United Way NWT provides funding support to projects and programs in three focus areas:
- From poverty to possibility : Moving people out of poverty and meeting basic human needs
- Healthy people, strong communities : Improving access to social and health-related support services and supporting resident and community engagement
- All that kids can be: Improving access to early childhood learning and development programs, helping kids do well at school, and make a healthy transition into adulthood
Thanks to the generous donations of many people, the United Way of the Northwest Territories has been able to invest over $120,000 back into NWT communities over the past two years.
Ways to give
You can get involved in a number of different ways:
Volunteer your time
Change starts here! It is easy to get involved with United Way NWT to create opportunities for a better life for everyone in our communities!
Volunteers are critical to our operations and we wouldn’t be able to inspire change in our communities without you. For further information please get in touch with us at office@nwt.unitedway.ca or 867-669-7986.
Make an Individual Donation
When you donate to United Way, you are making a real difference across Northern communities. The impact of your financial contribution directly supports our Community Investment Fund and Emergency Response Programs.
Your contributions are creating lasting change in communities across the country. From one-time, to continued, to planned gifts – each one has an impact.
Host a Fundraising Event
If you have an idea for a fundraising event to support the United Way NWT, please contact us. We love great ideas!
Start a Workplace Campaign
A message to our workplace champions!
We would like to extend a special heartfelt thank you to each of the volunteers in these businesses. As a volunteer with your workplace’s United Way NWT campaign, you are helping to make a positive impact in the Northwest Territories and beyond. It is because of your commitment that the work of the United Way NWT and the more than 50 agencies we support is made possible.
Because of volunteers like you, we are able to work with community agencies in every corner of the NWT to connect people to opportunities.
Because of volunteers like you, we are able to go beyond helping one person at a time and address the issues that prevent individuals and families from building a better live.
Together with volunteers from all of these workplaces, you are helping to build a community where every person is able to reach their full potential. A community where every neighbourhood is thriving. A community that is healthy and poised for a bright future. That is our vision!
To learn more about the Workplace Campaign fundraising program please contact:
United Way Northwest Territories
Box 1145 Yellowknife NT X1A 2N8
By phone: 867-669-7986
Or by e‐mail to: office@nwt.unitedway.ca
Corporate and Labour Donations
By working together, we can make the United Way a better place for everyone. The money is raised in the community through workplace campaigns, special events, planned giving, etc., and it stays in the community to fund various programs to help people from all walks of life.
The following companies generously donated to the United Way in 2023:
- Ledger Industries Inc.
- PSAC – Social Justice Fund
- UNW
- Otto & Marie Pick Foundation
- NorthWesTel
- CIBC
- Lawson Lundell
- Canada Life
