News & Updates
United Way SDG & City of Cornwall Unveil Winter Housing Plan
Yesterday, the City of Cornwall and United Way SDG announced that the former Parisien Manor will provide housing to residents living in encampments and/or on the homelessness waitlist (By-Name List) during the winter months. The initiative, named the Stepping Stone...
2022/23 at a Glance
We feel it too. Everyday life is getting unaffordable and too many people in Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Cornwall and Akwesasne are having to make significant sacrifices to makes ends meet. While we're seeing our communities come together like never before with...
United Way Centraide SDG delivers $314,790 to 8 community service organizations through the Community Services Recovery Fund
United Way Centraide SDG is pleased to announce that the Community Services Recovery Fund, a one-time investment of $400 million from the Government of Canada to help Community Service Organizations (charities, non-profits, Indigenous governing bodies) across Canada,...
Centraide SDG démarre la campagne de financement 2023 avec une collecte de fonds inoubliable
Centraide SDG s’associe à Over The Edge et la Corporation de Gestion de la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent pour offrir, pour la première fois, une activité de descente en rappel en milieu urbain, à Cornwall. Cornwall, Ontario (1 août 2023) - United Way Centraide SDG...
United Way kicks off its 2023 Campaign with a thrilling new fundraiser
United Way Centraide SDG is partnering with Over The Edge and St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation to bring urban rappelling to Cornwall for the first time Cornwall, Ontario (August 1, 2023) - The United Way Centraide SDG (UWC SDG) is excited to announce that...
10 Common Questions about UWC SDG Answered
As a charity, we have been in this community for more than 80 years, working with community partners towards a common goal of tackling poverty in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. In 1975, we became the United Way of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry and have been...
Living Wage in Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Cornwall, Akwesasne
When we talk about poverty in our community, we can’t ignore the elephant in the room: income. In Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Cornwall and Akwesasne (SDGCA), more than 40% of working individuals are making less than $30k a year. As we’re facing record-breaking...
Let’s talk about poverty [VIDEO]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_htSuDL5-M Why are we having this conversation now? Poverty is not new to our area. We’ve been talking about this issue for nearly 80 years through the lens of the programs we fund, but we felt it was important to broaden that...
Open Letter in advance of the provincial-municipal housing summit on January 19, 2022
The Honourable Doug FordPremier of Ontario Their WorshipsOntario’s Big City Mayors Regional Chairs Re: Open Letter in advance of the provincial-municipal housing summit on January 19, 2022 Dear Premier Ford, Mayors and Regional Chairs, As organizations working closely...
Fifth Round of Emergency Food Hampers
During the week of the 21st of June, the fifth round of Emergency Food Hampers were assembled and delivered to over 1600 houses in Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and Akwesasne. This was a great team effort led by the Social Development Council of Cornwall and Area and...