The logo of Community Foundation Grey Bruce.
The Community Foundation Grey Bruce has doled out another $77,000 to several non-profit organizations in the region through the federal Emergency Community Support Fund.
The Foundation recently announced grants were disbursed to four local charities: The Salvation Army Owen Sound ($6,000), REACH Centre Grey Bruce ($45,467), OSHaRE ($18,244) and Bruce Grey Mentorship ($7,350).
According to information provided by the Community Foundation, the funding for Bruce Grey Mentorship in Hanover will allow the organization to provide lendable technology to keep young people virtually connected to its program. It will also provide some relief in the facility’s rental cost.
OSHaRE’s grant will help with the purchases of equipment and consumable products. The organization’s executive director Colleen Trask Seaman says it will “help meet the increased demand of meeting the need for food for individuals and families in the community due to Covid-19.”
REACH Centre Grey Bruce Executive Director Jennifer Miller acknowledged this will allow them to “safely to continue to provide essential services to youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and help families in crisis.”
The Salvation Army funding was to help support a new initiative focusing on low-income seniors in homes and complexes by providing a stocking filled with items to open on Christmas morning.
The Community Foundation Grey Bruce awarded over $192,000 to 10 organizations in the area in the first round of emergency community support funding in August.
The Government of Canada’s $350-million Emergency Community Support Fund was created to help vulnerable Canadians during the Covid crisis.