We are very excited to grow our organizational capacity to include the Central Plains region. United Way Brandon & District currently serves rural communities surrounding Brandon and throughout Westman, and the one absolute constant is our commitment to putting donor dollars right back into the community for which they are intended.

Our United Way, like most, run an annual campaign and distribute those funds back into community agencies who support some of the most vulnerable among us. We also facilitate youth programming such as Tools for School, Coats for Kids, Summer of Service and Financially Empowering Young Adults (FEYA).

We are also in the process of piloting a program to provide support to social service workers in our community, to help alleviate and prevent burn out and compassion fatigue, and hang on to these critical individuals going forward. We are looking forward to introducing some of these programs here over the next year. Our intention is to strengthen the United Way presence here in Central Plains, and to impact and support more people in this region than ever before.

We are looking to recruit six individuals locally to sit on a volunteer advisory committee. This committee will assist us with events and fundraising, but their most important task will be to assist us in making decisions regarding the investment of donor dollars here in Central Plains. If you are interested, please reach out and let us know.

About Us

For more than 50 years, United Way has worked to make a difference in our communities all across our catchment area. Guided by volunteers, we strive to invest in nonprofit organizations that improve our communities and their way of life.

We provide sustainable funding for local nonprofit organizations that provide essentials services and programming throughout all of the communities within our catchment area.

100% of your donation stays right here in the Central Plains region.

Thanks to an annual grant from the province of Manitoba, none of your donation supports administration costs.

Our Team

Kathryn Dalton
Community Engagement Coordinator
officecp@westcentraluw.ca

Our Mission

Our mission is to improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action.

Our Statement of Values:

• Demonstrate trust, integrity, respect, inclusivity and transparency;

• Energize and inspire volunteerism and volunteer leadership;

• Endorse innovation, partnerships and collective action;

• Provide non-partisan leadership;

• Embrace diversity

United Way supports 44 communities in the Central Plains region of southern Manitoba, Canada.