Community Partnerships
United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo is building a stronger region by fostering impactful partnerships across the social profit sector.
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The Redpoll Centre
United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo is the anchor tenant of this vibrant social profit hub. Through the Redpoll Centre, we sublease professional office space to a diverse mix of community organizations—including groups in sports, arts, culture, and social services such as Pride, St. Aidan’s, Providence, the Swim Club, and the Alzheimer Society.
The Redpoll Centre exists to foster collaboration, build capacity, and strengthen the social profit sector. By bringing organizations together under one roof, we create a shared environment where teams can connect, access expertise, and support one another—helping our community benefit groups grow, innovate, and thrive.
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Capacity Development Collaboration with FuseSocial
We continue to strengthen our partnership with FuseSocial to advance capacity development across the Social Profit Sector in Wood Buffalo. Together, we support initiatives that help leaders and organizations grow, collaborate, and build long‑term sustainability. This partnership is reflected in shared capacity‑building efforts such as the ED Roundtable, and leadership training opportunities. We also attend FuseSocial’s roundtables and workshops to further our own knowledge and contribute to sector-wide learning.
Community Investments
Through initiatives like Tools for School and Day of Caring, we help ensure everyone in Wood Buffalo has the support they need to learn, thrive, and belong.
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Tools for School
Tools for School is a partnership between United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo and Staples Fort McMurray. The Purpose of this initiative is to ensure that children from all families have access to the necessary supplies to successfully participate and learn in the classroom. This year 500+ students from two local school districts received necessary school supplies through this program.
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Day of Caring
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Poverty Reduction Network
United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo is a key stakeholder in the Poverty Reduction Network (PRN). The PRN is comprised of a group of organizations that are committed to reducing the effects of poverty in the region and supporting those whose lives have been negatively impacted by poverty. They work as a collective to praise awareness of the issues around poverty and provide innovative solutions specific to the region.
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Wood Buffalo Community Wellbeing Survey
Together with eight partners, united Way took part in surveying our residents to ask about their wellbeing and how we can improve the quality of life in Wood Buffalo.
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Social Sustainability Plan
United Way was a partner in creating and stewarding the Social Sustainability Plan for Wood Buffalo. The Social Sustainability Plan was created to identify priorities and help guide decision making, resource allocation and collaborative community action. By working together,
we can align resources and efforts toward meeting a commonly held
set of priorities and goals.
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Collaboration to Strengthen the Social Profit Sector of Wood Buffalo
United Way is exploring ways to create a shared vision of the desired future for the social profit sector, as well as a plan of funded activities
to achieve that vision over a three-to five-year period.
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Employee Assistance for Member Agencies
The United Way recognizes that helping professionals working in the agencies we support are often faced with unique challenges when supporting clientele. In order for those employees to give the best support possible, access to EAPs are necessary when needed. The United Way is proud to offer this service to our agencies staff and volunteers.
Hosting a meeting, a workshop, throwing a press conference?
We have low cost, quality meeting rooms with subsidized rates from non-profit organizations.
The Collaboration Room comfortably seats 8 people and offers a number of amenities to make your meetings more effective. Whether you want to do a teleconference, some brain-storming using the whiteboard wall, or run through a powerpoint by putting it up on the big screen, this room is a perfect spot for effective collaboration.
The Innovation Room is a mirror image of the Collaboration Room, with one substantial technology difference. This meeting space features the Infocus Mondopad, a 55-inch touchscreen computer system with the ability to do videoconferencing, digital annotating and much more. This is leading edge technology to facilitate innovation and memorable meetings.
The Barb Jewers Meeting Room has flexible seating for up to 40 people in a meeting or workshop setting. The moveable tables make
it easy to create a seating plan that works for your unique needs. The large conferencing space features a high resolution projector and screen, with the ability to wirelessly share content from your personal device. This is also the perfect location to hold larger meetings that requires an effective teleconferencing option. The room’s microphone technology makes it possible for everyone in the room to be heard by the individuals participating from a distance. The Conference Room is accessible during evenings and weekends using a numerical code that will be provided by the Redpoll Community Animator. A kitchenette with a fridge, sink, coffee maker and kettle is available. We also provide the coffee, tea and supplies.
Hourly Rate
- Standard Rate: $50.00
- Non-Profit Rate: $25.00
1/2 Day Rate (4 Hours)
- Standard Rate: $180.00
- Non-Profit Rate: $90.00
Full Day Rate (8 Hours)
- Standard Rate: $350.00
- Non-Profit Rate: $150.00