Four Hastings organizations will receive a total of $158,200 from Ontario’s Resilient Communities Fund. The program is to help offset the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic so non-profits can survive and continue to provide their services.
The Marmora and Area Curling Club, the North Hastings Community Trust, the Heart of Hastings Hospice and the Township of Tudor and Cashel are the recipients.
“These organizations are a valued part of the community,” said MPP Daryl Kramp. “Citizens rely on them and their programs and services every day. This funding will help them offset those impacts.”
In total, the Ontario government is providing $95.8 million this year through the Resilient Communities Fund to help 1,146 non-profit organizations across the province recover and rebuild.
The Resilient Communities Fund provides grants of up to $150,000 to eligible non-profit organizations to cover a broad and flexible range of needs, such as:
- Mental and physical health and well-being supports for staff or volunteers
- Support to adapt or reimagine program delivery and services to meet the needs of communities, employees and volunteers, incorporate new health and safety processes, or purchase new technology and personal protective equipment, and
- Renovations and facility updates to meet the changing needs of the communities they serve
“Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our government has committed to supporting those struggling the most,” said Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries. “That’s why it’s been a priority for us to fund successful programs like the Resilient Communities Fund, which helps non-profits adapt and grow – ensuring they can continue providing the best service possible to the people of Hastings County and make a positive difference in the lives of individuals and families.”
The Ontario Trillium Foundation will continue to offer the Resilient Communities Fund in 2022-23 to help more eligible non-profit organizations that have been impacted by COVID-19.
