United Way of PEI announces 12 funded partner organizations for 2022

The United Way of PEI has approved $575,712 in funding for 11 Community Fund Grants to 12 local organizations, made possible thanks to the generous contributions of United Way of PEI donors to the organization’s annual campaign.

These grants support the United Way’s goals of helping children and youth thrive both in and out of school, creating inclusive communities, and improving mental health of the province’s most vulnerable individuals and families.

Recipients of the United Way of PEI’s Community Fund Grants include the Black Cultural Society of PEI, PEERS Alliance, Native Council of PEI, Blooming House, BGC Summerside & Wellington, BGC Charlottetown & Montague, PEI Literacy Alliance, PEI Family Violence Prevention Services, Family Service PEI, and Big Brother Big Sisters PEI, Sierra Club (Wild Child PEI) and Women’s Network of PEI.

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