2008 Success

The strength of Brant United Way is the hundreds of volunteers and donors who offer their support year round. Individuals, local business owners and their employees work every September 1st to November 30th during campaign period on behalf of the United Way to raise much needed dollars for Brantford and Brant County residents. Thanks to the tireless efforts of these volunteers and donors the Brant United Way is distributing more money to charitable initiatives than ever before.

All funds raised in our community stay in our community to support the Brant United Way’s Member Agencies, other charitable organizations (as directed by donors) and charitable work such as governance workshops, leadership training and outcome measurements that are working towards the goal of strengthening the capacity of the entire not-for-profit community. The Brant United Way is positioning itself as a community leader by offering services that will assist our Member Agencies in measuring the outcomes of their work, developing strong volunteer practices throughout the community, and focusing on areas of community impact.

Our Member Agencies receive the majority of the available funds to maintain their programs and services that nurture children, mentor youth, support seniors to live more independently, allow people to participate in society, and assist people during a crisis.

To better address the needs in our community the Brant United Way is funding an additional four agencies that include Big Brothers Big Sisters serving Brant, Brantford, Haldimand & Norfolk (providing programming to Brantford), Crossing All Bridges Learning Centre, Kids Can Fly and the Literacy Council of Brantford and District. Through programs and services offered by these new agencies the Brant United Way will be able to assist more individuals in Brantford and Brant County. We are pleased to welcome these new agencies to the United Way family and want to thank all of our Member Agencies for their active participation and support during this year’s allocation process.

The Allocations and Citizens Review Committees act as a governing body for our allocations process and play a vital role in distributing funds. Each year over 40 community volunteers sit on the committees to perform the due diligence of ensuring that each Member Agency is meeting a high standard of accountability. These volunteers are truly dedicated. They visited each Member Agency, reviewed every application, which included a full analysis of their budget and programs and made tough decisions about granting funds accordingly. We are truly grateful to have their support and expertise; we couldn’t do it without them!