Congratulations Christina D. Ticket #: C-1359 Winner of the 2025 Imperial Nanticoke 50/50 Draw Thank you to all that helped make the 2025 Imperial Oil Nanticoke Campaign a great success!
Congratulations Christina D. Ticket #: C-1359 Winner of the 2025 Imperial Nanticoke 50/50 Draw Thank you to all that helped make the 2025 Imperial Oil Nanticoke Campaign a great success!
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk Annual General Meeting. July 23, 2025 at 7:30pm held at the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Community Centre. 659 New Credit Road, Hagersville, ON. RSVP to [email protected]
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk Annual General Meeting. July 23, 2025 at 7:30pm held at the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Community Centre. 659 New Credit Road, Hagersville, ON. RSVP to [email protected]
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk 2025-2026 Funding Applications for Registered Charities Now OPEN
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk 2025-2026 Funding Applications for Registered Charities Now OPEN
Applications for funding are accepted up
until Friday, January 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM. Please note that United Way funding must go directly to registered charitable organizations.
United Way funding decisions are community
driven and community focused. Each year a group of local volunteers representing various sectors in Haldimand and Norfolk form the Allocations Committee. Using their knowledge and first-hand experience, they allocate funds
to the programs that will meet the most urgent needs of our community.
Please download all documents linked below if
you wish to apply.
2025 Member Agency Funding Guidelines
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk Annual General Meeting is on Tuesday June 25, 2024 at Lynnwood Arts in Simcoe. 7:00pm in the Starr Gallery. RSVP to [email protected]
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk Annual General Meeting is on Tuesday June 25, 2024 at Lynnwood Arts in Simcoe. 7:00pm in the Starr Gallery. RSVP to [email protected]
Do you believe in building strong communities? Do you think kids should have the opportunity to grow up to be all that they can be? Would you like to create possibilities for people in Haldimand and Norfolk living in poverty? If so, then United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk needs you!
We are currently recruiting Board Members with a strong interest in creating positive change in our communities. Board members make a commitment to a two year term. Please note, this is an unpaid volunteer position.
Volunteer Position: Board Member
Job Summary: The Board Member participates in the policy making, planning, goal setting and evaluation activities relating to all aspects of the United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk, while adequately representing the interests of the community at large. The Board member assumes legal and moral accountability for all activities of the United Way and participates on Board Committees as required. This position reports to the United Way Board of Directors.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Desired Qualifications:
If you want to make a difference by joining United Way as our newest Board Member, please contact our Executive Director at: [email protected] .
We are proud to be launching the #CommunityServicesRecoveryFund alongside United Way Centraide Canada thanks to the support of Employment and Social Development Canada.
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk takes part in the Community Services Recovery Fund – a $400 million investment in charities and non-profits
Now more than ever, charities and non-profits are playing a key role in addressing persistent and complex social problems faced by all Canadians. The Community Services Recovery Fund is a $400 million investment from the Government of Canada to support charities and non-profits as they
build resilience by making investments in their people, organizations, and program innovation.
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk proud to be taking part in the Community Services Recovery Fund, a collaboration between United Way Centraide Canada, Canadian Red Cross, and Community Foundations of Canada to provide funding to Community Service Organizations, including non-profit
organizations, Indigenous Governing Bodies, and Registered Charities located
across Canada. The Community Services Recovery Fund responds to what charities and non-profits need right now and supports organizations as they adapt to the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deadline for applications was February 21, 2023. Applications are now being reviewed, and successful applicants will be informed by summer.
Visit www.communityservicesrecoveryfund.ca for more information.
Centraide Haldimand et Norfolk participe au Fonds de relance des services communautaires, un investissement de 400 millions de dollars visant à soutenir les organismes de bienfaisance et les organismes sans but lucratif
Plus que jamais, les organismes debienfaisance et les organismes sans but lucratif jouent un rôle de premier plan
pour offrir des solutions aux problèmes sociaux persistants et complexes qui
affectent les Canadiens et Canadiennes. Le Fonds de relance des services
communautaires est un investissement de 400 millions de dollars du
gouvernement du Canada visant à aider les organismes de bienfaisance et les
organismes sans but lucratif à bâtir leur résilience en investissant dans leurs
gens, leurs organisations et l’innovation de leurs programmes.
Centraide Haldimand et Norfolk
est fier de participer au Fonds de relance des services communautaires, une
collaboration entre Centraide United Way Canada, la Croix-Rouge canadienne et
les Fondations communautaires du Canada pour fournir du financement aux
organismes communautaires, incluant les organismes sans but lucratif, les corps
dirigeants autochtones et les organismes de bienfaisance enregistrés situés
partout au Canada. Le Fonds de relance des services communautaires est une
réponse aux besoins actuels des organismes de bienfaisance et organismes sans but lucratif. Il les aidera à s’adapter aux effets à long terme de la pandémie de COVID-19.
La date limite pour présenter une
demande était le 21 février 2023. Les demandes sont en cours d’évaluation
et les organismes retenus en seront informés d’ici l’été.
Pour en savoir davantage, visitez le site fondsderelancedesservicescommunautaires.ca
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk is now accepting funding applications from non-profit organizations for the 2023-2024 funding year.
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk 2023-2024 Funding Applications for Non-Profits Now Closed
Applications for funding were accepted up until Friday, January 27, 2023 at 4:00 PM. Please note that United Way funding must go directly to registered charitable organizations.
United Way funding decisions are community driven and community focused. Each year a group of local volunteers representing various sectors in Haldimand and Norfolk form the Allocations Committee. Using their knowledge and first-hand experience, they allocate funds to the programs that will meet the most urgent needs of our community.
2023 Member Agency Funding Guidelines
Download (docx)
August 18th 2022 @ 6:00pm
August 18th 2022 @ 6:00pm
Norfolk Fair Grounds
Junior Farmers Building #1
172 South Drive, Simcoe,
(Please Use Queen St. Entrance)
RSVP: [email protected]
The United Way Haldimand Norfolk’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that George Araujo will join the organization as its newest Executive Director.
“We are delighted that George is joining our United Way team and bringing his leadership, energy, and wealth of experience”, said Haley McIntosh, president of the United Way Board of Directors.
A long-time resident of Port Dover, George comes to United Way having worked the past 18 years with the Norfolk County Agricultural Society, and 7 years as their General Manager. As a champion for the Norfolk County Fair & Horseshow, George has led the team through multiple fairs and events while continually building a positive profile for the organization.
“I am thrilled to be joining United Way and working with our agency partners and our committed donors to find solutions and drive change. We are better when we work together and it is through this collective impact that we build stronger communities”, said George Araujo.
The United Way of Haldimand Norfolk, through the local non-profit agencies it supports, advocates to improve mental well-being, find solutions for financial stability, and create a brighter future for youth in the communities they serve. With the investment from their dedicated donors, in 2021 they helped over 19,500 individuals build better lives.
Contact:
[email protected]
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk
(519) 426-5660
What does it take for a family of four to live comfortably in Haldimand and Norfolk County? That’s the question United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk wanted to answer in 2021. Adhering to the principles and methodology of the Canadian Living Wage Framework, United Way calculated the 2021 hourly Living Wage for Haldimand and Norfolk to be $17.35. This is an increase of $0.77 from the Haldimand Norfolk Living Wage in 2019.
The Living Wage is the hourly wage a worker needs to earn to cover their family’s basic everyday expenses, such as food, housing, utilities, childcare and transportation. The Living Wage was calculated based on a family composition consisting of two 35-year old parents working full-time for 35 hours per week, one 7-year old child who attends school and before and after school care and one 3-year old in childcare full-time year round. Different from the Minimum Wage which is provincially set, the Living Wage is locally formulated. The costs used to calculate the Living Wage for Haldimand and Norfolk have come from local sources based on expenses in this community. The Minimum Wage, which is currently $14.35/hour, does not take into account the basic needs to maintain a healthy, sustainable life. While the Minimum Wage is adjusted for inflation in Ontario, the Living Wage is adjusted regularly to take into consideration cost of living increases and changes.
A Living Wage means families can make ends meet and don’t have to choose between groceries, medical/dental expenses or rent. It means they can participate in community activities, like putting their kids into sports. What the Living Wage doesn’t include is credit card payments, loan or debt interest, savings for retirement, owning a home, savings for children’s future education, pets, or the cost of caring for loved ones with serious illnesses or disabilities. The Living Wage does not include anything other than the smallest cushion for emergencies or hard times.
“Over the past year we have seen a drastic increase in the costs to live in our community, spanning from the housing market to the cost of groceries,” stated Brittany Burley, Executive Director of United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk. “Having an updated Living Wage is an important piece of information for our community to better understand what it takes to be able to afford to live here. It’s important to note that the Living Wage is calculated using the average rental price for a 3-bedroom apartment of $1,018, as it takes into consideration rentals that may have been lived in for decades and have more affordable rates. A new family moving into the community would be hard-pressed to find a rental at that rate, which means they would need to earn even more than the Living Wage to survive in Haldimand and Norfolk.”
When asked why it was important for United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk to calculate the Living Wage, Burley responded, “One of our key focus areas is ‘From Poverty to Possibility’ and we believe knowing how much it costs to survive in our community is an important first step to reducing poverty. There are a lot of people out there working Minimum Wage jobs struggling to survive and it’s not because they are making poor financial decisions; it’s because the Minimum Wage is not enough to live on.”
Communities that have already implemented the Living Wage have found it to be beneficial to employers by improving recruitment, employee retention, increased productivity and morale and reduced retraining expenses. For workers, it reduced the need to work multiple jobs to pay bills, reduced stress of financial pressures, provided opportunities for skills training to further employment opportunities, improved nutrition, and raised the standards of living and quality of life. The community benefitted by raising consumer spending locally, increased local participation, and lowered child poverty rates.
United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk would like to thank Cassidy Robinson for her help on the project, as well as the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit.
