2017
| Community Mentoring Program Whitehorse, Watson Lake and Dawson City Organization: Big Brothers Big Sisters Yukon The funding supports a volunteer recruitment and the mentorship program which provides mentors that teach by example the benefits of giving back and of respect. Contact: bbbsyukon@gmail.com |
| Medical Equipment Purchase for Yukon Office of the Canadian Red Cross Organization: Canadian Red Cross Contact: Christian.bates@redcross.ca Purchase of wheeled walkers, adult two-wheeled walkers, junior two-wheeled walkers and wheelchairs will elevating leg rests, all of which are available for use in all Yukon communities where required. |
| Summer Job Coach, Waterfront Crew Whitehorse Organization: Challenge Disability Resource Group Funding assisted people with disabilities to become active in the community, learn real job skills and enter the job market. Coach assists approximately nine adults cleaning the Millennium Trail. Contact: Joanne.porayko@ccva.ca; patricia.hanna@ccva.ca |
| Training for Parents Whitehorse Organization: Child Development Centre Funding provides for a minimum of 4 training sessions for 32-48 parent and caregivers of children with special needs using the Handle with Care program focusing on speech and mental health. Contact: Alayne.squair@cdcyukon.ca; Sherry.dube@cdcyukon.ca |
| Community Lunch Program Whitehorse Organization: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon FASSY’s community lunch program provides for hot lunches for up to ten people daily. Contact: fassy.ed@fassy.org |
| Therapeutic interaction with horses Whitehorse Organization: Freedom Trails Therapeutic Riding Association Funding in 2017 supported the provision of horseback riding programming for people with physical and intellectual disabilities. Also traditional dancing lessons from Dakwakada Dancers Contact: ftrails@ajco.ca |
| Camp Raven Whitehorse and Dawson City Organization: Learning Disabilities Association Yukon Funding assists in the provision of camps for children with learning difficulties. Literacy tutoring is included with wilderness activities. Contact: ed@ldayyukon.com |
2016
| Complex Behaviours Training Whitehorse Organization: Autism Yukon United Way Yukon is funding Autism Yukon to develop a three-day training workshop on complex negative behaviours of individuals on the autism spectrum. Autism Yukon will provide 25 participants from 4 local service organizations an opportunity to participate in the workshop. Autism Yukon is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families and individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Website: autismyukon.org |
| Volunteer Recruitment and Mentorship Whitehorse, Watson Lake and Dawson City Organization: Big Brothers, Big Sisters Yukon Funding provided by United Way Yukon is supporting volunteer recruitment and the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Yukon Mentorship Program. Big Brothers Big Sisters Yukon facilitates life-changing relationships that inspire and empower children and youth to reach their potential, both as individuals and citizens. Our mission is that every child who wants a mentor, has one. We do this by pairing children and youth between the ages of 6 and 18 with a positive adult role model who provides friendship, guidance and FUN! We currently offer our programs in Whitehorse, Dawson City and Watson Lake. Website: bbbsofyukon.ca |
| Capacity Building and Therapeutic Supports Whitehorse Organization: Blood Ties Four Directions Funds from United Way Yukon are supporting weekly group counselling, anger management, communication and stress management for approximately 50 regular clients. Blood Ties Four Directions Centre is Yukon’s information and support centre for people living with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C. United Way funding supports naturopathic care to clients of the organization who may not have access to regular health care. Website: bloodties.ca |
| Summer Job Coach, Waterfront Crew Whitehorse Organization: Challenge Disability Resource Group Funds from United Way Yukon has allowed Challenge to hire an Employment Coordinator to support crews of up to four or five people who provide maintenance services along the Whitehorse waterfront. Challenge assists people with disabilities to become active in their community, by learning job skills and entering the job market. Website: ccva.ca/challenge |
| Training for Parents Whitehorse Organization: Child Development Centre Unite Way Yukon is providing funding for several training sessions for parent and caregivers. The sessions will provide training using the Hanen program to parent and caregivers of children with special needs. The Child Development Centre works with families and community members to provide therapeutic services and support the developmental needs of all Yukon children from birth to kindergarten. Website: www.cdcyukon.com/ourprograms/communityprogram.html |
| Dawson Society for Children and Families Dawson City Organization: Dawson Society for Children and Families |
| Community Lunch Program Whitehorse Organization: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon (FASSY) United Way Yukon funds are providing for hot lunches for up to 10 people daily. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon is a non-profit organization dedicated to FASD prevention as well as fostering accepting and educated communities where individuals with FASD have equal access to opportunities to reach their full potential. Website: fassy.org |
| Therapeutic interaction with horses Whitehorse Organization: Freedom Trails Therapeutic Riding Association United Way Yukon Funding is supporting a horseback ridging program for people living with physical and intellectual disabilities. The Freedom Trails Therapeutic Riding Association provides a therapeutic horseback riding program for people with a disability. There are over 20 volunteers each year helping out during lessons. Lessons run weekly for a 10-week session. Freedom Trails also use our riding simulator for rained out lessons in the off-season. Contact: fftrails@ajco.ca |
| Camp Raven Whitehorse Organization: Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon United Way Yukon funding is helping to support camps for children with learning difficulties which combines literacy tutoring is included with wilderness activities. The Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon (LDAY) is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of learning differences, and supporting children, youth and adults with learning difficulties or disabilities. LDAY provides leadership through advocacy, education, programs and services. Funding provided is used to host day camps for children with learning difficulties (academic, social or emotional) during summer vacation and March Break. Website: www.ldayukon.com/camp-raven.html |
| My Brain is Plastic (Presentation) Whitehorse Organization: Nakai Theatre Funding from United Way Yukon is supporting the theatre’s community engagement activities. This includes the presentation of a play about trauma, addictions and self harming by youth at risk to audiences made up of youth at risk and the public at large. The Nakai Theatre is a non-profit professional theatre company dedicated to the development of live theatre that is relevant to northern audiences. |
| Lateral Violence Workshop Whitehorse Organization: Kwanlin Dün First Nation Lateral Violence is a pattern of behaviour that has its roots in a minority group’s experience of racism and oppression. Lateral violence is directed other members of the group, and includes many things: gossip, put downs, backstabbing, bullying, undermining, blaming, shaming. This project will see 6-8 Yukon youth hired and mentored to develop a workshop with the goal of exposing and reducing lateral violence. These youth will then deliver the workshop to other youth in the community. Website: www.kwanlindun.com/index.php/news/story/v2k_warriors_-_we_are_proud_of_you_violence_to_kindness_/ |
| Community Kitchen and Support for New Moms Whitehorse Organization: Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre United Way Yukon funding is supporting the community kitchen, a low barrier weekend evening drop in program for women to eat and support one another. Funds from United Way Yukon are also supporting the Centre’s Parent Child Mother Goose and Mothering your Baby 1st Year programs for new moms. The Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre is a safe and respectful space where women connect with each other, access support and services and work together to create positive change for women and the community. The Women’s Centre is committed to promoting women’s equality and well-being by raising awareness, educating, networking and collaborating with Government and Non-Government Organizations. Website: www.vfwomenscentre.com/ |
| Improved Nutrition Program Watson Lake Organization: Watson Lake Food Bank and Soup Kitchen Society Funding supports a weekly soup kitchen that provides soup sandwiches, fruits vegetables and food baskets to between 20 to 30 families in need. The Watson Lake Food Bank and Soup Kitchen Society serve those in need in the Watson Lake area. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/307602919356622/ |
| Youth Centre Dinner Program Whitehorse Organization: Youth of Today Society United Way Yukon funds provides youth attending the Centre with one hot lunch daily from Monday to Friday. Youth are also able to use the kitchen and learn cooking skils. The Youth Of Today Society works with high risk youth developing youth programs that have a positive impact on their lives. Website: youthoftodaysociety.com |
| Poverty and Homelessness Action Week, Whitehorse Connects and the Outreach Computer Program Whitehorse Organization: Yukon Learn United Way Yukon funding is supporting Poverty and Homelessness Action Week, Whitehorse Connects, and a computer outreach program that teaches basic computer literacy skills to marginalized people in Dawson and Whitehorse. It runs for 16 weeks and is expected to support 20 to 30 people a week. The Yukon Learn Society is a not-for-profit agency whose mandate is to help Yukon adults improve their literacy, numeracy and computer skills. |
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