United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta funds programs and projects that align with our Three Pillars. These are programs which help people avoid or move out of poverty, build healthy people and strong communities, and help children and youth reach their potential.
Partner Agencies and funded programs change on a yearly basis. Who decides who we support?
The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre is a stand-alone organization providing leadership, advocacy and comprehensive services specific to victims of sexual violence in south western Alberta.
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Ready for School: Family Literacy Program
Family Centre is a community-based organization that provides families in Lethbridge and the surrounding area with caring and respectful family support through a range of prevention and early intervention services for youth, parents, grandparents and other family members. Family Centre also strives to strengthen, educate and support parents and children through parenting and family support programs, including individual, couples, family and parent/teen counselling.
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Based in High River, Inclusion Foothills (formerly Foothills SNAPS) provides support, education, and information to families who are living with or are connected to someone with special needs, in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Inclusion Foothills works with families and communities to connect them to the right resources.
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Inclusion Lethbridge believes in a diverse, welcoming and healthy community. It advocates for and supports individuals with developmental disabilities and their families so that they can live as valued citizens, free of discrimination and enjoy the rights, responsibilities and benefits of citizenship. Available resources include Strategic Future Planning for a Good Life; PLAN Network Planning, which helps families plan for the futures of loved ones with disabilities; the Family Managed Resource Centre, and many other resources for both families and individuals.
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The Interfaith Food Bank has been providing access to food and services generated from within the community since 1989. It caters to those in situations raging from single-parenthood, to seniors, to the under- or unemployed and many others. In addition to providing food hampers to those in need, Interfaith Food Bank also educates members on the importance of fresh food through the Interfaith Learning Garden and offers cooking classes in the Interfaith Chinook Country Kitchen.
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Financial Assistance Service
Parkinson Association of Alberta helps improve daily life for Albertans affected by Parkinson disease. They provide support services, education, advocacy and funds for research.
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Safe Haven Women’s Shelter Society is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to helping women and children in crisis. Safe Haven strives to end the cycle of abuse by delivering inclusive, non-judgmental support services to individuals, families and communities. The goal is to provide a safe place for women and children in an effort to end domestic violence and abuse. From a trauma-informed approach, we use a community-based response to bring together health, education, criminal justice, law enforcement, and community agencies in providing direct services.
Services offered by Safe Haven are free, voluntary, and non-judgmental. Safe Haven provides services in seven different ways: Emergency Shelter Services, 24-hour Crisis line, Emergency Shelter Child Support, Summer Day Camp, Adopt-A-Family, Safe Families Intervention Team Taber, and Community Outreach/Intensive Case Management.
24/7 CRISIS LINE: 403-223-0483
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Self-Advocacy Workshops
SAIPA's mission is to assist individuals with disabilities to drive change in their communities. The organization inspired people with developmental disabilities to become engaged, empowered citizens and to know they are valued members of an inclusive community.
The Womanspace Resource Centre has been serving women in the Lethbridge community in various capacities for over 30 years. Formally incorporated as a society in March of 1993, this organization developed out of a group of local feminist women who began to meet in the early 1980s to discuss and collectively respond to issues of common concern, such as violence against women, the feminization of poverty, and pay equity. Over the decades it has changed and evolved to meet the pressing needs of women and their families.
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Wood's Homes is a children's mental health centre that provides treatment and support for children, youth, and families with mental health challenges. Wood's Homes is nationally recognized as a knowledge and training centre and a non-profit organization that has been working with families since 1914. Services include specialized treatment, assessments, leading-edge counselling services, education and research.
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