A research paper from United Way Perth-Huron’s United Housing initiative
warns that municipalities’ growing reliance on non‑permanent shelter systems risks
entrenching homelessness rather than resolving it.
Category: Healthcare
Woodstein Media Podcast chat with Stevie Bees about Trans activism, support, and the David Tennant boost
Stevie Bees chats about the boost David Tennant gave to their trans-positive T-shirt brand which has enabled Stevie to infuse more positive energy into the gender-diverse community we live in through activism, bursaries, and public speaking.
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United Way planning to address tariff-related challenges, finish campaign strong
Canada is facing significant instability due to the ongoing threat of tariffs, rising inflation and the potential for job losses. These challenges are reflected in communities across Perth-Huron. To help, United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) is working with social service and economic development partners on a strategy to address food insecurity, mental health and well-being and support for workers through the organization’s Urgent Needs Fund.
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United Way Perth-Huron responds to challenges facing local businesses due to “very dumb” tariffs
“Our community is facing the potential of very tough times ahead,” said United Way Perth-Huron Executive Director Ryan Erb. “We want local companies to know that, just as they have been there supporting United Way over many years, we’ll be there for them.”
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Woodstein Media Podcast chats with Provincial Perth-Wellington candidate -Jason Davis, of the Ontario NDP
NDP candidate Jason Davis chats about his passion for creating effective, affordable housing options and his dedication to saving lives through maintaining, not cutting, harm reduction options across the province. Davis also spoke of NDP plans to help combat food insecurity that would encourage using locally harvested produce and options to help make food costs more affordable
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Your voice matters! SRPC and University of Guelph launch 2SLGBTQIA+ survey
United Way Perth-Huron’s Social Research & Planning Council is partnering with the University of Guelph on a study focused on local 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals’ experiences with discrimination and exclusion, priorities important to the community and the availability, or lack, of services across Perth-Huron.
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Woodstein Media Podcast Episode 34: Mish Waraksa draws on experience as a healthcare worker to discuss harm reduction and targeted misinformation surrounding it
Mish Waraksa, a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner with over four years of experience working in safer opioid supply programs in Toronto, discussed how contaminants in the illicit opioid supply chain complicate the job of healthcare workers and the life-threatening side effects that come with Benzodiazepines and other impurities getting mixed into the street supply.
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Woodstein Media Podcast Episode 33: Katie Langille draws on healthcare experience to talk Safer Supply and its positive effects on Toronto community
Katie Langille is a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in the SOS Program at the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre. SOS is a Safer Opioid Supply program established in 2020. Clients receive prescriptions for pharmaceutical opioids to decrease their reliance on the toxic, unpredictable street supply.
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United Way Youth in Action grants create next generation of engaged citizens
As part of its mission, United Way Perth-Huron is building the next generation of engaged residents through the Youth in Action grants program; providing opportunities for youth to come up with creative solutions to challenges facing people their own age and develop skills that can transfer to other areas of life.
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Woodstein Media Podcast Episode 32: Katie Upham and Emily Wadden talk about Harm Reduction in the Atlantic Region
This podcast features a discussion about the push to provide more effective harm reduction services, education, outreach and advocacy to enhance and save the lives of people most at risk from the toxic drug crisis in the Atlantic provinces of Canada.
