The United Way of Guelph & Wellington proudly serves Orangeville and Dufferin County.

Working with local leaders, charities and donors, the United Way raises money and awareness to support social service programs that improve lives and build community.

What's New? 

• 2012 Funding is available for United Way agencies in Dufferin and Orangeville.  Application deadline Feb 16, 2012.
• TransAlta staff spent Thursday, Oct 13, helping with fall yard work at the homes of seven vulnerable seniors in Shelburne, Grand Valley and Orangeville. United Way linked TransAlta with the seniors through the Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County and Hospice Dufferin as part of the Day of Caring™ program. TransAlta is holding its first United Way fundraising campaign this year.
• United Way Campaign 2011.  Local companies are kicking off their 2011 United Way campaigns. Poly One, D+H, LCBO and Future Shop are among the local businesses coming to raise funds for social service programs in Orangeville and Dufferin.
• Local Local company digs in on United Way Day of Caring™.  On June 2, Orangeville's D+H is participating in United Way Day of Caring, building a community garden for Hospice Dufferin. Across the country, teams of employees are taking time from their workday to volunteer at local charities.
  • Read about it in the Orangeville Banner.
• Orangeville businesses congratulated for United Way donations. 
• $40,000 for Dufferin and Orangeville community programs from United Way
  • Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County—Friendly Visiting Program
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters Dufferin—Core Program
  • Canadian Mental Health Association, Grand River Branch—Youth Talk
  • Dufferin Child and Family Services—Medically Fragile Technologically Dependant
    Day Respite Program (MFTD Program)
  • Dufferin Parent Support Network—Group Parent Education
  • Headwaters Communities in Action—Engaging & Educating Citizens on Community Wellbeing
  • Hospice Dufferin—Case IT Management

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  About the United Way in Orangeville & Dufferin

  
  Building Community.

  Thanks to your donations, programs at local agencies will receive critical funding this year. Programs like education services at the Canadian Mental Health Association Grand River Branch and nutritious food at local schools through Food and Friends.   Other Orangeville-area programs receving funding in 2011 include:

  (Details on these programs can be found here.)

   Your donation will help build on this success.

  
  Improving Lives.

  Your donation to the United Way will be directed to where it will have the greatest impact and stay in Orangeville and Dufferin County. It will provide funding to maintain health and social service programs.

  And your money is well-used, as the United Way’s fundraising cost is less than 19%, well below the Canadian benchmark standard of 26%.