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HAMILTON 177 Rebecca Street

Hamilton, ON L8R 1B9

905-527-4543

BURLINGTON 3425 Harvester Road, Unit 107

Burlington, ON L7N 3N1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

What We Do

Moving People From Poverty to Possibility Programs(Financial Literacy, Employment Skills & Training, Affordable & Emergency Housing,

Food Security)

Building Strong Communities Programs(Neighbourhood Development & Engagement, Supporting Seniors,

Community Mental Health)

Helping Kids Be All That They Can Be Programs(Youth Leadership Development, School Readiness,

After-School Programming & Mentoring)

Community Partnerships

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A BETTER LIFE FOR EVERYONEA strong, supported, resilient city benefits all of us.

Everyday, United Way of Burlington & Greater Hamilton has a profound impact on our community by ensuring an essential network of social services work together to achieve lasting, positive change. No other organization has the same depth, reach and history of making such a difference in the lives of others.

WHAT WE DOWe invest in a network of social service agencies that deliver critical, prevention-based programs and services that improve lives and strengthen the community.

We make multi-year funding commitments and design long-term strategies for program delivery.

We regularly evaluate the programs and initiatives we fund and analyzes our investment results.

As part of our work with a number of community roundtables and collaborative partnerships, United Way researches and investigates the root causes of our most challenging social issues in order to develop strategies that ensure lasting change. We partner with the community – school boards, governments, academia, unions, business leaders, neighbourhood residents and funders – to ensure coordinated, collaborative action and to develop local solutions.

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MOVING PEOPLE FROM POVERTY TO POSSIBILITY

To be financially stable and self-sufficient, individuals first need the knowledge and tools to maximize their income and savings. United Way supports money management programs, financial counselling, social enterprise and employment training programs that help individuals and families build their assets for long-term stability.

32%Affordable

Housing

35%Food Security

24%Employment

Resources

9%Financial Literacy

DID YOU KNOW? OUR GOAL

WORK BEING DONE

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$112,329is the average household debt inBurlington and Hamilton

$11.00/hris NOT enough for an individual to ascend from poverty

Build resiliency and enable possibility for families and individuals living in poverty

United Way supports with:

Meeting basic needs

Achieving financial stability

MOVING PEOPLE FROM POVERTY TO POSSIBILITYMOVING PEOPLE FROM POVERTY TO POSSIBILITYIn the following pages you’ll find a comprehensive listing of the innovative programs, partnerships and agencies that are at work in your community right now, helping move people from poverty to possibility.

FOOD FOR LIFE

Phone: 905-510-5724 Website: www.foodforlife.ca

Food For Life collects surplus nutritious perishable food from grocery stores, both retail and wholesale food suppliers. The emphasis is on fresh food that can be delivered quickly to those in need, assisting in filling the gap between social assistance and living costs by providing nutritious perishable food to families on a weekly basis.

SUPPORT & HOUSING HALTON

Phone: 905-845-9212 Website: www.shhalton.org

Ready4life provides vulnerable youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with mental health supports, daily living activities, supportive counselling, advocacy and life skills training, one-to-one, or in a group setting.

CATHOLIC FAMILY SERVICESPhone: 905-527-3823 Website: www.cfshw.com

Credit Counselling involves a consumer education, counselling and debt repayment program designed to assist individuals and families in acquiring the skills necessary for financial stability.

GLANBROOK HOME SUPPORT PROGRAMMEPhone: 905-692-3464 Website: www.ghsp.ca

Meals Made Easy provides a wide variety of freshly prepared homemade, frozen meals that are delivered to the client’s home or can be picked up.

HAMILTON LITERACY COUNCILPhone: 905-529-9907 Website: www.hamiltonreads.ca

Literacy and Basic Skills provides one-to-one tutoring on basic literacy, upgrading in reading, document use, writing, numeric, oral communication, working with others, computer use and continuous learning.

BURLINGTON HAMILTON

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LIVING ROCK MINISTRIES

Phone: 905-528-7625 Website: www.livingrock.ca

Oasis Coffee House provides a hot meal and social-recreational program for street-involved or at-risk youth that includes positive recreational activities that build character, resiliency and foundational skills required for healthy development and future success.

ST. MATTHEW’S HOUSE

Phone: 905-523-5546 Website: www.stmatthewshouse.ca

Basic Needs and Practical Assistance provides access to food, information and referral services, housing, employment and counselling.

Roxborough Basic Needs and Practical Assistance provides access to food, information and referral services, housing, employment and counselling in east Hamilton and McQuesten neighbourhoods.

THRESHOLD SCHOOL OF BUILDING

Phone: 905-522-8686 Website: www.tsob.ca

Ready to Work offers training and work experience to youth with employment barriers providing mentorship, hands-on classroom and shop instruction, and on-site work experience.

WESLEY URBAN MINISTRIES

Phone: 905-528-5629 Website: www.wesleyurbanministries.ca

Wesley Youth Housing is a multi-staged transitional housing program for homeless youth/those at risk of becoming homeless and provides youth with access to mentors, life coaches, and other supports leading to independent living. *From Here to Bay

funded program.

Wesley Day Centre offers a meal and advice to individuals who are experiencing housing insecurity and/or affordability problems or are homeless.

YWCA OF HAMILTON

Phone: 905-522-9922 Website: www.ywcahamilton.org

Women’s Transitional Housing provides safe, supportive, affordable housing for women and assists women in accessing resources and building skills to acquire and maintain permanent housing.

Leadership and Training provides leadership skills to economically disadvantaged youth ages 12 to 19, helping them with the necessary skills to earn a living.

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BUILDING STRONGCOMMUNITIES

The health of our neighbourhoods and the wellbeing of individuals have a profound impact on the quality of life in Burlington and Hamilton. United Way supports recreation, parenting, wellness, mental health and social programs that give people the tools and support they need to take better care of themselves, their families and their community.

61%Community

Mental Health

25%Neighbourhood Development and Engagement

14%Supporting Seniors

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WORK BEING DONE92%of seniors live alone

1 in 5will experience a mental healthillness in their lifetime.

Build resiliency of vulnerableindividuals, families and communities


Safe and affordable housing for women and vulnerable youth

Groups of those living withmental illness

BUILDING STRONGCOMMUNITIESBUILDING STRONGCOMMUNITIESIn the following pages you’ll find a comprehensive listing of the innovative programs, partnerships and agencies that are at work in your community right now, helping to build safer, stronger communities.

ACCESS COUNSELLING & FAMILY SERVICES

Phone: 905-637-5256 Website: www.accesscounselling.ca

Individual, Couple, and Family Counselling provides professional counselling to individuals and families. Issues may include dealing with separation and divorce, marital problems, coping with depression, family violence, and parent/child conflict.

ACCLAIM HEALTH

Phone: 905-827-8800 Website: www.acclaimhealth.ca

Friendly Visiting recruits and trains volunteers who visit isolated seniors on a regular basis, offering friendship and support.

Memory Visiting is a visiting/walking program for at-risk seniors experiencing cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer’s disease and strokes.

Tele-Touch Program provides free telephone support to seniors living alone.

CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, HALTON REGION BRANCH

Phone: 905-693-4270 Website: www.halton.cmha.ca

Health Promotion Program provides presentations, educational events, and training programs on mental health and addictions to help you improve your wellness and well-being and learn how to support others. It also provides information about mental health and addictions and community services to help you find the support you need.

CANADIAN RED CROSS - BURLINGTON BRANCH

Phone: 905-637-5664 Website: www.redcross.ca

Health Equipment Loan Program provides short-term loans of medical equipment and mobility aids.

Meals on Wheels delivers nutritious meals to seniors and adults recovering from an illness, the chronically ill and the physically or mentally challenged.

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Transportation provides safe, reliable transportation to and from medical, rehabilitative and out-of-town specialist appointments, and adult day programs for the frail, elderly, cognitively and physically disabled.

CNIB (CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND) HALTON/PEEL

Phone: 905-528- 8555 Website: www.cnib.ca

Counselling and Referral Services identifies individual needs and goals of new clients experiencing vision loss and the necessary support services to meet those needs. Referrals to other community resources are made as needed.

Rehabilitation Program works with seniors experiencing vision loss to develop the skills necessary to help them remain independent and active within their community.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HALTON

Phone: 905-632-1975 Website: www.cdhalton.ca | www.volunteerhalton.ca

Community Development Halton (CDH) is an intermediary organization that provides a research and development function that serves Halton’s nonprofit and voluntary sector agencies, municipal and regional government and local grassroots organizations concerned with the well-being of people in their community. An intermediary organization is one that helps to improve the effectiveness of the sector and facilitates its development through research, needs identification, education and training. They shape the civic foundation of care and support

in our community. Rarely do intermediate organizations deliver front line services. CDH works through two programs:

Social Planning provides community based information within the Halton region. This program brings the community together to understand issues and act on them accordingly.

Volunteer Halton supports volunteerism through recruitment, referral, education and leadership.

COMMUNITY LIVING BURLINGTON

Phone: 905-336-2225 Website: www.clburlington.ca

Life Skills offers adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to get involved in a variety of activities designed to enhance daily living skills, such as; communication development, social and recreational development, personal care skills and exercise, craft, music and baking classes. Additional programs are offered to promote community inclusion, such as library trips, work experience, swimming and bowling. Life Skills has been specifically designed for people who require a higher level of support.

New Horizons is designed to promote community inclusion for seniors who have a developmental disability. The goal of New Horizons is to build community partnerships, raise community awareness, but most of all to promote community participation and decrease isolation for our aging population. This is done by integrating seniors who have a developmental disability into existing community facilities where senior programming is available.

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Residential Services shift care homes operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week for adults who have a developmental disability. The service provides support and supervision of the adults who live in the homes.

FOREST VIEW CHURCH & PARTNERS

Phone: 905-825-2992 Website: www.forestviewchurch.ca

Next Door Social Space, a community resource centre in Aldershot, offers access to computers and internet, community meals, community kitchen, women’s support group and access to bicycle repair.

HALTON FAMILY SERVICES

Phone: 905-845-3811 Website: www.haltonfamilyservices.org

Individual, Couple and Family Counselling provides a range of professional counselling services to help people cope with a wide range of life’s problems and stresses.

NELSON YOUTH CENTRES

Phone: 905-681-2611 Website: www.nelsonyouthcentres.com

Group Therapy provides group-based treatment which supports and strengthens the abilities of children and youth to develop more effective social/emotional skills and life skills. The program includes a mandatory parental program.

RADIUS CHILD & YOUTH SERVICES (formally HALTON TRAUMA CENTRE)

Phone: 905-825-3242 Website: www.radiuschild-youthservices.ca

Trauma Assessment/Treatment offers counselling and other supports to children or adults who have been subjected to sexual, physical or emotional abuse and neglect.

REACH OUT CENTRE FOR KIDS (R.O.C.K.)

Phone: 905-634-2347 Website: www.rockonline.ca

Our Community Cares (Burloak / Warwick Surrey) is dedicated to building healthy communities in high-needs neighbourhoods and provides after-school programming, volunteer opportunities, summer programming, computers, a food bank, and a free clothing store.

SAVIS

Phone: 905-825-3622 Website: www.savisofhalton.org

Seniors Sharing Circles is an Elder Abuse public awareness program delivered by volunteer Senior Leaders and Senior Program Coordinators. This program provides seniors with:

• Peer facilitated information and resources regarding Elder Abuse and neglect;

• Peer support between seniors;

• Information, legal and community resources;

• Accessible support networks and counselling services.

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STRIDE (SUPPORTED TRAINING AND REHABILITATION IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS)

Phone: 905-693-4252 Website: www.stride.on.ca

Employment Connections offers a variety of job readiness services to individuals who are dealing with mental health issues and are ready to either develop their careers in new areas or to return to a field in which they have previous experience.

UNITED WAY OF BURLINGTON & GREATER HAMILTON

Phone: 905-635-3138 Website: www.uwaybh.ca

Labour Community Advocate Program Level 1 training is designed to provide workplace representatives with the skills and knowledge required to help their coworkers find help/services during a time of need. Labour Community Advocates are a great workplace and community resource. Labour Community Advocate Training promotes community activism as well.

Community Projects Level 2 is a continuation of the Labour Advocates Program. Community Projects is geared to those individuals who wish to be more involved, and will focus their new skills and knowledge toward a hands-on community project.

Labour Retiree Engagement Program Level 3 engages labour retirees in meaningful volunteer opportunities, to encourage greater social inclusion and community engagement, and provide an opportunity for retiring activists to continue their participation in social causes. As well, retirees can share their knowledge and experiences with the next generation, keeping them connected, active and involved in their community.

YMCA OF HAMILTON / BURLINGTON / BRANTFORD

Phone: 905-317-4903 Website: www.ymcahbb.ca

Children and Youth Health and Fitness Membership provides access for children, youth and families to health and wellness activities through the provision of financially assisted memberships.

Helping Hands offers one-to-one counsellor support for children with physical and developmental disabilities allowing them to participate in day camp.

Keeping Seniors Connected provides proactive networking with other services and community groups to solicit referrals of seniors at risk due to social isolation. Provides seniors with a one-year membership to the centre to access physical and recreational activities to promote their wellbeing and reduce social isolation.

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ALTERNATIVES FOR YOUTH

Phone: 905-527-4469 Website: www.ay.on.ca

Counselling includes information, group education, consultation, assessment, support strategies, community treatment and referral services which are available to youth experiencing concerns related to their own or a family member’s substance abuse.

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ANCASTER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFORMATION

Phone: 905-648-6675 Website: www.ancastercommunityservices.ca

Assisted Volunteer Driving Program supports seniors in maintaining their wellbeing and independence by offering clients safe and reliable transportation to important medical appointments or for social necessities.

CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, HAMILTON BRANCH

Phone: 905-521-0090 Website: www.cmhahamilton.ca

Evening Social Recreation Rehabilitation Program provides opportunities for adult recipients of mental health services to plan evening activities where they can relax, socialize, and learn communication and living skills, develop group programs and other educational opportunities.

CANADIAN RED CROSS - HAMILTON BRANCH

Phone: 905-522-8485 Website: www.redcross.ca

Health Equipment Loan Program provides short-term loans of medical equipment and mobility aids to those individuals recovering from a health issue and who could not afford to purchase or rent the equipment.

Meals on Wheels delivers nutritious meals to seniors and adults recovering from an illness, the chronically ill and the physically or mentally challenged.

Transportation/Friendly Visiting provides safe, reliable transportation to and from medical, rehabilitative and out-of-town specialist appointments, and adult day programs for the frail, elderly, cognitively and physically disabled.

CATHOLIC FAMILY SERVICES

Phone: 905-527-3823 Website: www.cfshw.com

Individual and Family Counselling delivers services to individuals who do not have the resources to access counselling. It builds on the strengths of individuals, couples and families and assists in removing barriers that prevent optimal social functioning.

Senior’s Intervention and Support enables high-risk seniors to remain living independently. Intervention before health or other personal problems develop prevents the need for health services or institutional care.

CNIB (CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND)

Phone: 1-888-275-5332 Website: www.cnib.ca

Counselling and Referral Services identifies individual needs and goals of new clients experiencing vision loss and the necessary support services to meet those needs. Referrals to other community services are made as needed.

Rehabilitation Program works with seniors experiencing vision loss to develop the skills necessary to help them remain independent and active within their community.

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COMMUNITY LIVING HAMILTON

Phone: 905-528-0281 Website: www.communitylivinghamilton.com

Respite/Supported Leisure provides inclusion in community activities for youth and adults with an intellectual disability, also providing respite to families.

DUNDAS COMMUNITY SERVICES

Phone: 905-627-5461 Website: www.dundascommunityservices.on.ca

Community Development and Planning identifies emerging community needs through research, finds financial and human resources to address those needs, and recruits and organizes citizens to meet those needs.

Coordinated Services identifies community needs, reports needs to appropriate agencies/organizations, advocates and negotiates for services to be available in the Dundas community, and coordinates multiple services for the citizens of Dundas.

Information Dundas provides citizens with the information that links them with services available in the community.

Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities provides assisted transportation, caregiver support, training, information and education, security checks, friendly visiting, Canada Post alerts and Meals on Wheels.

Volunteer Services responds to the volunteer needs of non-profit organizations. Recruits, screens, interviews, refers and places volunteers.

ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY SOUTHERN ONTARIO REGION

Phone: 905-527-3097 Website: www.efrysouthernontarioregion.org

A Woman’s Journey supports women who have experienced abuse, anger, conflict with the law or at-risk behaviour through individual counselling and a 10-week anger management and awareness group.

Court Support assists women who have been charged with criminal offences by providing crisis/transitional counselling, education of the justice system, alternative sentencing options and apprises women of their legal rights.

Opportunities for Women assists women who are in conflict or at risk of coming into conflict with the law to learn new skills to deal with their issues and concerns.

Release Planning assists women with planning for release and follow-up support during their incarceration and after their release.

FLAMBOROUGH INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

Phone: 905-689-7880 Website: www.infoflam.on.ca

Waterdown Seniors Social Club provides a variety of social and recreational activities to increase socialization in the rural community of Flamborough.

HAMILTON AND DISTRICT OSTOMY ASSOCIATION

Phone: 905-389-8822 Website: www.ostomyhamilton.com

Community Outreach provides support to persons with an Ostomy and their families through monthly meetings, referrals, information materials, public awareness and education.

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HAMILTON COUNCIL ON AGING

Phone: 905-777-3837 Website: www.coahamilton.ca

Community Support Services for Seniors from the Diverse Community focuses on addressing and eliminating barriers, improving access for seniors from diverse communities.

HAMILTON JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICES

Phone: 905-627-9922 Website: www.hamiltonjss.org

Casework provides crisis intervention, resettlement and integration programs, information and referral services and a kosher food bank.

Senior Program provides a variety of support services for older adults including daily workshops, a choir, a theatre, social and recreational activities, English as a Second Language, literacy workshops and computer usage.

HARRRP

Phone: 905-544-0050 Website: www.harrrp.ca

Social and Recreation Opportunities offers opportunities at St. Peter’s HARRRP Community Centre to build community and alleviate poverty through a wide variety of social and recreational programs for children, youth, families, newcomers and seniors.

INFORMATION HAMILTON

Phone: 905-528-8127 Website: www.informationhamilton.ca

Information Hamilton connects people to the service they need. It also develops and maintains a resource database called The Red Book of Hamilton, which holds information about community, government, and human services; provides phone and in-person services; publishes and distributes information online and in print; and connects people to critical service like financial assistance, food, shelter, child are, jobs and health supports.

JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY

Phone: 905-522-4446 Website: www.jhshamilton.on.ca

Crisis Intervention & Reintegration Services supports recently released individuals from a correctional institution through short-term counselling, direct assistance or referral to appropriate services.

Family Support provides brief intervention services for parents who are experiencing challenges parenting youth ages 12 to 17 who are in conflict with the law or at risk of coming into conflict with the Youth Justice System.

Transportation provides monthly trips to the federal penitentiaries in the Kingston and Warkworth areas for family members and their children who wish to maintain contact with incarcerated loved ones.

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LYNWOOD CHARLTON CENTRE

Phone: 905-389-1361 Website: www.lynwoodhall.com

Under the Willows…Where Children Grow offers a unique integrated arts-garden-play summer program to underprivileged children who have been exposed to violence in their families and communities.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS OF CANADA, HAMILTON CHAPTER

Phone: 905-527-7874 Website: www.mssociety.ca/hamilton

Health and Wellness offers a number of key activities (self-help groups, yoga classes, education sessions, friendly visits, and kids’ programs) aimed at supporting individuals and families in addressing health and wellness concerns resulting from MS.

ROBERT LAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Phone: 905-526-1558 Website: www.robertland.org

Community Hub builds capacity through partnerships that bring needed programs to the Keith neighbourhood.

SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTRE HAMILTON AND AREA (SACHA)

Phone: 905-525-4573 Website: www.sacha.ca

Abuse Prevention offers off-site educational presentations and training workshops on issues related to sexual assault, sexual harassment, childhood sexual assault and other related issues.

Counselling and Advocacy offers support services for women, 16+, who have experienced sexual violence.

Crisis Support offers a free, confidential and anonymous 24-hour telephone support line to survivors of sexual abuse, accompaniment and transportation to the hospital or police station.

Diverse Community Outreach provides multilingual support programs to new immigrant women and women from diverse racial and cultural communities.

SOCIAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH COUNCIL OF HAMILTON

Phone: 905-522-1148 Website: www.sprc.hamilton.on.ca

Community Development

• Supports groups and organizations in developing plans for addressing community concerns

• Assists community groups in conducting their own research projects

• Works with new community groups to develop their goals and action plans

Community Engagement

• Encourages participation of all individuals in community life

• Engages members of the community in planning and decision-making

Research

• Identifies social trends and issues in our community

• Produces publications in order to guide community groups and programs

• Develops policy and trend analyses to inform our community

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System and Service Planning

• Facilitates planning and coordination among social service providers in Hamilton

• Identifies service needs and supports the development of new community initiatives

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Phone: 905-387-1880 Website: www.sja.ca

Therapy Dog Program facilitates and trains volunteers and their dogs to visit residents of long-term care facilities, reducing isolation and encouraging socializing.

ST. JOSEPH’S HOME CARE

Phone: 905-522-6888 Website: www.stjosephshomecare.ca

Personal and Home Support Services identifies seniors who require personal and/or home support to enable them to remain independent in the community. A program manager works with the client to establish personal goals and designs a personalized care plan for each client.

ST. JOSEPH’S VILLA

Phone: 905-627-3541 Website: www.seniorsinmotion.net

Adult Day Program is a social, recreational, physically stimulating day program for seniors, offering a wide range of activities focusing on the maintenance of cognitive and physical functioning.

ST. MATTHEW’S HOUSE

Phone: 905-523-5546 Website: www.stmatthewshouse.ca

Roxborough Senior Centre enables seniors to share skills, socialize, access fitness and recreation, information and referral services within their neighbourhood.

THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY - HAMILTON REGION

Phone: 905-522-0755 Website: www.chs.ca

Hearing Care Counselling provides communication and hearing care support services to enable seniors with hearing loss to carry out daily activities independently, safely, and with reduced communication difficulties.

UNITED WAY OF BURLINGTON & GREATER HAMILTON

Phone: 905-635-3138 Website: www.uwaybh.ca

Labour Community Advocate Program Level 1 training is designed to provide workplace representatives with the skills and knowledge required to help their coworkers find help/services during a time of need. Labour Community Advocates are a great workplace and community resource. Labour Community Advocate Training promotes community activism as well.

Community Projects Level 2 is a continuation of the Labour Advocates Program. Community Projects is geared to those individuals who wish to be more involved, and will focus their new skills and knowledge toward a hands-on community project.

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Labour Retiree Engagement Program Level 3 engages labour retirees in meaningful volunteer opportunities, to encourage greater social inclusion and community engagement, and provide an opportunity for retiring activists to continue their participation in social causes. As well, retirees can share their knowledge and experiences with the next generation, keeping them connected, active and involved in their community.

VOLUNTEER HAMILTON

Phone: 905-523-4444 Website: www.volunteerhamilton.on.ca

Agency Capacity builds organizational capacity in the non-profit sector by providing workshops in the areas of Volunteer Management and Voluntary Organizational Management.

Volunteer Management provides an online searchable volunteer database with over 130 community agencies posting volunteer opportunities available to the public.



Early Years Mobile Services offers free early childhood and parenting services to families in specific high-needs neighbourhoods where there are identified gaps with no existing services.

Multicultural Seniors Outreach offers a unique, personalized, comprehensive case management approach to issues of income security and personal wellbeing affecting low-income seniors from many different cultural backgrounds.



Children and Youth Health and Fitness Membership provides access for youth and families to health and wellness activities through financially assisted memberships.

Helping Hands offers one-to-one counsellor support for children with physical and developmental disabilities allowing them to participate in day camp.

YWCA OF HAMILTON


Employment Support Services offers employment support services to acquire the skills and tools to secure and maintain employment.

Good Beginnings is a parent and infant support volunteer program that screens, selects, trains, and assigns volunteers to visit the homes of parents with a newborn.

Living Well offers a variety of physical and wellness programs that enhance wellbeing and promote social interaction and inclusion.

Women Alive! offers low-income newcomer women and their children access to recreational, health and wellness activities.

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HELPING KIDS BE ALL THAT THEY CAN BE

To succeed in school and life, children need role models and the skills to help them graduate and achieve their potential.

United Way of Burlington & Greater Hamilton supports mentorship, school readiness and after-school programming that nurtures self-esteem, confidence, positive behaviour and a sense of belonging so that kids can grow into engaged and productive adults.

25%

1%

School Readiness

Youth LeadershipDevelopment

74%After-schoolPrograms

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WORK BEING DONE1 in 3children and youth aged 5 to 17 areconsidered overweight or obese

1 in 4children entering kindergarten will experience some level of social, emotional, physical and/or communication challenge

Children and youth reach their potential


Relationship-building for families and positive mentorship

Developing a strong sense of self, and the ability to make positive decisions

After-schoolPrograms

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HELPING KIDS BE ALL THAT THEY CAN BEHELPING KIDS BE ALL THAT THEYCAN BEIn the following pages you’ll find a comprehensive listing of the innovative programs, partnerships and agencies that are at work in your community right now, helping kids be all that they can be.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF HAMILTON AND BURLINGTON

Phone: 905-525-3860 Website: www.callbigbrothers.com

Matching Services provides mentoring services to children by matching them with a trained adult volunteer. The supportive, caring role model relationships enhance youth self-esteem.

COMMUNITY LIVING BURLINGTON

Phone: 905-336-2225 Website: www.clburlington.ca

Preschool Integration supports preschool-aged children with a developmental disability.

Working in partnership with the childcare centres and nursery schools, services assist families and centres in developing individual program plans to further develop the child’s strengths.

BURLINGTON HALTON FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Phone: 905-315-6842 Website: www.haltonfoodforthought.com

Student Nutrition programs provide a reliable source of healthy meals and snacks to all students in a school regardless of their ability to pay.

REACH OUT CENTRE FOR KIDS (R.O.C.K.)

Phone: 905-634-2347 Website: www.rockonline.ca

Early Years Mobile Services provides families with children under the age of six years, in specific high-needs neighbourhoods in Burlington, with drop-in programs. Activities include story and circle times, toys, games and parenting resources.



Day Camp Program encourages learning, physical activity, and personal development in a supervised and caring environment during the summer months.

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Underground Youth Centre provides young people, ages 16 to 23, with a tailored mix of recreation, training, education, skills development, information and referrals to other agencies in a supportive, youth-friendly environment.

Beyond the Bell offers a safe place where children receive special help with school work, social and leadership skills development.

Young and Young at Heart is an intergenerational recreation program that brings youth and seniors together to create an intergenerational community. HAMILTON

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF HAMILTON AND BURLINGTON

Phone: 905-525-3860 Website: www.callbigbrothers.com

Matching Services provides mentoring services to children by matching them with a trained adult volunteer. The supportive, caring role model relationships enhance youth self-esteem.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HAMILTON

Phone: 905-549-2814 Website: www.kboysandgirlsclub.com

Character Development weaves pro-social behaviour, developmental assets and positive values throughout multiple activity-based and experiential programs with an emphasis on relationship building, positive role modelling, and the facilitation of healthy, supportive and empowering environments.

Let’s Get Moving - After-School Program fosters physical and social skills through a variety of inclusive games and a healthy snack within the child’s own school. (Joint program with the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board & Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board).

CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION

Phone: 905-528-0011 Website: www.cyo.on.ca

Group Work Services includes a variety of programs - inner city day camping and residential camping; leadership training for teenagers; recreational programs for youth; leadership and recreational camping for female survivors of domestic violence; and respite care for developmentally delayed teens and adults.

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CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL LEARNING CENTRE

Phone: 905-529-8813 Website: www.cilc.ca

Hamilton Youth Steel Orchestra employs a steel band orchestra as a forum in which local youth can experience positive group interaction and cohesion with others from different ethnic populations.

DAWN PATROL CHILD & YOUTH SERVICES

Phone: 905-526-9529 Website: www.dawnpatrol.on.ca

REACH - Rewarding and Enhancing the Lives of At-Risk Children is an early intervention and prevention program that provides strategies and supports for at-risk children and youth that increase social skills, school achievement, and self-worth through creative individual and group programming and activities.

HAMILTON-WENTWORTH DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Phone: 905-527-5092 Website: www.hwdsb.on.ca

Math 456 Program is designed to promote good study habits and positive attitudes towards school by supporting students in grades 4 to 6 with math homework. Also supports parents who have been out of school for an extended period of time in assisting their children.

NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA - HAMILTON BRANCH

Phone: 905-522-4414 Website: www.navyleague.ca

Cadets Program provides training on leadership, communications, and other life skills including: first aid, seamanship, drill, presentation skills and more.

ROBERT LAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Phone: 905-526-1558 Website: www.robertland.org

Project Empower - After-School Program provides youth with an array of learning opportunities and personal supports such as a safe place to go after school, snacks, and life skills training through a variety of social and recreational activities.

STUDENT OPEN CIRCLES

Phone: 905-528-1221 Website: www.StudentOpenCircles.com

Community Volunteer Action Group provides human resources to non-profit organizations through volunteer placement of McMaster University students.

WELCOME INN COMMUNITY CENTRE

Phone: 905-525-5824 Website: www.welcomeinn.ca

Learn and Fun After-School is an after-school program that includes homework, English as a Second Language, recreation, social activities, and a nutrition program.

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Reading Buddies enables students to develop strategies to become stronger readers through read-along with tutors and by participating in activities that encourage them to read.

WEVER COMMUNITY HUB

Phone: 905-522-9965 Website: www.weverhub.com

WAVE - Wever After-School Ventures in Education offers a wide range of quality recreational, social and educational activities daily to over 150 children ages 6 -13 from four inner city Hamilton neighbourhoods.



Day Camp Program encourages learning, physical activity, and personal development in a supervised and caring environment during the summer months

YWCA OF HAMILTON


Girls Space is a neighbourhood-based program for young women between the ages of 11 and 14 designed to empower young girls to seek roles that will make them leaders and contributors.

Kids Clubs provides organized educational and recreational activities that enables children ages 5 to 10 to master new skills, enrich their physical and social development, and have fun.

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2-1-1www.211Ontario.ca

A joint project between United Way Canada, community information and referral services and all levels of government, 211 connects people to the services and help they need.

211’s award-winning telephone helpline (2-1-1) and website provide a gateway to community, social, non-clinical health and related government services. 211 helps to navigate the complex network of human services quickly and easily, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 150 languages.

HALTON POVERTY ROUNDTABLE (HPRT)www.haltonpovertyroundtable.com

The Halton Poverty Roundtable (HPRT) is a collaborative multi-sector group composed of volunteers who are committed to leveraging resources and partnerships to eliminate poverty in Halton through education, greater community engagement, and collective impact.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPSAt United Way of Burlington & Greater Hamilton we believe that a thriving, inclusive community can only be attained through collaboration and collective action. Below lists a few of our ongoing partnerships.

HAMILTON AGE FRIENDLY COLLABORATIVE (HAFC)In partnership with The Hamilton Council on Aging, the City of Hamilton, the Seniors Advisory Committee to Hamilton City Council, the Social Planning and Research Council and other community groups, we are working towards a goal of making Hamilton an “Age-Friendly City.” This includes establishing policies, programs, services and infrastructure that support the physical and social environment to enable people of all ages to live in safety, good health and well-being, and to continue to participate in society in meaningful ways.

HAMILTON FUNDERS NETWORK (HFN)www.hamiltonfundersnetwork.ca

The Hamilton Funders Network provides the opportunity to work with other social service funders to make more informed funding decisions and to strive towards the following objectives:

• Listen and learn from the community • Provide information and education to the community • Share information with one another • Network with one another • Consult with one another about the context for

funding decisions • Learn from other sources

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HAMILTON ROUNDTABLE FOR POVERTY REDUCTION (HRPR)www.hamiltonpoverty.ca

Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction aspires to make Hamilton the best place to raise a child. As a member of HRPR, we provide advice and feedback on the poverty challenges in our community. We provide linkages to local agencies that work within the social services sector, in particular within the poverty reduction field.

INNOWEAVE/MCCONNELL FOUNDATION www.mcconnellfoundation.ca

At a time of fiscal restraint, and ever-increasing and more complex social and environmental challenges, it is more important than ever for the social service sector to continuously innovate to achieve better outcomes. This partnership enables us to share in the innovative approaches and solutions created by Innoweave; helping to strengthen the community sector.

MENTAL WELLNESS ALLIANCE – BURLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONwww.burlingtonfoundation.org/mental-health

The Mental Wellness Alliance is a community of leaders from various mental health organizations, corporations, institutions and community members who have come together to develop a collaborative and adequately backed mental health model to support Burlington and surrounding communities.

The Alliance’s purpose is to achieve, together, a deeper understanding of our successes, challenges and the possibilities for future collective action on mental wellness.

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