The story of the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic is still being written, but the United Way of Bruce Grey, as part of Capacity Canada’s Creative Day for Social Good (CD4SG), collaborated to tell the story of the first 9 months.

The report titled “The Strength in Our Numbers” highlights funding, projects, programs and a few moments that have occurred in the last 9 months.

“We knew from the start of the pandemic that we would want to capture how our community responded,” explains Francesca Dobbyn, Executive Director of the United Way of Bruce Grey. “The partnerships, the collaborations, the support in our region is incredible. When CD4SG solicited proposals for the day, we knew this was a further collaboration, should we be selected.”

The report details almost $3.3 million in supports to the community through six focus areas:
© Food Security
© Shelter
© Social inclusion and learning
© Information and community navigation
© Mental Health & Wellness
© Health & hygiene

The report can be downloaded from the United Way’s website at: https://unitedwayofbrucegrey.com/the-strength-in-our-numbers/

The United Way wishes to express its gratitude to the CD4SG team that worked hard to pull together our community’s story.

“We are all so grateful for the many organizations, community leaders, volunteers and donors who are doing their best to help everyone feel safe and comfortable during this pandemic. This report only scratches the surface of the Bruce Grey pandemic response. We know there are many more stories to be told,” Dobbyn assured.

United Way of Bruce Grey Creative Day for Social Good 2020 Team
Conestoga College Designers: Riane Ayoung, Katie Cooper, Jessica Muttoo, Claire Rawlek, Alyssa Yemen
Conestoga College Writers: Sydney Mohr, Sophia Pereira
Designers: Safa Al-Sammarraie, Stephanie Halstead
Advisors: Andrei Florea, Stephanie Halstead, Breanna Lalonde, Gurbaz Sidhu

source: media release, United Way of Bruce Grey