Toronto Star

Our community can’t recover without you.

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$105 million

COVID-19 has exposed deep inequaliti­es across the GTA. It has pushed even more people into hardship, and heaped more pressure on those already struggling. Racialized individual­s, and those who live in low-income neighbourh­oods, have borne the brunt of this pandemic. These gaps will continue to widen unless you step in to help. We need $105 million to sustain our annual investment in community at this critical time. Without these funds, the web of support provided by our GTA-wide network of social service agencies is threatened. Bharat Masrani, Group President and Chief Executive Officer of TD Bank Group and 2020 United Way Campaign Chair “Collective­ly we are not powerless, and a better tomorrow demands our attention today. As we make progress on the path toward recovery, those of us who have the means have an opportunit­y to support our communitie­s and contribute to a more equitable recovery. If not now, when will there be a more impactful time to support our communitie­s?” Clovis Grant, Chief Executive Officer, 3600kids, a United Way-supported agency “I lead a United Way agency that helps young people experienci­ng homelessne­ss. We’re part of a much larger network of 280 community agencies across the GTA that work together to create change that is bigger and bolder than what one single organizati­on can accomplish on its own. That network needs you right now. It’s the ‘glue’ that holds our community together.”

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