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As residents across the GTA continue to navigate rising living costs and unprecedented economic challenges, United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT) is committed to expanding community impact and collective action through this year’s Community Campaign. Greg Lemaich, President & CEO of Polar Asset Management Partners will lead as Campaign Chair, alongside Jana Mosley, President & CEO of Toronto Hydro and Dominique Barker, Corporate Director, who will serve as Co-Chairs of UWGT’s Major Individual Giving Cabinet

Rising occupancy costs over the last decade have left many community organizations in the GTA struggling to afford staying in the neighbourhoods they serve, facing the risk of being displaced or even closed. United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT) is committing a second major investment of $2.2 million in capital grants across 14 projects to secure community-owned spaces across the GTA and ensure residents can continue to access essential supports close to home. This round of funding is part of UWGT’s 10-year, $23-million commitment to support community agencies in pushing back against rising costs and helping to create and expand sustainable spaces.

The Slaight Family Foundation is announcing a transformative $25 million gift to St. Michael’s Hospital’s MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions and United Way Greater Toronto, taking bold, immediate action to address Toronto’s escalating homelessness crisis. This extraordinary investment will ignite an urgent response to an urgent need, while also building a new, scalable, science-backed system to move people from streets and encampments into supportive housing.