The Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington delivers $536,903 to community service organizations through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund

Today, the Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington is pleased to announce $536,903 in funding to support 10 projects in Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund. 

The Community Services Recovery Fund is a one-time investment of $400 million by the Government of Canada to help Community Service Organizations, charities, non-profits and Indigenous governing bodies located in Canada. 

The following projects are being supported throughout Hastings and Prince Edward Counties:

• $50,000 was invested to fund Canadian Mental Health Association Hastings Prince Edward Addictions and Mental Health Services for their Intranet Design and Development project
• $12,610 was invested to fund Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary Inc. for their Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) project
• $63,835 was invested to fund Belleville General Hospital Foundation for their New digital tools and strategy: BFHF events and lotteries project
• $48,000 was invested to fund Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Hastings and Prince Edwards for their BiggerTogether project
• $71,000 was invested to fund Community Care for Central Hastings for their Meals on Wheels Inventory Management System project
• $86,660 was invested to fund Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Community Trust Corp. for their KMMAFN Social and Economic Strategic Plan Implementation project
• $100,000 was invested to fund Pathways to Independence for their Workforce Planning and Staff Scheduling Transformation and Optimization project

The following projects are being supported throughout the County of Lennox & Addington:

• $15,820 was invested to fund Lennox Community Theatre Inc. for their Modernization of the HVAC system project
• $69,983 was invested to fund Morningstar Mission Relief Inc. for their Technology upgrade, support and sustainability project
• $18,995 was invested to fund Newburgh United Church for their New Signage project

Community service organizations are at the forefront of addressing communities’ needs.  Since the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have struggled with increased demand for their services, reduced revenues, declines in charitable giving due to the rising cost of living, and a greater need to make use of digital tools.  Many organizations are struggling to recover and adapt their services to the changing needs of Hastings, Prince Edward and Lennox & Addington Counties.

For more information, visit the Community Services Recovery Fund website   https://communityservicesrecoveryfund.ca.  The Community Foundations of Canada website https://communityfoundations.ca/initiatives/community-services-recovery-fund and the

Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington website www.cffla.ca or contact us at .

Pat Garrod

President