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An increase in maximum funding and an extension for donations and applications Due to the great success of fundraising efforts around the Together We Are Strong Campaign, the Yellowknife Community Foundation has generously agreed to increase their matching maximum to $75,000! Additionally, Together We Are Strong is now accepting donations and applications until 29 May! Check out … Read more

The Yellowknifer ran a great story about the United Way NWT’s recent success with applications for the New Horizon’s for Seniors Fund. Thanks NNSL for helping us spread the word about our COVID-19 responses. Check out the Together we are strong campaign here, and consider donating! See full story: Read the whole story here

The Together we are strong partnership between the United Way Northwest Territories and the Yellowknife Community Foundation was announced yesterday and is already generating attention in the media. The Yellowknife Community Foundation is matching all donations to the Together we are strong campaign up to $50,000. The fund will help support those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in … Read more

On Monday Meghan Kennedy, the volunteer chair of United Way NWT’s Covid-19 committee, had an interview with Cabin Radio to talk about the New Horizons for Seniors program that the United Way NWT is helping implement in the Northwest Territories. “We’re looking to support basic needs first and foremost like food and hygiene products, including getting … Read more

Over $150,000 Raised to Support Together We Are Strong campaign in response to COVID-19 During difficult financial times, northerners came together to donate what they could to support one another. Through the generosity of the people of the NWT, the United Way NWT, in partnership with the Yellowknife Community Foundation, have managed to fundraised more than $150,000 … Read more