{"id":1429,"date":"2016-07-08T10:43:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T14:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/unitedway\/?page_id=1429"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:14:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/unitedway\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About United Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06aa08c lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06aa08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\r\nWorking in Prescott-Russell, Ottawa, Lanark County and Renfrew County, the United Way works with a network of smart, passionate and engaged donors and partners to get to the root of local issues and support long-term solutions.\r\n\r\nExplore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayeo.ca\/local-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">each issue<\/a>, learn about the challenges facing our communities and how together, we&#8217;re creating lasting, local change.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayeo.ca\/local-issues\/mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mental Health<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayeo.ca\/local-issues\/vulnerable-seniors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vulnerable Seniors<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayeo.ca\/local-issues\/graduation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduation<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayeo.ca\/local-issues\/youth-homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youth Homelessness<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayeo.ca\/local-issues\/addiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Addiction<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayeo.ca\/local-issues\/employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employment<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayeo.ca\/local-issues\/2slgbtq-supports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2SLGBTQ+ Supports<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayeo.ca\/local-issues\/community-crises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Crises<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u200bLocal love fuels the United Way to tackle the greatest challenges facing our community. Together with their supporters and partners\u2014people who love where they live and want to make a difference (like Carleton University!) \u2014we can break down barriers, improves lives, and create opportunities for individuals and families in Ottawa.\r\n\r\nThe United Way&#8217;s efforts are backed by a commitment to <strong>100% local impact<\/strong>. This means funds raised locally are put to work to help those most in need, right here \u2013 in the heart of Canada\u2019s capital.\r\n<h2>100% of your donation stays in Ottawa. <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/unitedway\/donate-now\/\">Donate Now<\/a>.<\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About United Way United Way East Ontario tackles the tough problems. Working in Prescott-Russell, Ottawa, Lanark County and Renfrew County, the United Way works with a network of smart, passionate and engaged donors and partners to get to the root of local issues and support long-term solutions. 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