Frequently Asked Questions

United Way is helping to meet the needs of our community’s most vulnerable.  Together, with a strong network of allies, we give children and youth the support they need to get a great start in life, do well in school and reach their full potential.  Yet, in the 2021-2022 school year, 42.7% of all Saskatchewan children at Kindergarten entry arrived with some or significant difficulty completing developmental tasks.  Success in life begins with a quality education.  Yet, thousands of children and youth across the province lack the support they need.  We’re working to change the odds by investing in tomorrow’s future leaders today.  When we invest early, we ensure more children get a strong start in life, teenagers have tools to learn and grow, and young adults thrive in the job market.

Education is the best way out of poverty in part because it is strongly linked to economic growth. United Way Regina’s core work focuses on the removing barriers and addressing disparity gaps in education.  As we continue to recover from COVID-19 and its effects on our community, we are committed to creating more equitable systems, providing more children and youth access to education and opportunities to succeed.

Our community is faced with some very complex challenges.  To solve them, it will take extensive cross-sector partnerships and initiatives working better together for greater impact and long-term results. United Way Regina can make a bigger difference when we lead the charge to address issues.  

Every day, United Way volunteers, donors and advocates make a difference in their own backyards.  We seek collaborative partners with aligned vision and mission as well as shared values and goals.  The ‘one size fits all’ approach doesn’t work.  United Way Regina works with companies, government, school divisions, nonprofits and others to address complex challenges.  Our partners contribute more than money.  Their ideas, volunteer power, in-kind support and more help us to build stronger, more resilient communities.  Sometimes, United Way Regina can make a bigger difference by taking the role as leader, facilitator, convenor or funder. 

No matter what hat we wear, we look at the big picture in order to deliver a coordinated response when addressing the needs of children and youth.  We strive to move beyond managing symptoms by creating lasting pathways out of poverty for good.

While some supporters want their donation directed to their favorite agency or cause, most often donors trust United Way Regina to strategically invest to further our bold goal to realize better outcomes for children and youth facing barriers.  Whether we lead the initiative or partner to support local champions, United Way plays an important role as a community change agent to engage, inspire, influence and get involved to make a difference.  We no longer simply make grants.  Instead, we roll up our sleeves and lead key programs and initiatives in order to promote understanding, raise awareness, engage community, build momentum and show measurable progress in support children and youth facing barriers to thrive.

• 211 Saskatchewan – a free, confidential 24/7 service connecting Saskatchewan to services
• Brain Architecture Game – fun, interactive facilitated learning session focused on early childhood
• Literacy Programs – Family Literacy, Summer Success, Attendance Matters, Book Vending Machines
• Poverty Simulations – interactive group experience illuminating the realities of poverty
• Workplace Campaigns – team-centered FUNdraising that helping your workplace give back to your community through donations or volunteering

All donations to United Way Regina stay local, where they are invested in agencies, initiatives, and programs in Regina and the surrounding area — including Moose Jaw, Swift Current and Weyburn.

No. Canada has over 60 United Ways that are autonomous and operated by a voluntary Board of Directors within the communities they serve. While we are part of a worldwide movement that allows us to maximize efficiencies and cost advantages, each United Way works locally to raise funds and invests in its own, local community.