Grants
The allocations process is led annually by local volunteers and United Way staff who work together to review and assess grant applications as well as conduct a virtual site visit. They make funding recommendations to the United Way KFL&A Board of Directors who is responsible for distributing the money raised from the annual community fundraising campaign.
“Participating in this process is always an illuminating and rewarding experience. You gain a deeper understanding of the work that goes on in our community to help address the immense needs of so many,” says Mary Beth Gauthier, community volunteer who chaired one of the five panels. “It is a responsibility we all take very seriously to ensure the money is invested in the best possible way.”
United Way volunteers focus on funding programs that address the growing areas of need in the community, such as food security, mental health and addictions support, and homelessness. United Way KFL&A continues to work closely with local partners to tackle the immediate needs of many different community members.
Please see below for a list of agencies and programs that were approved for funding in 2025.
For more information on the Community Investment Fund and Reaching Home visit https://www.unitedwaykfla.ca/funding/
United Way KFL&A Partner Agency Funding
| Partner Agency Allocations | Program | Funding |
| 2024-2026 Anchor Funds | Per year | |
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Family Support Worker | $85,700.00 |
| FUSE Program | $25,000.00 | |
| Centre for Abuse and Trauma Therapy | Client Assistance Program | $50,000.00 |
| Elizabeth Fry Society Kingston | Women Empowered Hub | $50,000.00 |
| WRAP (Women Reintegrating After Prison) | $50,000.00 | |
| Food Sharing Project | Student Nutrition Program | $60,000.00 |
| Kingston Community Health Centres | EarlyOn | $24,300.00 |
| Good Food Box | $48,595.00 | |
| Seniors Food Box | $99,995.00 | |
| PORCH – Pilot | $12,000.00 | |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Adult Supportive Housing | $50,000.00 |
| Supportive Housing for Youth | $50,000.00 | |
| Lily’s Place Family Shelter | $50,000.00 | |
| Kingston Interval House | Emergency Shelter | $40,000.00 |
| Robin’s Hope Transition House | $20,000.00 | |
| Kingston Youth Shelter | Kingston Youth Transitions | $100,000.00 |
| Emergency Shelter | $80,000.00 | |
| Maltby Centre | Youth Mental Health Access | $50,000.00 |
| Outreach St. George’s Kingston | Lunch By George | $75,000.00 |
| Pathways to Education Kingston | Pathways to Education Kingston | $50,000.00 |
| Resolve Counselling Services Canada | Family Counselling | $50,000.00 |
| Child and Youth Counselling | $50,000.00 | |
| Multi-Service Immediate Services Walk-In | $50,000.00 | |
| Youth Peer Support Program | $35,000.00 | |
| Rural Frontenac Community Services | Family Counselling Program | $50,443.00 |
| Bridging the Gap for Rural Youth | $27,509.00 | |
| Ryandale Transitional Housing | Transition House | $55,000.00 |
| Transition House 2 | $30,000.00 | |
| Sexual Assault Centre Kingston | First Response for Youth | $50,000.00 |
| Diverse Communities | $50,000.00 | |
| Reducing the Waitlist | $50,000.00 | |
| Youth Diversion Program | CHANCE Mentoring Program | $55,000.00 |
| KAIROS Secondry School Substance Use | $60,000.00 | |
| KAIROS Elementary School Substance Use | $40,000.00 | |
| Intersections | $14,250.00 | |
| KAIROS Substance Use (Elementary & Secondary | $42,750.00 | |
| 2025 Program Funds | ||
| BGC South East | After School Connections | $50,000.00 |
| Youth Program | $50,000.00 | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | 1:1 Community and Site Based Mentoring – Kingston | $50,000.00 |
| Group Mentoring Program | $20,000.00 | |
| Canadian Hearing | General Support Services | $18,220.00 |
| Hearing Care Counselling | $30,040.00 | |
| Employment Services | $10,000.00 | |
| Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario – 211 | 211 Eastern Region | $47,910.00 |
| Dress for Success Kingston | Suiting (formerly Boutique and Success Centre) | $40,000.00 |
| Epilepsy South Eastern Ontario | Epilepsy Support Program | $50,000.00 |
| Girls Inc | Girls Ed Program | $50,000.00 |
| Independent Living Centre Kingston | Information and Support Services | $40,000.00 |
| Kingston Military Family Resource Centre | Community Resource Connections | $40,000.00 |
| Kingston Native Centre and Languange Nest | Capital Request | $25,000.00 |
| St. Lawrence Youth Association | Specialized Treatment Program | $25,000.00 |
| Victim Services of Kingston & Frontenac | Anti Human Trafficking Program | $25,000.00 |
| Well Suited | Suiting and Peer Support (formerly Suiting Operations) | $25,000.00 |
| Community Investment Fund Grants 2025-26 | ||
| Helping Kids Be All They Can Be | ||
| BGC South East | Innovation Pathways for Vulnerable Youth | $15,000.00 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington | Mentoring and Integration for Mental Health & Addictions Relief | $18,000.00 |
| Girls Incorporated of Limestone, Algonquin and Lakeshore | Girls Inc. Healthy Minds, Informed Choices Project | $15,600.00 |
| Youth Diversion | Empowering Young Minds | $20,000.00 |
| Building Strong and Healthy Communities | ||
| Bloom Skills Centre | Bloom Program Expansion: Opportunities For Employment Development | $15,000.00 |
| Family and Children’s Services of Frontenac Lennox and Addington | Expansion of Services to Underserved Communities | $14,300.00 |
| Maltby Centre | Close to Home | $20,000.00 |
| Martha’s Table Community Program | Martha’s Community Navigator Program | $12,500.00 |
| Ontario 211 Services | Racism Reporting Service | $25,000.00 |
| Victim Services of Kingston and Frontenac | Breaking the Silence: Empowering Male Survivors | $18,600.00 |
| Well Suited Kingston | Suiting Operations & Peer Support | $11,000.00 |
| Moving People from Poverty to Possibility | ||
| Kingston Home Base Housing | Equipped to Thrive: Kitchen Tools for Youth Life Skills | $15,000.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Housing | STEP: Skills for Transition, Empowerment, and Preparedness | $20,000.00 |
| Morningstar Mission Relief | Warming Centre Summer Program | $25,000.00 |
| Tipi Moza Iron Homes | Affordable Housing Project – Windows 25 | $25,000.00 |
| Total: | $270,000.00 | |
| Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy | $ Amount | |
| 2024-25 Designated Funds (includes additional one-time winter and encampment funds*) | ||
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Youth Outreach Case Management | $81,000.00 |
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Integrated Care Hub | $287,500.00 |
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Street Outreach Case Management | $100,000.00 |
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Emergency Supplies* | $11,000.00 |
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Outreach Van * | $64,000.00 |
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Overflow Shelter – Motel stays* | $38,259.00 |
| City of Kingston | Coordinated Access | $40,250.00 |
| Dawn House Services and Housing for Women | Transitional Housing | $42,387.30 |
| Dawn House Services and Housing for Women | Winter Resources* | $2,000.00 |
| Dawn House Services and Housing for Women | Women’s Shelter Setup* | $20,000.00 |
| Kingston Community Health Centres | Mobile Services | $6,000.00 |
| Kingston Community Legal Clinic | Eviction Prevention | $61,500.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Housing First for Youth | $66,825.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Lily’s Place Family Shelter – Site Two | $50,625.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Community Outreach Worker | $67,331.25 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Indigenous Outreach Worker | $69,425.10 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | RISE Transitional Housing | $69,425.10 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Youth Services Coordinator | $50,625.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Housing First Case Management* | $187,500.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Expanded Street Outreach* | $36,333.33 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | IFTC Emergency Shelter + addtl beds* | $70,476.36 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Expanded Prevention Diversion* | $17,666.67 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Outreach Van* | $55,250.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Youth Hub Day Services* | $50,000.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Winter Resources* | $6,000.00 |
| Kingston Youth Shelter | Day Services for Youth | $86,062.50 |
| Kingston Youth Shelter | Family Mediation | $65,812.50 |
| Kingston Youth Shelter | Winter Resources* | $2,000.00 |
| Lionhearts | Emergency Drop-in & Warming Centre | $50,000.00 |
| Lionhearts | Adelaide – additional 15 shelter beds* | $74,764.64 |
| Lionhearts | Weekend Drop In | $13,000.00 |
| Lionhearts | Winter Resources* | $5,000.00 |
| Resolve Counsellling Services Canada | Youth Outreach Counselling | $28,355.60 |
| The Salvation Army | Winter Resources* | $5,000.00 |
| Tipi Moza Iron Homes | Winter Resources* | $3,000.00 |
| United Way KFL&A | Winter Resources | $15,048.65 |
| United Way KFL&A | 2024 National Point in Time Count | $24,880.00 |
| Total | $1,924,303.00 | |
| 2025-26 Designated Funds | ||
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Youth Outreach Case Management | $81,000.00 |
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Integrated Care Hub | $287,500.00 |
| Addiction and Mental Health Services – KFLA | Street Outreach Case Management | $100,000.00 |
| City of Kingston | Coordinated Access | $80,500.00 |
| Dawn House Services and Housing for Women | Transitional Housing | $44,000.00 |
| Kingston Community Health Centres | Mobile Services | $24,000.00 |
| Kingston Community Legal Clinic | Eviction Prevention | $66,000.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Housing First for Youth | $69,300.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Lily’s Place Family Shelter – Site Two | $52,500.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Community Outreach Worker | $70,000.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Indigenous Outreach Worker | $72,000.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | RISE Transitional Housing | $72,000.00 |
| Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing | Youth Services Coordinator | $52,500.00 |
| Kingston Youth Shelter | Day Services for Youth | $89,250.00 |
| Kingston Youth Shelter | Family Mediation | $68,250.00 |
| Lionhearts | Drop In Day Services | $70,000.00 |
| Resolve Counsellling Services Canada | Youth Outreach Counselling | $30,430.00 |
| Total | $1,329,230.00 | |
| United Way Emergency Funds | $ Amount | |
| Kingston Community Health Centres | Winter Boots Program (Kingston & Napanee) | $14,500.00 |
| Rural Frontenac Community Services | Winter Boots Program (Frontenac County) | $5,500.00 |
| Lionhearts Inc | CFRW Operations | $50,000.00 |
| 211 Ontario | Anti-Racism Task Force | $20,000.00 |
| KFL&A Public Health | Dental Treatment Assistance Fund (DTAF) | $13,000.00 |