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Joining in the call for an affordable housing strategy

We are proud to join United Ways and other partners from across Ontario to call for the Provincial-Municipal Housing Summit, taking place on January 19, to take bold action on housing access and affordability. Please read the open letter with 10 recommendations for immediate action. January 14, 2022 The Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario… Read more »

Changes Due to a Return to Step 2 in the Reopening Ontario Act

Please note that in accordance with the Ontario government’s move back to Step 2 in the Reopening Ontario Act, the United Way of Chatham-Kent offices at 425 McNaughton Ave. West in Chatham will be closed from January 5, 2022 until at least January 27, 2022. While our office is closed, staff will be working safely… Read more »

2021 United Way Holiday Hours

Holiday Hours Chatham Office   ❄️Friday, December 24: 8:30am – noon ❄️Monday, December 27: Closed ❄️Tuesday, December 28: Closed ❄️Wednesday, December 29: 8:30am – 4:30pm ❄️Thursday, December 30: 8:30am – 4:30pm ❄️Friday, December 31: 8:30am – 4:30pm ❄️Monday, January 3: Closed ❄️Tuesday, January 4: Back to regular hours Holiday Hours Tilbury Office   ❄️ Friday,… Read more »

Teachers’ Totes Headed to Dozens of Local Classrooms

“It’s like Christmas!” Some out-of-the-box thinking led to a box full of goodness for classrooms this year, as 54 Teachers’ Totes were delivered to each and every local school in Chatham-Kent. Stuffed with goodies for both teachers and students, the Totes can be used to help support all those returning to classrooms marked by ever-changing… Read more »

We Want to Hear From You!

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The Community Voice initiative has launched and we want to hear from you!     For the next several weeks, you’ll see these green and black postcards in libraries throughout the municipality. Take one and let us know the kind of community you want to live in, or scan the QR code below to offer… Read more »

Tampon Tuesday Another Huge Success

Thank you to all who helped make Tampon Tuesday a success!   For the second pandemic year in a row, Women United chose to host a drive-thru Tampon Tuesday event at the Chatham-Kent Nonprofit Centre, and we’re happy to report that it was an even greater success than last year’s event!        Thanks… Read more »

This Van Delivers!

Now that Van With a Plan has launched and is out on the road, we want to highlight all the ways our community’s newest mobile outreach unit could be put to use. During the pandemic, we have listened deeply to the community as needs changed and challenges in servicing the community have evolved. The development… Read more »

Rebuilding Wheels, Rebuilding Lives: A True Community Partnership

Working in a remote part of Chatham-Kent is tricky without a reliable vehicle. For Kirk Peters, he had been managing his commute from Wallaceburg to his job as part of a close-knit farm crew on Walpole Island any way he could. When Kirk was chosen as the recipient of a refurbished vehicle, his co-workers were… Read more »

Vote Now for Chatham-Kent’s First Affordable Eco-Housing Development

There’s a brand new housing community being built in Chatham-Kent, and you can help the project win a grant to go towards its development from the prestigious David Suzuki Foundation. The Brickworks Community of 30 homes plus common areas will be run by the Opportunity Villages Community Land Trust (OVCLT), a not-for-profit group put together… Read more »