Community Investments
United Way Elgin Middlesex invests our available resources in smart, strategic ways to move the needle for the most vulnerable people in our communities. Our expert volunteers evaluate and make recommendations to fund programs, collaborations and initiatives that create measurable, lasting change.
Program stream 2022-2024
Agency
Program
Description
Investment
Communities served
Across Languages
Community interpreter access program
Interpretation services for people with little or no English language skills.
$40,000
Middlesex & London
Anova
Sexual assault counselling
Counselling for women who have experienced sexual violence.
$30,000
Middlesex & London
ATN Access for Persons with Disabilities
Be Well
Community-based support for individuals with disabilities to build communication skills, develop positive relationships, and enhance social skills.
$98,058
London
Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area
One Big, One Little: A mentoring program
One on one mentoring with a screened, trained adult volunteer for children and youth identified as at-risk.
$200,000
Middlesex & London
Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Thomas-Elgin
Community-based mentoring program
One on one mentoring with a screened, trained adult volunteer for children and youth identified as at-risk.
$20,000
Elgin
BGC London
Children & youth – education & leadership
Academic and financial support for children and youth to ensure success in education.
$150,000
London
Children & youth – recreation, social skills & nutrition
Fee assistance for low income families to provide BGC membership for camps and after-school programming.
$75,000
London
Changing Ways
Caring Dads
Group counselling for men who have abused, neglected, or exposed their children to intimate partner violence.
$100,000
Elgin, Middlesex & London
Being the Change
Counselling services for men who wish to address intimate partner violence and learn non-abusive ways of resolving conflict.
$90,000
Elgin, Middlesex & London
CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
Outreach programs
Social and recreation programs and basic needs provided at London Coffee House and My Sister’s Place.
$200,000
London
Supportive response
Confidential telephone support provided 24/7 for people feeling anxious, isolated, lonely, sad, stressed, or who need someone to talk to.
$140,000
Middlesex & London
Community Living London
Volunteer services
Volunteer opportunities for people with disabilities to expand their social network and connect to their community.
$65,000
London
Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre
Neighbourhood support services
Emergency food and basic needs support for individuals in the Hamilton Road area.
$55,000
London
Neighbourhood child, youth & family services
Social and recreation programs for children, youth and families in the Hamilton Road area.
$55,000
London
Neighbourhood community development
Advocacy, systems navigation, and other supports for individuals in the Hamilton Road area.
$45,000
London
Daya Counselling Centre
Counselling services
Subsidized counselling for individuals, couples and families.
$200,000
Elgin, Middlesex & London
Elgin-St. Thomas Youth Employment Counselling Centre
Ignite Youth Centre
Social, education and employment support programs for youth aged 12-19.
$22,000
Elgin
Family Service Thames Valley
Counselling services
Subsidized counselling for individuals, couples and families.
$250,000
Middlesex & London
Glen Cairn Community Resource Centre
Support services
Emergency food and basic needs support for individuals in the Glen Cairn and Pond Mills area.
$60,000
London
Child & youth programs
Social and recreation programs for children and youth in the Glen Cairn and Pond Mills area.
$25,000
London
John Howard Society of London and District
Counselling services
Counselling for individuals, couples and families involved in the criminal justice system.
$200,000
Elgin, Middlesex & London
Learning Disabilities Association of London Region
Services for children, youth and families
Academic and social programs for children and youth with learning disabilities and their families.
$120,000
Elgin, Middlesex & London
London Abused Women’s Centre
Survivors to Thrivers
Support for survivors of violence against women and human trafficking.
$90,000
Middlesex & London
London Cares Homeless Response Services
Housing stability program
Housing First program serving people experiencing chronic and persistent homelessness.
$125,000
London
London InterCommunity Health Centre
Women of the World
Peer support for immigrant women experiencing barriers to integrating into life in Canada.
$50,000
London
LUSO Community Services
Neighbourhood basic needs & community support
Emergency food and basic needs support for individuals in Northeast London.
$60,000
London
Neighbourhood child & youth services
Social and recreation programs for children and youth in Northeast London.
$56,838
London
Neighbourhood community development & engagement
Advocacy, systems navigation and other supports for individuals in Northeast London.
$21,427
London
March of Dimes Canada
Assistive devices program
Assistance to purchase, repair, and maintain a wide variety of mobility or assistive equipment for seniors and adults with disabilities.
$80,000
Elgin, Middlesex & London
Meals on Wheels London
Meal subsidy program
Meal delivery service for seniors aged 55+ and adults with disabilities.
$40,000
London
Mennonite Community Services of Southern Ontario
Family education & support program
Health, life skills, and English language classes for newcomer women, and pre-school readiness for children.
$10,000
Elgin
Volunteer driver program
No-cost rides to essential medical and other appointments for rural residents with low income and/or no access to transportation.
$13,000
Elgin
Merrymount Children’s Centre
Mutual Aid Parenting
Peer support program for parents of young children.
$100,000
Middlesex & London
Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration
Community Resilience Supports
Inter-cultural family violence prevention and social support services for Arab-speaking and Muslim families.
$60,165
Elgin, Middlesex & London
N’Amerind (London) Friendship Centre
Indigenous Families First
Advocacy and wrap-around supports for urban Indigenous families involved in the child welfare system.
$183,562
Elgin, Middlesex & London
Northwest London Resource Centre
Support services
Emergency food and basic needs support for individuals in Northwest London.
$55,000
London
Youth services
Social and recreation programs for children and youth in Northwest London.
$55,000
London
Pathways Employment Help Centre
Advocacy services
Paralegal support for individuals seeking and/or who have been denied social assistance benefits.
$180,000
Elgin, Middlesex & London
South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre
Support services
Emergency food and basic needs support for individuals in Southwest London.
$75,000
London
Youth services
Social and recreation programs for children and youth in Southwest London.
$75,000
London
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre
Ashamaawaso food security (she/he feeds a child)
Food-based programs for Indigenous families.
$146,640
London
Minomode-zewin nunge-gehwin (healthy ways of eating)
Emergency food and other basic needs as well as food programs for Indigenous individuals and families.
$96,400
London
St. Thomas-Elgin Second Stage Housing
Child & family support program
Counselling for children residing at St. Thomas-Elgin Second Stage Housing.
$55,000
Elgin
Stevenson Children’s Camp
Residential summer camp
Residential summer camp for children and youth living in poverty.
$80,000
Elgin, Middlesex & London
The INN
Support services
Basic needs, advocacy & other supports for individuals experiencing homelessness.
$75,000
Elgin
Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness in London
Housing stability program
In-home and in-community support to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
$125,000
London
Vanier Children’s Services
Focused Family Therapy
Counselling services for children and families.
$67,500
Middlesex & London
West Elgin Community Health Centre
Gift a Ride
No-cost rides to essential medical and other appointments for rural residents with low income and/or no access to transportation.
$9,000
Elgin
WILL Employment Solutions
Immploy Mentorship Program
One on one support for immigrant job seekers to connect to their field of work in Canada.
$50,000
Elgin, Middlesex & London
Women’s Rural Resource Centre of Strathroy and Area
Children’s program
Counselling support for children who have experienced and/or witnessed intimate partner violence.
$90,000
Middlesex
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Housing services
Support for diversion, community integration and basic needs for youth at the Youth Action Centre and Next Wave Youth Centre.
$225,000
Middlesex & London
YWCA St. Thomas-Elgin
Housing stability & homelessness prevention
Housing stability and homelessness prevention supports and services for youth and adults.
$66,410
Elgin
Project stream 2022-2023
Agency
Program
Description
Investment
Communities served
Autism Ontario – West Region
STARS – Social Training & Recreation Skills
Pilot project to test implementation of a weekly social and recreation program for youth and their caregivers.
$11,776
Elgin, Middlesex & London
Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area
Youth-Initiated Mentoring
Evaluation and research study of a new approach to recruiting volunteer mentors that involves youth recruiting their own mentors from their personal network.
$7,100
Middlesex & London
Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre
Pop-up Produce Market
Program start-up costs for two new weekly pop-up markets which will provide access to fruits and vegetables to families in low-income neighbourhoods.
$15,000
London
LUSO Community Services
Pop-up Market
Pilot project to test implementation of pop-up markets which will provide access to fruits and vegetables to families in low-income neighbourhoods in Northeast London and Argyle.
$15,000
London
South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre
Food Security in Southcrest
Testing implementation of a community pop-up service location in the Southcrest neighbourhood including access to the London Food Bank mobile food distribution service.
$15,000
London
West Elgin Community Health Centre
Rural-focused Homelessness Flex Fund
Pilot project to test implementation of a fund to provide one-time financial assistance to individuals or families at risk of homelessness for the purpose of staying housed.
$15,000
Elgin
YWCA St. Thomas-Elgin
Women’s Group
Pilot project to establish a peer support group for women to improve social connections and improve their health and wellbeing.
$15,000
St. Thomas & Elgin