Recipients of funding through the Community Services Recovery Fund have been announced! Read the news release from Employment and Social Development Canada here.
We’re proud to be one of the participating community foundations across Canada taking part in the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund, a collaboration between the Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada, and United Way Centraide Canada.
The Community Services Recovery Fund aims to support the adaptation and modernization needs of non-profit and charitable Community Service Organizations facing immediate and long-term impacts of the pandemic, as they continue to support communities.
We delivered a total of $306,000 in funding to eight organizations in our region through the Community Services Recovery Fund:
| Erris Volunteer Fire Association | Investment in technology for greater inclusion |
| Lower Similkameen Community Services Society | Comprehensive Assessment of Systems and Processes |
| Desert Valley Hospice Society | IT and Telephone Upgrades |
| OneSky Community Resources | Human Resources Information System Implementation |
| Dragonfly Pond Family Resource Society | Developing/redesigning organizational strategies |
| Penticton & Area Access Society | Building Our Organizational Infrastructure and Capacity |
| Penticton Indian Band | Emergency Action and Communication Plan |
| South Okanagan Recope Society | Focus on Client-Facing Services through Implementation of Client Management System |
Where can I learn more?
To learn more about the Community Services Recovery Fund, visit communityservicesrecoveryfund.ca. You can view an interactive map of funded projects from across the country on their results page.
