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United Way Colchester County

Improving lives and building community in Colchester County

About

Our Mission:

To improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action.

Our Three Focus Areas:

     From poverty to possibility

  • Moving people out of poverty 
  • Meeting basic human needs (ex: food, shelter, jobs)

     Healthy people, strong communities

  • Improving access to social and health-related support services 
  • Supporting resident and community engagement   
  • Supporting community integration and settlement

     All that kids can be

  • Improving access to early childhood learning and development programs 
  • Helping kids do well at school and complete high school 
  • Making the healthy transition into adulthood and post-secondary education 

Our Strategies to make a positive impact in Colchester County

  • Engage and mobilize community (through dollars, influence, time, knowledge and action)
  • Address underlying causes
  • Strengthen the network of services and capacity of non-profit and community
  • Influence public attitudes, systems and policy

United Way of Colchester County’s Registered Charity Number: 11927 8489 RR0001

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Our Location

90 Esplanade St., Suite 2
PO Box 32
Truro, NS B2N 5B6

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