2013 MERRITT INVESTMENT REpoRT

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.

8different

organizations are offering programs and services for youth out of the

centre

All that kids can be

OrganizatiOn: ASK Wellnesswhere the funding is gOing: The Fireside Centre

Percentage of total investments which

support All that kids can be

THE FIRESIDE CENTRE is a new community hub in Merritt. It acts as a central location for a number of United Way’s community partners to offer youth programming under one roof. For many of these organizations the right place to deliver services to youth has been difficult to find, which sometimes meant discussing confidential and personal issues in vehicles and public areas. United Way’s investment provided essential dollars to complete renovations and pay rental and utility costs of the new Centre.

2013 MERRITT INVESTMENT REpoRT

OrganizatiOn: Merritt Social Planning Councilwhere the funding is gOing: Housing Task Force and the Food Security Council

Healthy people, strong communities

Percentage of total investments which support Healthy people, strong communities

22new community

garden plots built

by the Food Security Council

THE HOUSING TASK FORCE has commissioned a housing study and is working collaboratively to develop supportive housing in Merritt. THE FOOD SECURITY COUNCIL opened its first community garden in the spring of 2013. United Way funding will allow the Social Planning Council to foster the garden’s development and increase its profile in the community through involving seniors in the maintenance of the garden and donating surplus produce to the Food Bank.

$43,500