The Cost of Waiting: What Financial Anxiety Looks Like in Northumberland
Financial anxiety is one of those phrases that can sound like something from a report or a survey until you stop and think about what it actually looks like in everyday life. It looks like putting groceries back at the checkout. It is wondering whether the hydro bill can wait another week. It is a […]
Northwestern Ontario Wildfire Community Support Fund
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ Communities across Ontario have always demonstrated their strength by standing together during times of need. In response to the devastating wildfires impacting communities across Northwestern Ontario, United Way Northumberland is proud to stand with our neighbours in Northern Ontario and help connect our community members, donors, and partners with a […]
What Day of Caring Means to Northumberland
27 Years of Showing Up: What Day of Caring Means to Northumberland Some things in a community become tradition not because they’re scheduled, but because they matter. On Friday, June 5, 2026, over 150 volunteers gathered at the Cobourg Lions Community Centre for the 27th Annual Day of Caring, a morning that began with breakfast, […]
The Hands That Hold Us: A Reflection on Volunteerism in Northumberland
๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ | ๐จ๐๐๐๐ 19โ25, 2026 There’s a moment, and most of us have had it, when we look around at our community and feel something stir. A neighbour struggling with their groceries. A child without a backpack. A senior sitting on a bench with a few too many shopping bags around them. And […]
United Way Northumberland delivers $252,449 to 7 community service organizations through the Government of Canadaโs Community Services Recovery Fund
Today, United Way Northumberland is pleased to announce $252,449 in funding to support 7 projects in Northumberland County through the Government of Canadaโs Community Services Recovery Fund. The Community Services Recovery Fund is a one-time investment of $400 million to help community service organizations (charities, non-profits, Indigenous governing bodies) adapt, modernize and be better equipped […]
United Way Northumberland participe au Fonds de relance des services communautaires, un investissement de 400 millions de dollars dans les organismes de bienfaisance et les organismes ร but non lucratif
Plus que jamais, les organismes de bienfaisance et les organismes ร but non lucratif jouent un rรดle de premier plan pour offrir des solutions aux problรจmes 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 […]
United Way Northumberland takes part in the Community Services Recovery Fund โ 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 […]
United Way to transition COVID-19 Relief Fund to long-term Community Recovery Fund
Northumberland United Way looks to fill gap in funds requested by local community organizations. ย When Northumberland United Way introduced the COVID-19 Community Relief Fund in March 2020, they could have never imagined that Northumberland County would still be facing the impact of a global pandemic today. Over these past two years, the organization has responded […]
Northumberland Rocks Back invests more than $20,000 through Northumberland United Way COVID-19 Fund
Post-concert blues are a real feeling, just ask anyone who attended Northumberland Rocks Back. The outdoor benefit concert held in August showcased local talents Cale Crowe, The Spirits, Jeremy Macklin, and Jesse Slack with stories from frontline workers and local volunteers. The concert raised $25,172 of which,ย $18,672 wasย donated to the Northumberland United Way COVID-19 Community […]
$72,200 OTF Grant Gives Northumberland United Way new opportunities to recover from the pandemic
In 2021, Northumberland United Way received a $72,200 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Trillium Foundation to rebuild and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by creating a new space for community collaboration. The project which will be completed over the next 12 months will give non-profit organizations in the […]
