United Way of the Lower Mainland 2014/2015 Annual Report 2 The superpower of connection. This is what makes United Way different. We bring the right people together to create positive change. We’ve been doing it for over 80 years. Today, we support those most vulnerable in our community – families, children and seniors in need. Nothing we do would be possible without the generous support of donors like you.

Message from the President & CEO

One word can change everything: possibility. We know that when we work together —when we help one another—the possibilities for the future are endless. This year, we embraced the word possibility as the theme of our campaign because it nudges us to look ahead, to envision our future communities as healthier and more vibrant places for everyone. More importantly, the word possibility urges the question, “What am I going to do about it?”

As a United Way donor, you helped us raise nearly $34 million this year. By giving local, you see local results. Because of you, we fund after-school programs to help kids be all they can be. We invest in programs that help people get the food they need so that they can move from the margins of poverty to a place of hope and possibility. We build strong communities where people of any age feel connected and supported.

Our track record and 80+ year history has earned the trust of government to manage two provincial programs: the early childhood program Success By 6 that helps children get a good start to life in hundreds of communities across B.C., and at the other end of the spectrum, Better at Home, that helps seniors remain independent and operates in 61 communities across B.C.

On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people we help, thank you!

Sincerely,

Michael McKnight President & CEO United Way of the Lower Mainland

United Way of the Lower Mainland – 2014/15 Annual Report & Year in Review 3 Changing lives You’ve made incredible things happen for children, families and seniors.

How we work Long-term change takes time, partners and funding. We are leaders in our field developing partnerships, tracking progress and bringing the right people together to make positive change.

Investing in programs Researching to understand and services with community needs and plan measureable results for the future

Collaborating to Advocating to help bring stakeholders people understand together the issues

All that kids can be Poverty to possibility Strong communities 52,000 children helped 65,000 nutritious meals 15,000 seniors used get the best start in life and snacks served programs & services The early years set the path for Poverty is a complex issue. United Loneliness can be as dangerous life-long learning and behaviours. Way invested in 26 agencies focused as smoking. United Way ensures 95% of kids at a United Way funded on helping people get the food seniors’ well-being by building after-school program said they were they need. 90% of parents at a strong communities for all. People getting along better with other kids. United Way funded food program over the age of 65 consistently rank say their children are less stressed relationships with friends and family and have improved behaviour. second only to health as the most important thing in life.

4 Matthew walked down the hall Eleven year ago, Matthew dreaded halls like this because of bullies. Matthew used to get bullied. A lot. He got his pants pulled down, he got punched, he was made to feel worthless. He switched elementary schools five times.

He didn’t want anyone to go through what he endured. So he signed up for a bullying prevention program. Thanks to generous people like you, now he’s one of 479 youth facilitators trained in 2014 who have helped 28,000 kids across the province.

Matthew is flourishing. United Way helps kids be all they can be.

Shaelyn bought groceries Three years ago, Shaelyn couldn’t afford groceries for her boys. She only had $85 left after rent each month and struggled to make ends meet. Her sons were living in poverty and weren’t getting the best start in life. Thanks to generous people like you, Shaelyn was connected to a support program that provides housing, guidance and job training for young moms. Today she’s working and is training to become a counsellor.

Shaelyn’s boys are thriving. United Way moves families from poverty to possibility.

Mary ate lunch with her friends A year ago, Mary lived alone and could no longer care for herself. She hid this from her niece, Yukiko. Every day, Mary would walk to a fast food restaurant for a meal. One day, she collapsed. She was brought home, but after seeing the state of her home, 911 was called. She was no longer capable of looking after herself. Thanks to a seniors’ independence program funded by people like you, Yukiko got the tools she needed to help Mary. Today, Mary lives in a care home, surrounded by friends, three blocks away from her niece Yukiko.

Mary is happy and Yukiko is relieved. United Way builds strong communities for all.

United Way of the Lower Mainland – 2014/15 Annual Report & Year in Review 5 Working together United Way of the Lower Mainland can’t prevent social problems alone. The collective strength of our partnerships across the Lower Mainland helps build our capacity to change lives in the community.

• 154 agencies • 5 school districts and • 43,000+ donors • 30 social planning tables 2 universities • 3 levels of government including and coalitions • 576 employee giving campaigns provincial, regional and • 5,000+ volunteers • 500 local unions 26 municipalities

We love our Ponchos, yogurt and Campaign Associates energetic volunteers Campaign Associates help United Way make The Sun United Way Day of Caring incredible things happen for people living in the matches volunteers with United Way-funded Lower Mainland. A team of 38 Campaign Associates agencies to do half day or full day projects. A team helped United Way in 2014/15. Sponsoring of volunteers from Spectra Energy helped out at organizations included educational institutions; Vancouver’s CityReach Care Society. municipal, provincial and federal government agencies; unions and corporations. Thank you to those who helped assemble our Campaign Associates make a big impact. Together, Poncho Paks for the homeless, to those who they are an invaluable volunteer workforce that sorted clothing for the CityReach Community helps keep United Way fundraising costs low. Closet and for those who bagged peppers, Individually, each Campaign Associate helps raise wrapped cheese and served yogurt!. up to $500,000 during their time at United Way. Sarah Seage, Food For Families Manager, Special thanks go to United Way’s supporting CityReach Care Society. partners, The Province Newspaper for providing ongoing advertising space, and BCIT for supplying free training facilities for the Campaign Associates.

6 Rewarding social activism United Way and Labour have a solid partnership dating back decades. Each year, United Way of the Lower Mainland works together with the Vancouver and District Labour Council and the New Westminster and District Labour Council to host the Labour Appreciation Dinner. Thanks to Pacific Blue Cross for presenting the event.

Three Metro Vancouver social activists were recognized with Community Service Awards:

• The Vancouver and District Labour Council Syd Thompson Community Service Award: Ingrid Kolsteren. Ms. Kolsteren has dedicated herself to collective action, social justice and representing the voice of women and workers.

• The New Westminster and District Labour Council’s Labour Community Service Award: Carol Riviere. Ms. Riviere is an active volunteer who believes in promoting social, economic and environmental justice.

• United Way of the Lower Mainland’s Joe Morris Labour Community Service Award: Gwenne Farrell. A long-time union activist, Ms. Farrell is vice president of COPE Local 378 where she advocates for the health and safety of workers. She sits on United Way of the Lower Mainland’s Board of Directors.

One rope, 15 people, one plane: UPS Plane Pull for United Way UPS put some muscle into a fundraiser at the 2014 UPS Jet Pull for United Way. The family-fun event raised $15,000 for United Way and was a vivid illustration of how working together makes incredible things happen.

Ten teams of 15 people pulled a Boeing 757-200 down the runway at YVR to cheering crowds. Kids had a chance to pull a smaller Cessna down the runway.

UPS has been a strong supporter of United Way across Canada since 2000. Last year, UPS raised over $1 million for United Ways across the country.

United Way of the Lower Mainland – 2014/15 Annual Report & Year in Review 7 Financials Thank you! You helped us raise almost $34 million to help children, families and seniors across the Lower Mainland.

Your dollars at work $12.5m $11.7 None of the work we do in the community would be possible $10m

without the generosity of donors. $9.2

$7.5m

$5m $5.3 $4.9

$2.5m $3.1

$0.4 $ $1.1 $0m 0.9 Total Expenses: $36.6 million

Building strong communities – $11.7 million 1 Community Services includes social planning, community development, research, advocacy and engagement. All that kids can be – $9.2 million United Way Community Services – $3.1 million1 2 As managing partners in the Success by 6 Provincial Partnership, we coordinate early childhood development Success By 6 Provincial Partnership and other funds – $0.9 million2 initiatives across the province. From poverty to possibility – $0.4 million 3 Some of our donors ask to split their gift and support Donor designations – $5.3 million3 United Way as well as other charities in the community. Fundraising and administrative expenditures – $4.9 million 4 Income from the UWLM Endowment Fund helps Fundraising expenditures funded by the UWLM Endowment Fund – $1.1 million4 offset fundraising and administrative expenses.

View our Financial Statements in detail online at: uwlm.ca/annual-report

8 24 % Vancouver

2% 11% Where the money Sea to Sky / Burnaby / Sunshine Coast New Westminster was invested By giving to United Way of the 14 % % Lower Mainland, you are investing Surrey / 9 White Rock Delta / Richmond in your own community, where you live, work, learn and play. 2% % Pitt Meadows / 9 Maple Ridge Tri-Cities

5% 6% Langley North Shore 18 % Outside of Lower Mainland *

*Monies spent in the province outside of the Lower Mainland, Sea to Sky corridor and Sunshine Coast, come from provincial government grants for the Better at Home program, and contain no donor dollars.

How the money 5% came in 20 % Foundations, Grants and other bequest and other We use our collective strength contributions / to multiply our impact and income maximize our donors’ dollars. 75 % Employee 12 % Giving Direct marketing and individual giving*

25 % 63 % Corporate Gifts Workplace campaigns

United Way of the Lower Mainland – 2014/15 Annual Report & Year in Review 9 Our Supporters Thank you to all of our donors and partners! Together we are building healthy, caring and inclusive communities.

2014/15 United Way Board of Directors

Board Chair: Joey Hartman, President, Vancouver and District Labour Council Steve Hunt, Director, District 3, United Steelworkers Union Amber Hockin, Canadian Labour Congress Vice Chair: Rudy Kerklaan, Vice Chairman, Connor, Clark & Lunn Private Jerry Lampert, Community Leader Capital Ltd. Secretary/Treasurer: Paul Kershaw, Professor, UBC John DeLucchi, Managing Partner, BC Region, PwC Winnie Leong, Senior Vice-President, Scotiabank, BC Yukon Anna Lilly, Senior Vice-President, Fleishman-Hillard Canada Board Members: Sarah Sidhu, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Jim Belsheim, President, Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd. Destination Canada Mark Blucher, President & CEO, ICBC Duncan Sinclair, Vice Chair, Deloitte Canada George Davison, President, Federation of Post-Secondary Lee Van Horn, President, The Palomar Counsulting Group, Inc. Educators (FPSE) Herman Van Ommen, Q.C., Partner, Litigation Group, McCarthy Gwenne Farrell, Vice President, COPE Local 378 Tetrault LLP Gordon Fisher, President, National Post / Pacific Newspaper Group Damon Williams, Co-CEO, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

2014/15 United Way Campaign Cabinet

Campaign co-chairs: Walter Gerlach, International Association Paul McDonell, City of Burnaby Grant McTaggart, Community Leader of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Cathy McLay, Translink Kathryn Young, Boyden Global Executive Mark Goldberg, WPCG Recruitment Dallas McMurtrie, Deloitte Recruitment Consultants & Horizon Recruitment Tom Merinsky, Community Leader Jan K. Grude, Pacific Blue Cross Steve Mossop, Insights West Caroline Bonesky, Family Services of Karen Hamberg, Westport Innovations Loring Phinney, Bell Greater Vancouver Inc. Matthew Quinlan, Community Leader Kris Bulcroft, Capilano University Bryce Hamming, Hunter Dickinson Inc. Andrew Railton, Caldwell Partners Michael Burtch, Fort Capital Doug Hinton, Hatch Ltd. & Hatch Mott Dave Richardson, Octaform Systems Inc. Stephen Butz, YMCA of Greater MacDonald Vancouver Adam Rootham, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Vancouver Bob Jackson, Public Service Alliance Jason Scharfe, Marsh Canada Ian Cameron, Corporation of Canada Michael Scott, Nexterra Systems Reid Carter, Brookfield Asset Jeannie Kilby, Canadian Union of Public Sandra Stuart, HSBC Bank Canada Management Inc. Employees 402 – Surrey Cityworkers Lane D. Trotter, Langara College Sarah Clark, Fraser River Pile & Dredge Irene Lanzinger, BC Federation of Labour Ross Turnbull, Odlum Brown Andy Cleven, International Brotherhood John Leeburn, City of Port Coquitlam Cathie Van Alstine, Boyden Global of Electrical Workers Local 213 Bill Maclagan, Blake, Cassels & Graydon Executive Recruitment Frank Crema, Community Leader LLP Thomas Whelan, Nevsun Resources Ltd. Alan Dabb, Eric Magnuson, Aboriginal Affairs and Ann Wicks, Financial Institutions George Davison, Federation of Post Northern Development Canada Commission Secondary Educators Mauro Manzi, TD Bank Scott Wilson, Limited Craig Dudra, RBC Investments Sarah McCullough, Spectra Energy Mark Wirtz, Bell Canada Roderick Thomas, Fossen CIBC Transmission Heidi Worthington, Pacific Blue Cross

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