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CANADA | Mar 26, 2025

[News] Thriving in 2025: 5 ways to stick with your health goals

As we usher in a new year, many of us are inspired to embrace positive changes, especially when it comes to our health. For older adults, maintaining and improving health is a worthy and achievable goal. Whether you're aiming to boost your energy levels, enhance mobility, or feel your best, here are some tips to help you stick to your health goals in the coming year.

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New Food Banks Canada Research Shows 7 Million Canadians Report Going Hungry

More Canadians report they are facing hunger and food insecurity due to rising inflation and housing costs, according to newly released data from Food Banks Canada. The nation's leading charitable or

New Ipsos Poll Reveals 26% of Canadians May Soon Need Charitable Services to Meet Basic Needs, Up from 11% Due to Pandemic and Inflation

Ā CanadaHelps, the country's largest platform for donating and fundraising online, today announced the findings of a new Ipsos poll that highlights the impact of rising inflation on charitable giving.

Non-profit organizations in rural Canada, 2019

InĀ 2019, there were overĀ 130,000Ā non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Canada, of which, nearly one quarter (22.5%) were in rural Canada. RuralĀ NPOsĀ employed just over one tenth (11.6%) of all non-p

Pandemic innovation: Using what weā€™ve learned to achieve lasting change in our communities

Throughout the pandemic, United Way Greater Torontoā€™s network of over 300 funded agencies and community partners mobilized quickly to meet urgent and evolving needs and problem solve in real time

Philanthropic sector ā€˜relievedā€™ with key victory at Commons committee

It had been the most contentious language in a bill the sector had been told would embrace the ā€œspiritā€ of legislation ā€“ Bill S-216 ā€“Ā that had passed the Senate and was at second reading in t

Senior Living: Organization gives men a place to talk, find support

The whine of a mitre saw and the sharp aroma of a wood preservative are clues that something is happening in Punch Jacksonā€™s spacious Edmonton garage. But that something is more than the creation

Shifting the conversation: How the sector is using narrative change to advance social change

Changing the way people think about an issue is a precondition to mobilizing action on it. But which organizations have institutionalized narrative change practices as a strategic priority, and how is

Shifting the conversation: How the sector is using narrative change to advance social change

Changing the way people think about an issue is a precondition to mobilizing action on it. But which organizations have institutionalized narrative change practices as a strategic priority, and how is

Social Prescribing: A holistic approach to improving the health and well-being of Canadians

Social prescribing is a means of connecting people to a range of community services and activities to improve their health and well-being.Ā¹ These services vary based on each personā€™s needs and inte

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