A VISION FOR HALIFAX 2015 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
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A VISION FOR HALIFAX 2015 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
HALIFAX.
United by compassion. Rich in opportunity.
Free of poverty.
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At every level of the
organization, there’s
excitement about
the path that we’re
on; we feel united
in our commitment.
We’re ready and we
know the community
is, too.
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HALIFAX. UNITED BY COMPASSION.
RICH IN OPPORTUNITY. FREE OF POVERTY.
United Way has been a funder, researcher, partner, What can we do as a partner, convener and leader? What
convener, and advocate in Halifax since 1925. Ninety do we want to help change and create? How can we work
years after our journey began, this past year was one of with others to create an inspirational vision that people can
transformational and memorable change. rally around? These are the types of questions we set out to
explore over the past several months, through both internal
We have been diligent in our efforts to raise awareness discussions and community interactions. It’s time to increase
about poverty and advocate for greater opportunities for our relevance, shine a light on the change we want to see
everyone. Along with many in our community, we helped and set tangible, measurable targets. If not now, when?
to welcome several refugee families to our city. We’re part
of an engaged partnership between nine organizations At every level of the organization, there’s excitement about
that is focused on addressing housing poverty and the path that we’re on; we feel united in our commitment.
homelessness in our community, and we’re proud to be We’re ready and we know the community is, too.
playing an instrumental role in a cradle to career initiative
in Dartmouth North. With our eyes on the future, we also Over the next year, you’ll see us leading more consultation
focused on making internal adjustments that will allow and conversations, finding new ways to collaborate, and
us to expand our impact in the years to come. working with partners to create a poverty strategy for
Halifax. You’ll see new accountability reports highlighting
Shortly after the two of us joined the team as President the progress that’s being made on important social
and CEO and Board Chair, the Board and staff worked issues, as well as more storytelling — not about us as an
together on a new vision statement and strategic plan for organization, but about the vision for this city that we hold
the organization. Our goal was to clearly articulate the and the roles of all of us to achieve it. Over the next year,
‘why’ of United Way Halifax, and knit all of the work we do we will be compassionate, collaborative and resilient to
together in order to do our best to ensure that our people shape the future we all want to see.
and projects are as united in action as they are in spirit.
Far from being a document that will sit on shelf or a
sentence that will gather dust as a plaque on the wall, these
two items will act as our compass and flashlight as we head
into a future that looks different and we hope, unfamiliar. John Rogers Sara Napier
Chair, Board of Directors President and CEO
United Way Halifax has a long history in this city, but
like any organization we need to respond to the changes
happening around us. More important still, there are urgent
issues in our community that call for more than a status quo
approach; addressing them demands that we grow our
revenue, outcomes and impact.
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A VISION FOR HALIFAX James and Cole, after-school program participants from the Take Action Society in Dartmouth. 4
VISION Halifax. United by compassion.
Rich in opportunity. Free of poverty.
ISSUES IN 1 in 8 1 in 5 1 in 4 1 in 3
HALIFAX live in poverty are food spend 30% or do not have a
insecure more of their total strong sense of
income on housing belonging to their
neighbourhood
or community
THE People have People have People have Halifax has a
the skills and the skills and the relationships culture of active
DIFFERENCE community opportunities they they need to living and healthy
WE WANT supports they need to achieve build a sense of eating.
TO MAKE IN need to build financial security. belonging and
HALIFAX strong, vibrant to improve their
neighbourhoods. well-being.
STRATEGIC PLAN DIRECTIONS 2016 – 2021
DIRECTION 1 DIRECTION 2 DIRECTION 3 DIRECTION 4 DIRECTION 5
Elevate public Unite the city Driven by an Invest in those Create new
understanding of in a shared ambitious and making a difference community,
issues in Halifax conversation and powerful vision, in our community business and
and United Way’s action plan to dramatically grow and be accountable philanthropic
role to address eliminate poverty fundraising results for results. partnerships
them. and increase quality to dramatically customized to
of place for all. change our city. drive community
change.
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UNITED BY COMPASSION
We all have to
lend a hand. We
all have to work
together to come
together.
- WADIH FARES
View Wadih’s vision for Halifax –
bit.ly/1TSQ5Le
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90 YEARS UNITED
In 2015, United Way Halifax celebrated 90 years of service to our community. Despite the many
changes we’ve seen in that time, we’ve remained committed to bringing together the expertise and
resources needed to create lasting change. And we have never travelled that path alone.
Working alongside community leaders from public, private and not-for-profit organizations,
tightknit relationships and meaningful collaboration have always been an important part of who
we are. Over the last year we have sharpened our focus on addressing the root causes that leave
too many of our fellow community members at risk. Now, as always, that work is being done with
continued support from partners, volunteers and donors who mean so much.
SPOTLIGHT ON HOMELESSNESS
AND HOUSING POVERTY Second only to government, United Way
Halifax is the largest funder of social
In a city united by compassion, homelessness is unacceptable.
That is why we are committed to investing in programs that will programs in Halifax. In 2015-16, we invested
help put an end to homelessness and provide more affordable $2.5 million in funding 78 programs offered
housing solutions to those who need them most. The
community and the Housing and Homelessness Partnership by our agency partners and continue to work
rolled out Housing First in Halifax as one its early initiatives. This directly with community stakeholders to effect
program is being delivered by Shelter Nova Scotia (Herring
long-term lasting change.
Cove Apartments-Housing First) and Mobile Outreach Street
Health (MOSH-Housing First). The program helps some of our
city’s most vulnerable citizens, including those with complex
health and addictions challenges, transition out of long-term
homelessness and into homes. Since its launch in the fall
of 2015, 39 people have benefited from the life-changing
difference that having a home and supports makes.
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RICH IN OPPORTUNITY
When people from
different backgrounds
come together they
each bring a unique
way of thinking and
a unique way of doing
things. We can all learn
from each other.
- AKBAR KHAN
View Akbar’s vision for Halifax –
bit.ly/1U2kwwX
8FROM CRADLE TO CAREER
Ensuring every member of our community has the opportunity to live well is an outcome we deeply
believe in, yet we know getting there won’t be easy. It will require many hearts, heads and hands
working tirelessly together.
In 2015-16, we became part of a unique collaboration that is allowing this work to begin to take
shape in one of the communities that need it most. We have teamed up with the Province of Nova
Scotia, the Nova Scotia School Boards Association and community residents to strengthen the
social fabric of the Dartmouth North community.
This collective effort is known as Between the Bridges. With collaboration at its core, this initiative
will tackle several community goals related to education, health, safety, employment, and youth
engagement. Our ultimate goal is to better support children, youth and families in Dartmouth
North, from cradle to career.
SPOTLIGHT ON
NEIGHOURHOOD HUBS In Halifax, 66 per cent of residents report
having a strong connection to our community.
United Way has a long history of working directly with
residents in priority neighbourhoods to build strong, vibrant While this result is consistent with other
communities. Our investment in neighbourhoods such as Canadian cities, we believe it can and should
Spryfield, Dartmouth North and Fairview has helped to
spark long-term benefits, including the growth of citizen- be higher. We want to do everything we can
led initiatives and a stronger sense of trust and belonging to help create welcoming communities; ones
among residents. Together, these outcomes help to blanket
that ensure everyone has the relationships
communities with a spirit of resilience and hope. In 2015-16,
we continued to build on these efforts by working closely they need to experience a sense of belonging
with community partners to identify the emerging needs and improve their well-being.
for neighbourhood hubs and the role they can play to build
local capacity and effect positive community change.
9FREE FROM POVERTY
When people are
engaged and feel
valued … the city
as a whole grows
that much stronger.
- KATE SHEWAN
View Kate’s vision for Halifax –
bit.ly/1WzhfYc
10UNRAVELING THE TRUTH ABOUT POVERTY
By definition, poverty is when someone lacks the income and assets to meet their basic needs,
such as food, shelter and clothing. In experience, it includes a lack of meaningful employment and
opportunity, lack of adequate health and education, a limited sense of belonging, and being at risk
of experiencing violence or illness.
United Way Halifax is focused not just on elminiating this experience, but on raising awareness about
what it means to live it. We offer a unique program – Living on the Edge – where participants step into
the lives of low income individuals through a simulated live-and-learn experience. Among the 500
who participated in the simulation, 99 per cent agreed the experience helped them understand what
it’s like to live in poverty and 90 per cent said they gained an increased understanding of the financial
pressures of living on a low income. Through this understanding, we hope to shift attitudes about
poverty and cultivate a stronger sense of urgency for solving it.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE
MOBILE FOOD MARKET “After having participated in Living on the
Compared to major urban centres across Canada, Halifax has Edge I reflected upon my own position of
one of the lowest rates of food security in the country. This privilege and gained a new perspective of
means that it’s more difficult for low-income households in
the daily lived experiences and challenging
Halifax to afford and access healthy, nutritious foods than other
cities. In 2015-16 we funded the city’s first Mobile Food Market, realities of many individuals within our
an innovative program that brings like-minded organizations community.” – Stephanie Allan, Dalhousie
together to address this serious public health issue. Other
partners in this initiative include Public Health (Nova Scotia
University student
Health Authority), Halifax Regional Municipality, Ecology Action
Centre, and Partners for Care.
By loading up a bus with fresh, affordable fruits and vegetables
and driving into neighbourhoods that have limited access
to healthy food, the mobile market is a direct and action-
oriented response. It is an example of the type of collaborative,
innovative and experimental initiatives that we hope will be a
big part of our collective future. Building communities that are
healthy and free of poverty will demand nothing less.
11United Way has a vision that
in ten years Halifax is going
to be hugely different than
it is today. We’re on that
journey. – JOHN ROGERS
12,000 3,500 40,000
number of number of number of service
donors who contribute volunteers who hours contributed by
individually and to support United Way United Way Halifax
workforce campaigns Halifax on an Day of Caring
annually annual basis volunteers
12TOGETHER,
WE ARE POSSIBILITY
THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING GROUP OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS.
Board of Directors Governance Committee Audit Committee
John Rogers, Stewart McKelvey (Chair) Peter Fardy, Dalhousie University (Chair) Monica Foster, Nova Scotia
Jean-Michel Blais, John Rogers, Stewart McKelvey Community College (Chair)
Halifax Regional Police Chris Keevill, Colour Kent Lane, CBCL Limited
Max Chauvin, Dartmouth Sportsplex Joanne Keigan, Manulife Financial Patrick O’Regan, O’Regan’s
Peter Fardy, Dalhousie University Kevin Stoddart, Knightsbridge Automotive Group
Monica Foster, Nova Scotia Robertson Surette John Rogers, Stewart McKelvey
Community College
April Howe, Knightsbridge Campaign Cabinet Community Impact Committee
Robertson Surrette Nancy Tower, Emera (Co-Chair) Belinda Smith, Indigenous and
Shakara Joseph, Jean-Michel Blais, Halifax Regional Northern Affairs Canada (Chair)
Junior Achievement Nova Scotia Police (Co-Chair) Chris Bryant, Halifax Regional
Åsa Kachan, Halifax Public Libraries Mary Lou Burke, Nova Scotia Municipality
Joanne Keigan, Manulife Financial Provincial Government Max Chauvin, Dartmouth Sportsplex
Paul Kent, Community Member Mike Christie, Halifax Airport Authority Monica Foster, Nova Scotia
Tracy Kitch, IWK Health Centre Commander Dave Colbourne, Community College
Sara Napier, United Way Halifax CFB Halifax Alice Evans, SCRI Society
Patrick O’Regan, O’Regan’s Kelliann Dean, Nova Scotia John Rogers, Stewart McKelvey
Automotive Group Provincial Government Linda Young, Public Health Services
Claudette Porter, Emera Kenny Edison, Bell Aliant (Central Zone)
Brad Smith, Mainland Nova Scotia Agnes Greer, Halifax Regional
Building & Construction School Board Tomorrow Fund Trustees
Trades Council Suki Hughes, Deloitte
Belinda Smith, Indigenous Rod McCulloch, Community
Jeff Murphy, PCL Constructors Volunteer (Chair)
and North Affairs Canada Canada Inc
Cheryl Stewart-Walsh, Mount Saint Sarah Dennis, Chronicle Herald
Janet Simm, Northwood Group Glen Dexter, Canadian International
Vincent University of Companies
Kevin Stoddart, Knightsbridge Capital Incorporated
Craig Thompson, Scotiabank Monica Foster, Nova Scotia
Robertson Surrette John Traves, Halifax Regional
Craig Thompson, Scotiabank Community College
Municipality Robert Merchant, RBC Dominion
Captain Chris Sutherland, CFB Halifax
Securities
Claire Milton, Boyne Clark
John Rogers, Stewart McKelvey
Ward Skinner, Community Volunteer
Gracey Southwell, Community
Volunteer
13WE THANK THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OVER 10,000 DONORS FROM OUR WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS AND THE DONATIONS MADE BY OUR PARTNERS IN THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, LABOUR AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS. Workplace Campaigns Canada Post Corporation Eli Lilly 211 Nova Scotia Canadian Broadcasting Corporation EllisDon Corporation ABB Inc. Canadian Mental Health Association Emera / Nova Scotia Power Achievers Plus Marketing CAN-med Healthcare Enbridge Acklands-Grainger Inc. CGI Group Enterprise Holdings Aditya Birla Minacs CIBC Equifax ADP Canada Ciena Esri Canada Limited AECOM CitiFinancial Esso Imperial Oil Allstate Insurance CMA/MD Management ExxonMobil Canada ALT Hotel College of Physicians & Surgeons Farnell Packaging Ltd. Amgen Canada College of Registered Nurses First Baptist Church Atlantic Central of Nova Scotia First Canadian Insurance Corp. Atlantic Lottery Corporation Colour Ford Motor Company of Canada Atlantic School of Theology Combined Insurance Future Shop Inc. Atlantic Tractors & Equipment Cominar GE Zenon Atlantica Mechanical Contractors Inc. Concertia Technologies General Electric Canada Babcock Canada Corporate Research Associates Inc. General Mills Canada BMO Financial Group Costco GlaxoSmithKline Inc Barrington Consulting Credit Union Atlantic Government of Canada Workplace Bell Canada CST Canada Charitable Campaign Best Buy Dalhousie University Grant Thornton LLP Blue Ocean Contact Centers David Aplin Recruiting Great-West Life Assurance Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Halifax Deloitte Halifax Chamber of Commerce CAE Dillon Consulting Halifax International Airport Authority CN Dunsky Energy Consulting Halifax Port Authority Canada Bread Atlantic Ltd. Eastern Fence Erectors Halifax Regional Municipality Canada Brokerlink Eaton Halifax Regional School Board Canada Health Infoway Economical Insurance Health Association of Nova Scotia Canada Lands Company Efficiency One Heritage Gas 14
Hewlett-Packard Canada Ltd. Pfizer Canada Inc. Corporate Donors
Hobart FEG Canada PH Milling Group Dover Mills 3M Canada Ltd.
HSBC Bank Canada Pink Larkin Allan McDiarmid Investments Ltd.
IBM Canada Ltd. Pratt & Whitney Canada Inc. Atlantic Mobility Products
Immigrant Services Association PricewaterhouseCooper Banque de Development
of Nova Scotia Procter & Gamble du Canada Bureau
IMP Group International Inc. Property Valuation Services Boone Food Services Ltd. (A&W)
Insurance Bureau of Canada Province of Nova Scotia CBCL Limited
Intact Insurance Company RBC Financial Group Concentra Financial
International Brotherhood of Electrical Ricoh Halifax EnCana Corporation
Workers Local 1928 Rogers Communications Inc Forbes Leasing
Irving Oil Ltd. Rothmans Benson & Hedges General Dynamics
IWK Health Centre Saint Mary’s University H. B. Robinson Construction Ltd.
Janssen - Ortho Inc. Saputo Dairy Products Canada J & M Murphy Wholesale Ltd.
Jazz Air LP Scotiabank Leon’s Furniture Ltd.
Johnson & Johnson Shannex Health Care Management McCormick Canada
Johnson Insurance Limited Shell Canada Limited Mic Mac Mall
JW Lindsay Construction Building Sierra Systems Montship Inc.
Kimberly Clarke Sisters of Charity Nova Automotive Machine Co. Ltd.
Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette Society of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rawdon Realties
KPMG Nova Scotians Seamark Asset Management Ltd.
Lee Valley Tools Spectra Energy Society of the Sacred Heart (Canada)
Lexmark Stantec Consulting Ltd. Stairs Diesel Supply (N.S.) Limited
LifeScan Canada Ltd. Staples Canada Inc. Swish Maintenance Limited
Lockheed Martin Canada Stewart McKelvey The Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co.
Manpower / Experis STI The Co-operators Group Limited
Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Travelers Canada
McInnes Cooper Symcor Inc. Turner Drake and Partners Ltd.
Medavie Blue Cross TD Canada Trust VistaCare Communications
Meloche Monnex Financial Services Inc. Telus Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
MHPM Project Managers Inc. Terrapure Environmental
MicroAge The Canadian Press
MOBIA Technology Innovations The Halifax Herald Limited
Mohawk The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
Moneris Solutions The Now Group
Motorola Canada Ltd. The Shaw Group Limited
Mount Saint Vincent University Trisura
Musquodoboit Valley Family Resource Unifor
National Bank of Canada United Way Halifax
NAV CANADA University of King’s College
Northbridge Insurance UPS Canada
Northwood Valero
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Via Rail Canada Incorporated
Nova Scotia Community College Ward 5 Neighbourhood Centre
Nova Scotia Health Authority WBLI Chartered Accountants
NTT DATA Whirlpool Canada Inc.
Office Interiors Inc. Wilson Fuel Company Ltd.
O’Regan’s Automotive Group Workers Compensation Board
PCL Constructors Canada Inc. Xerox Canada Ltd.
Pepsi Beverages Canada and PepsiCo
15STATEMENT OF
1%
FINANCIAL POSITION
5% 2015 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $495,890 $429,936
Receivables and prepaids 3,803,747 4,010,077
53% 41%
Investment 4,881,741 4,935,905
Capital assets 111,610 150,688
Total assets $9,292,988 $9,526,606
LIABILITIES
12% Accounts payable and accruals $1,147,186 $1,329,249
Funded agencies - current campaign 1,928,275 1,850,320
39% Deferred revenue 1,580,119 1,814,585
21%
Fund balances -Unrestricted 1,041,918 1,022,129
11% 17% Fund balances -Restricted 3,595,490 3,510,323
Total liabilities & fund balances 9,292,988 9,526,606
STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS
2015 2014
REVENUE
Net campaign revenue $5,880,788 $5,597,819
Other and investment income 109,574 126,812
Tomorrow Fund net revenue 117,448 158,708
Total revenue 6,107,810 5,883,339
3%
EXPENSES
Community investment 1,928,275 1,850,320
18% Designations and Donor directed gifts 1,993,948 1,882,028
Rainbow Haven Youth 81,231 56,320
46% 211NS 33,422 35,419
Resource development and administrative 1,109,342 1,104,811
33%
Community investment and administrative 815,205 836,557
United Way Canada 41,431 40,607
Total expenses 6,002,854 5,806,062
Excess of revenue over expenses $104,956 $77,277
• These statements are a summary of United Way of Halifax Region’s consoldiated financial statements for the years
ended December 31.
• A complete set of the consolidated financial statements are available from our website - unitedwayhalifax.ca
16WHAT’S
YOUR VISION
FOR HALIFAX?
We asked members of
our community to share
their vision for Halifax.
See what they had to say at
youtube.com/unitedwayhalifax
Share yours at
#UWHalifaxVisionunitedwayhalifax.ca
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