One day, a whole lot of love. Join United Way Halton & Hamilton as we support local agencies across our community through online and in-person volunteer projects, such as participating in mock interviews for job seekers, tidying gardens, or writing cards for seniors. Stay tuned for details and registration coming up in April/May!

United Way’s Virtual Volunteering Kits are an easy and creative way to give back to community from the comfort of your own home or workplace, at your own pace. The kits provide you with the list of supplies you’ll need, instructions on how to prepare the items, and directions on how to drop-off your kits so that United Way can distribute to local agencies in need. We also provide social media handles and hashtags so you can share your project and #locallove with family and friends.

Kits include themes such as personal hygiene, menstrual hygiene, culturally appropriate meals, activities for kids and more. View kits here.

Please connect with your United Way staff contact (or email info@uwhh.ca) to confirm participation in a Virtual Volunteering Kit.

Our supporters often want to make more than a financial contribution to our community. Through our Community Donation Warehouse, we build relationships with corporate and logistics partners, creating a community-based solution giving new life to unused inventory. The program enables United Way to further support agencies in achieving their missions, while enhancing the scope and impact of our own work. Learn more about the program here. Click here to learn more.

Volunteer opportunities at the Community Donation Warehouse are available now! Connect with Kayla Willet for more information on making a donation or volunteering kwillet@uwhh.ca

Spread a little holiday joy to families and individuals in need during the festive season. United Way’s annual Holiday Helping Hand program supports hundreds people through local agencies. Participants can choose to adopt a family, help with a volunteer project, or contribute to our gift and food drive. Program details and registration launch in November each year.

If you are group of 10 or more and would like to explore options of creating a custom Day of Caring experience, contact your staff partner to learn more. These volunteering projects can be designed as in-person or online or both! All Day of Caring projects support local United Way Halton & Hamilton-funded social service agencies.

Hearing a personal story from a United Way speaker is an excellent way for employees and donors to learn about the impact their donations make in community. Invite a United Way speaker, including agency staff and program participants, to your campaign kick-off, town hall, lunch and learn, or other fundraising events. Speakers Bureau volunteers can present virtually and share their stories of working on the frontlines and of lives changed because by United Way-supported programs. Contact your United Way staff partner (or email info@uwhh.ca) to book.

Have fun – and a little competition – learning about United Way’s commitment to building strong, empowered communities without barriers in which everyone can thrive. There is so much to share about how your support helps United Way do good things in community! Using the Kahoot online game platform, we cover general questions about United Way, the impact of both our Community Investment Fund and COVID-19 emergency funding, and dive into the priority issues we focus on to improve as many lives as possible. Connect with your United Way contact to book a trivia session.

Get a glimpse into the critical work happening every day at United Way Halton & Hamilton-funded agencies in our community. Tours may be presented in real time, or choose from our library of prerecorded virtual tours

Click here to view Virtual Tours

Check out more inspirational stories and videos on our website and  YouTube channel  to share stories with colleagues through email, social media, intranet, or campaign events to build awareness of the issues facing our community.