Fred Godbille announced as 2018 United Way Campaign Chair United Way gears up for its 77th annual campaign The United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington is pleased to announce the appointment of Fred Godbille, Director of the DuPont Kingston Technology Centre, as their 2018 Campaign Chair. The announcement was made at United Way’s… Read More
2017 Workplace Volunteer Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2017 Workplace Volunteer Award Winners. We are very excited to celebrate your significant positive impacts on our community at the Workplace Volunteer Awards and Appreciation Luncheon on April 17, 2018. Download this complete list as a PDF here 2017 Award Winners Participation Awards PLATINUM Employee campaigns with a minimum of 90% participation & $100… Read More
Homeless in Kingston Ontario
Homeless in KFL&A – Stories from Youth This is a collection of stories from just a small group of youth who are homeless in Kingston and area. Sharing their journey is one way to communicate the impact of donations made by community members just like you. Allow us to introduce you to the following young people who… Read More
Seedy Saturday and KASSI Cheque Presentation
On Seedy Saturday, March 10, 2018, United Way KFL&A volunteer Lesley Kelly presented the Kingston and Area Seed System Initiative with a cheque from the City of Kingston and United Way Community Investment Fund for $14,250. Accepting the cheque on stage was Kathy Rothermel. The Kingston and Area Seed System Initiative’s (KASSI) mission is to… Read More
Next Gen Masquerade Party
Next Gen Masquerade Party in Kingston Saturday night was quite the party! Another sold out Next Gen Masquerade Party saw 230+ masked dancing/drinking/eating party goers letting loose in the beautiful Renaissance Event Venue. Great fun was had all while raising the largest total ever, over $9,500 for the United Way KFL&A. There were dazzling masks, inspired fashion… Read More
United Way KFL&A Recognized by Living Wage Kingston
Living Wage Kingston Plaque Presentation Living Wage Kingston visited our offices on February 28, 2018 and presented the United Way KFL&A with an Ontario Living Wage Employer plaque. We are very proud to have received this recognition. Pictured below are many of our staff receiving the plaque from Cam Jay. What is a Living Wage? A… Read More
Poverty Reduction Strategy
Consultation Report on Poverty Reduction Strategy released Canada is one step closer to having a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy following the release of What We Heard (WWH). The strategy will be unveiled later this year. WWH summarizes feedback from a wide range of consultations held in 2017. Many United Way Centraides (UWCs) played an important… Read More
HomelessHub discusses how to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness with Bhavana Varma
Prevent and End Youth Homelessness The following selection on how to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness was first published by Melanie Redman on HomelessHub.ca and we’ve linked to the full article at the bottom. One of the best examples of Collective Impact I’ve seen in action at the community level is in Kingston, Ontario. Kingston was one… Read More
United Way exceeds campaign goal
By Ian MacAlpine, Kingston Whig-Standard Thursday, November 30, 2017 9:42:56 EST PM The United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington has exceeded its fundraising goal for yet another year, this time by a margin of about $4,000. Campaign chair Pat Murphy made the announcement that the campaign raised $3,504,001 in front of approximately 500… Read More
United Way campaign chair likes helping people in our community
Friday, September 15, 2017 By Ian MacAlpine, Kingston Whig-Standard For Patrick Murphy, this year’s chair of the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington campaign, it’s all about giving back to the community and giving to the community. Murphy, an owner/partner at Secura Financial Group, has enthusiastically taken up the task to chair a United… Read More