Agency Stories

When you give to United Way you ensure that everyone can have a healthy life and participate in the community

Ally was 11 years old when she first started at the East Preston Day Care and Community Centre. “You could see that Ally was more timid at the Centre than at home, but I thought by having her around other people, she would break her out of her shell,” says Alley’s mother, Miranda Lacey.

Read more: Ally's Story

When you give to United Way’s Community Fund you help give people in your community opportunities to learn and achieve new skills and goals

Bryce was 10 years old when he first became a member of the Boys and Girls Club of Spryfield. As a new member he seemed to gravitate towards others who encouraged him to get into trouble; he would pick on other children and had many episodes of bad behavior and rowdiness.

Read more: Bryce's Story

Peter Brooksbank is an organized man.  When a job needs doing he gets right to it without wasting time.  So when his father-in-law recently had his leg amputated, Peter set to work trying to locate services that would make life easier for the 78-year-old man.

Read more: Peter Believes in 211

When you give to United Way’s Community Fund you help communities come together by sharing knowledge, skills and resources

A family with three children moved from Rwanda to the Greystone community in Spryfield, Halifax. While wandering the neighborhood one afternoon the three siblings found themselves in a garden provided by The Urban Farm Museum Society of Spryfield. Intrigued by the children their own ages who were planting, watering and caring for different types of flowers, fruits and vegetables the Rwandan children stuck around wanting to help out.

Read more: A Story from the Garden