2013 kamloops INVEsTmENT REpoRT

All money raised through a United Way campaign stays in the community that it was raised in. Members of the Community Impact Council – all volunteers, make the

decision of where to invest the funds raised.

*United Way is piloting multi-year funding to five organizations to build capacity and sustainability

266First Nations,

Metis and Inuit families served

in one year

ORGANIZATION WHERE THE FUNDING IS GOING

ASK Wellness* ........................................................SHOP – Social & Health Options for Persons in the Sex Trade

Canadian Mental Health Association* .....................Operational

Elizabeth Fry Society* .............................................Operational

ORGANIZATION WHERE THE FUNDING IS GOING

Boys and Girls Club* ...............................................Operational

Big Brothers Big Sisters ...........................................In-School Mentoring Program

Interior Community Services ...................................Youth Outreach Program

Lii Michif Otipemisiwak ...........................................Circle of Care Program

Children’s Therapy & Family Resource Centre .........Early Intervention Program

Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism ....................Operational

From poverty to possibility

All that kids can be

Percentage of total investments which

support From poverty to possibility

ORGANIZATION: Street SchoolWHERE THE FUNDING IS GOING: Literacy Outreach Worker (LOW)

The LITERACY OUTREACH WORKER empowers students with low literacy skills, drug addiction, mental illness, backgrounds of abuse and neglect, to overcome addictions, secure employment and establish positive ties to their community through utilization of existing support, service agencies and one-on-one support.

ORGANIZATION: White Buffalo Aboriginal and Metis Health SocietyWHERE THE FUNDING IS GOING: Aboriginal Supported Childcare & Infant Development Program

Percentage of total investments which

support All that kids can be

55students

graduated from Street School

in 2012

The ABORIGINAL SUPPORTED DEvELOPMENT PROGRAM improves outcomes for children and youth with developmental delays by promoting inclusion in home, daycare and school settings for children, as well as providing assessments, diagnoses and referrals for recommended treatments and strategies.

*United Way is piloting multi-year funding to five organizations to build capacity and sustainability

$806,500

2013 kamloops INVEsTmENT REpoRT

Healthy people, strong communities

ORGANIZATION WHERE THE FUNDING IS GOING

CNIB ...............................................................Operational

Kamloops Family Resources Society ................Family Tree Drop-in & Programs

Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association ......Sensory Development Program

Kamloops Brain Injury Association* .................Life Skills Program

Canadian Red Cross ........................................HELP Depot

People In Motion ............................................Operational

Pregnancy Care Centre ...................................Operational

Seniors Outreach Services Society ...................The Safe Suite

St. John Ambulance ........................................Medical First Responder Equipment

LINK ................................................................Literacy Outreach Coordinator

YMCA/YWCA ...................................................................Children Who Witness Abuse Program

Percentage of total investments which support Healthy people, strong communities

ORGANIZATION: Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and Phoenix CentreWHERE THE FUNDING IS GOING: Closing the gap on addiction and homelessness

United Way is partnering with the RIH Foundation to help CLOSE THE GAP ON HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION. This pilot project will provide funding for staff to support adults in recovery who will occupy the 11 single room occupancy units above the Emerald Centre Co-Ed Emergency Shelter, operated by CMHA. These supportive recovery units will be for vulnerable clients leaving the Phoenix Centre’s in-patient detox and are continuing an outpatient treatment plan.

ORGANIZATION: Kamloops Adapted Sports AssociationWHERE THE FUNDING IS GOING: Capital grant for purchase of wheelchairs

“ Currently in Kamloops there is almost no opportunity for adapted sport. The one program that does exist (wheelchair basketball) has no capacity for growth, as there are no extra sport chairs for new-comers to use. The truth of the matter is that to be able to compete in adapted sport, a person with a physical disability would have to look outside of Kamloops.”

Jessica vliegenthart, President, KASA

on average

50%of wheelchair

basketball participants are

able-bodied

11new supportive beds for adults

in recovery