Community Foundation Grey Bruce has distributed some significant funding to ten local programs and organizations.
The funding was distributed via the federal government's Community Services Recovery Fund. Community Foundation Grey Bruce delivered over $532,000 split between ten organizations to "help charities, non-profits, Indigenous governing bodies and others adapt, modernize, and be better equipped to improve the efficacy, accessibility, and sustainability of the community services that they provide through the pandemic recovery and beyond," according to a release.
The Community Services Recovery Fund is a one-time investment of $400 million from the federal government to provide that assistance to community organizations across Canada.
The following projects are being supported in Grey Bruce:
-$38,880 was invested to fund Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grey and Bruce for Foundational system adaptations for long-term organizational health.
-$98,500 was invested to fund Chippewas of Nawash Unceeded First Nation to develop a Violent Threat Risk Assessment Team.
-$59,908 was invested to fund Community Living Kincardine & District to implement a Marketing and Communications Plan.
-$15,340 was invested to fund the Georgian Bay Symphony to update their Donor Management System.
- $78,495 was invested to fund Home & Community Support Services Grey-Bruce to connect community through a Fundraising and Marketing Plan.
-$99,094 was invested to fund the Owen Sound Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corporation for their Envisioning Quality Unified Active Tenant Engagement (EQUATE) project.
-$21,236 was invested to fund The Owen Sound and District Market Vendors Association to upgrade digital, audio, visual, and security projects.
-$33,000 was invested to fund Welcoming Communities Grey Bruce for capacity-building to make inclusion a Grey Bruce priority
-$45,780 was invested to fund the Wiarton Propeller Club to create a Strategic, Fundraising and Communication/Governance Plan
-$46,547 was invested to fund the YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce to modernize their business computer infrastructure, improving productivity, security & service.
