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: Municipal
United Housing Community Bonds Now Available to the General Public
United Housing, a subsidiary of United Way Perth-Huron, is excited to announce the initial offering of community bonds in support of UH’s first project, the Music Hall Apartments in Listowel.
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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 Season Two kicks off with a conversation with Perth-Wellington Liberal candidate, Ashley Fox
The first episode features a conversation with Ashley Fox, the Liberal Party candidate for Perth-Wellington. In this conversation, we discuss why a focus on health care is essential for the overall well-being of the province, transportation in rural communities, how the decline in the relation with the United States will affect Canadians at all levels of government, municipal, provincial and federal, how hard reduction should be approached in Ontario and the importance of not only listening to but hearing and acting on concerns raised by students, parents, and educators in the education system.
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United Way announces new living wage
Living Wage Week in Ontario runs November 18 to 22 and United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) is announcing the new living wage of $23.05 an hour, up slightly from $22.75 last year.
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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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Rounding out the top 10 podcasts with honours
The following five podcasts have also been getting a lot of plays, and they round out the top 10 most popular episodes of the Woodstein Media Podcast.
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Social Research & Planning Council announces new living wage, Ontario government celebrates poverty wages
Living Wage Week in Ontario runs Nov. 6–12 and United Way Perth-Huron’s Social Research & Planning Council (SRPC) is announcing the new living wage of $22.75 an hour, up from $20.70 last year.
The Ontario government recently increased the minimum wage to $16.55 an hour on Oct. 1. The press release dated March 31, that preceded the increase claimed that “this 6.8 percent pay raise for low-income workers builds on the government’s steady and predictable increases every year to help families offset the rising cost of living.”
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Stratford concert supports United Way’s local work
Enjoy an evening of classic 70s music with the Classic Troubadours at Revival House on Thursday, November 9 in support of United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH)’s work in Stratford and area.
United Way Perth-Huron helps here in the community you care about, tackling #UNIGNORABLE issues including homelessness, mental health and access to services. Thanks to United Way, its partners, and donors, vulnerable people across Perth-Huron have the chance for a brighter future.
