The story of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is still being written, but the United Way of Bruce Grey, as part of Capacity Canada’s Creative Day for Social Good (CD4SG), collaborated to tell the story of the first nine months.

In a December 9 media release, a report titled “The Strength in Our Numbers” highlights funding, projects, programs and a few moments that have occurred in the last nine months.

“We knew from the start of the pandemic that we would want to capture how our community responded,” explained Francesca Dobbyn, Executive Director of the United Way of Bruce Grey. “The partnerships, the collaborations, the support in our region is incredible. When CD4SG solicited proposals for the day, we knew this was a further collaboration, should we be selected.”

The report details almost $3.3 million in supports to the community through six focus areas:

Food Security
Shelter
Social inclusion and learning
Information and community navigation
Mental Health & Wellness
Health & hygiene

The report is available for download from United Way at unitedwayofbrucegrey.com/the-strength-in-our-numbers.

"The United Way wishes to express its gratitude to the CD4SG team that worked hard to pull together our community’s story," read the release.

“We are all so grateful for the many organizations, community leaders, volunteers and donors who are doing their best to help everyone feel safe and comfortable during this pandemic. This report only scratches the surface of the Bruce Grey pandemic response. We know there are many more stories to be told,” Dobbyn said.