Grocer 4 Good

Monday Meal Program

Provides free meals while offering job skill development for neurodiverse young adults.

Hope Air

Medical Travel Assistance

Helps residents travel to medical appointments outside the region when financial barriers exist.

Harvest Algoma

Food Resource Centre

Rescues food, reduces waste, and expands access to nutritious food across the region.

Ken Brown Recovery Home

Recovery Home

Provides a supportive environment that helps individuals build a foundation for recovery from addiction.

Harvest Algoma

Hot Lunch Pilot

Tests a centralized model for delivering hot meals to schools to improve access to nutritious food for students.

Kidney Foundation

Feeding Hope

Helps kidney patients access nutritious food needed to manage their health. 

Lotus House

Warmer Winter Days

Provides warm clothing, food, and essential supplies for individuals accessing emergency shelter.

Sault Ste. Marie Humane Society

Spay & Neuter Assistance Program

Helps reduce unwanted animal populations through subsidized spay and neuter services.

Sault Search and Rescue

Project Lifesaver

Helps locate vulnerable individuals with dementia through specialized tracking technology.

Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre

Vulnerable Persons Registry

A confidential registry that helps first responders assist vulnerable individuals during emergencies. Funded in both Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District

Sault Search and Rescue

Search & Rescue Services

Responds to lost person incidents and emergencies across the Algoma District.

Women In Crisis

Safety & Education Program

Supports women fleeing intimate partner violence through safety resources and education.

YMCA

Active Minds: Brain Boost

Supports individuals living with dementia through programs promoting cognitive health and social connection.

YMCA

Building Stronger Communities

Ensures individuals and families facing financial barriers can access YMCA programs and services.

United Way Programs and Initiatives

Backpacks for Success

Provides students with backpacks filled with essential school supplies so they can begin the school year prepared and confident.

Day of Caring

Brings volunteers together to complete hands-on projects that support local non-profits and strengthen community spaces.

Bob Wilding Bursary Program

Supports local students pursuing post-secondary education by helping reduce financial barriers to learning.

Period Promise

Works to end period poverty by collecting and distributing menstrual products through community partners.

Community Volunteer Income Tax Program

Connects trained volunteers with individuals and families who need help filing their taxes so they can access important benefits and credits.

Trades Day of Caring

Connects skilled trades volunteers with local agencies to complete repairs and improvements to community facilities.