The United Way of Bruce Grey is releasing their numbers for the first 5 months of the new reporting year for its Utility Assistance Program. The United Way switched to reporting on a July to June format to more accurately capture the impact of a single winter.
From July 1st to November 30th the United Way has provided almost $105 000 in support to over 355 people, 266 requests.
Households are only permitted to access each sub-fund once per calendar year, and many households are needing support within an 8 month window, rather than the permitted 12 months.
“These are the exceptions, families without any other resource who have exhausted other supports and without the United Way stepping in, would be disconnected from their utilities” explained Dobbyn.
For the 2014-15 Utility Program the United Way provided $260 579 in support to 579 requests.
“While only 4 months into the new cycle, we’ve used 40% of what we used last year, when comparing year over year” Dobbyn noted.
At this rate the United Way needs to raise an additional $55 000 on top of the $155 000 that would match what was distributed in 2014-15. To make a donation click here!
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