United Way BC Central & Northern Vancouver Island Region
Serving Central and Northern Vancouver Island and the diverse and vibrant mix of people and cultures living in the region north of the Malahat, we help communities thrive through access to resources.
Local Impact
Learn more about the impact we’re making in the region.
Distributing vital resources
By providing more than 30,000 vital personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves and masks, to community partners across our region as part of our COVID-19 response.
Supporting health & wellness
Through the support of the Farm to Family Meals Service on Denman Island. Local children received lunches at school and elders and seniors received the nutritious, prepared meals they required.
Tackling period poverty
By collecting and distributing over 1,200 menstrual products as part of the Period Promise campaign to help those who struggle to purchase products, break stigma, and raise the profile of the issue in our community.
Expanding access to essential services
By facilitating the Transportation Assistance Program in Cowichan. Over 5,000 transit tickets were given out to our vulnerable neighbours to help provide access to food, medical, and counselling appointments, employment supports, children or senior services, and justice.
Investing in our communities
In addition, with the dedication and knowledge of the government and community members on the Reaching Home Community Advisory Boards in Cowichan and Nanaimo, we invested over $3.6 million into 35 homelessness services across the region.
Programs
Learn more about our work in the region.
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Reaching Home
Preventing, addressing, and working towards reducing chronic homelessness.
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Period Promise
Lack of access to menstrual products is a widespread issue. You can help.
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Healthy Aging
Programs designed to help aging British Columbians remain active, connected, and engaged in their existing communities.
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School’s Out
Providing healthy, safe, educational out-of-school activities for kids in Grades 1-7.
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Food Security
Supporting British Columbians’ health and wellness through food security.
Impact Stories
Local love in your community.
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United Way British Columbia supports food security in rural and Indigenous communities
Healthy, nutritious food is far out of reach for many British Columbians living in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. In fact, almost 12% of households in rural BC are food insecure.
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Cultural connection through healthy cooking
Food can provide more than just nutrition – meals done right can foster connection to community and to culture, resulting in healthy minds and spirits, too.
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Here. For brighter futures.
Addressing the mental health of BC kids and youth.
Contact Us
Contact the Central & Northern Vancouver Island team.
Tel: 250-591-8731
Email: info-cnvi@uwbc.ca