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In 2021, United Way KFL&A supported over 74,000 people in the community through 61 agencies and 127 programs. Find out how your local love and support impacted local lives.

2021 Annual Report

Local Love

in KFL&A

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2021 Annual Report
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United Way Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington works closely with the community to ensure that people have the opportunity to reach their full potential and live with hope, dignity and a sense of belonging. Led by volunteers, driven by a small professional staff team, the United Way KFL&A provides inspiring opportunities for people to get involved and support issues they care about through volunteering, giving and being advocates for people who are in vulnerable situations.
“United Way supports the community, it is local love. They don’t send the money away, they pass the money forward to the people in our community. United Way steps up and steps forward. That is what all the people who donate do by raising the money each campaign. The goal isn’t a number, it is what we need in our community to support the people we care about, the people that are valuable – our friends, family and the people in the community..”
Daren Dougall2021 United Way KFL&A Campaign Chair
"Can’t say enough about how the United Way has been able to help Lionhearts, along with so many other agencies across Kingston and surrounding area. It’s our honour to be able to partner with them, not just in the warming centre, but in so many other avenues. Really it’s all about partnerships. That’s what makes the world go round. We’re honoured to stand side-by-side with them to be able to provide these services."
Travis BlackmoreFounder & Executive Director, Lionhearts Inc.
"The United Way funding and support really has been imperative to our operations at the Hub. The United Way provides program dollars for Indigenous programming and for our community support program, which allows us to hire the people we serve who have lived experience. The United Way’s commitment to serving our marginalized homeless population plays a key role within health and social service agencies across the city to provide support to those who need it most."
Ashley O'BrienManager, Integrated Care Hub
"With the United Way, you don’t know everyone’s story, and until I got involved I didn’t realize how many of my own co-workers and people I knew reached out and used services. We had employees share stories about how they benefitted and how their personal lives were impacted. To me, you don’t know what’s going on in people’s lives, so getting involved and knowing that it could be helping my neighbour, my co-worker, that’s what drove me to want to be part of this.”
Campaign Co-ChairEmpire Life
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Annual Backpack Program encourages community members to help set students up for success

With back-to-school season right around the corner, United Way KFL&A is encouraging community members to support students. Coordinated by the United Way KFL&A with donations from individuals, community businesses and organizations, the program distributes backpacks and school supplies to ensure that families and children have all they need for a successful school year.

Portable OutReach Care Hub launches in KFL&A

United Way Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington and Kingston Community Health Centres, along with other community organizations are excited to announce the launch of the new Portable OutReach Care Hub (PORCH). The retrofitted mobile Recreational Vehicle (RV) seeks to provide mobile health and social service supports for vulnerable individuals in the community seeking wellness services.

In an Open Letter to Premier Doug Ford, United Ways across Ontario call for action on toughest issues facing Ontarians

United Way leaders addressed an open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet calling for close collaboration to alleviate social issues plaguing the province. Frontline partners at agencies funded by United Ways are reporting record-high numbers of community members needing supports, and an increasing complexity of issues facing both urban and rural communities.
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Local Love Impacting Local Lives

The United Way invests in programs that have a wide range of impact. These programs support thousands of local residents, helping them when they need it the most. For more videos, tours and panel discussions click here.

Resolve Counselling Services Kingston (6 min)

Sexual Assault Centre
Kingston (5 min)

Dress for Success (5 min)

EarlyON (3 min)

Kingston Interval House (2 min)

Rural Frontenac
Community Services (3 min)

Food Sharing Project (5 min)

Youth Diversion (8 min)

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United Way KFL&A raises funds locally and invests them locally for maximum impact. Use this impact calculator to see an example of how donations to United Way KFL&A are used to impact local lives.

Community Resources

Sometimes it can be hard to know who to reach out to. This page is a great resource and connection to resources for mental health needs, food programs, homelessness supports and more.

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"My wife and I have always donated to the United Way KFL&A because we know the donated funds are used in our community. In my retirement, I have become more aware of the people in need in our community. I encourage you to support these vital programs by volunteering and by making a donation. Through the United Way you make a difference in the lives of so many."
Jim Parker
"With our United Way funding, we go right to the grocery store or a local supplier and purchase the food that helps a student take advantage of everything school has to offer. You can be confident that your donation to the United Way stays here, in KFL&A and supports students in our community"
Food Sharing Project
"The United Way funds our Youth Program and without them, I don't know how we could keep doing all the things we do. They really have been working with us to understand rural youth and the importance of spotlighting rural communities. The United Way gets that urban is different from rural and the rural needs that we have are important and need to be funded just as much as the Kingston program. United Way has been amazing supporting us."
Rural Frontenac Community Services
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United Way of KFL&A would like to acknowledge this traditional territory’s longer existence and its significance for the Indigenous people who lived and continue to live on Turtle Island.

We are situated on traditional Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat land. There are Métis and other non-status First People from many Indigenous Nations present in our community today. This acknowledgement symbolizes the United Way KFL&A’s first step, of many, along this path toward Indigenous reconciliation, in a respectful manner.

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