The Huff Family Fund Grants will be presented January 23/20 as matching funding will enable approximately $260,000 of projects to proceed. The grants will impact 17 projects around and across the County affecting Animal Welfare, Education/Learning, Addictions and Mental Health, Vital Signs – Food Insecurity, Arts and Culture, and, Health Care
We are delighted to welcome Anne VanVlack to our staff, in the role of Vital Signs Coordinator. Selected from a group of highly skilled applicants, Anne has hit-the-ground-running in composing various slide presentations and participating in a host of meetings normal to this particularly busy time of year for the Foundation.
Diane Milan was our Vital Signs Coordinator for Five years and resigned that position at the end of 2019. Diane joined us after three community issues and challenges which we could impact were identified In our 2013 Vital Signs Report: Food Insecurity; Learning; Transportation. Bringing together Work Groups to address
Municipal grant applications are now open through to noon, February 5th. Three streams are available: Under $1,000 in-kind only (rental fees, permit waivers, etc) Under $5,000 cash and in-kind (max cash of $2,500) Over $5,000 cash and in-kind Detailed information, criteria, and application form is available online at: www.thecountyfoundation.ca The
The Huff Family Fund Applications closed on November 5/19. The County Foundation Grants Review Committee volunteer members will now be invited from a diverse group of individuals from across our County, with far ranging talents and a keen interest in this work. Concurrently, applications will be compiled into the screening and
The County Foundation Board is pleased to announce the creation of two new Funds that will be managed/supported by the Community Foundation. The first of these is the PEC Syria Education Fund. The purpose of this Fund is to, from time to time, provide grants and bursaries to former refugees
RBC Future Launch – empowering the youth of today for the jobs of tomorrow, is a 10 year initiative aimed to help young people gain access and opportunities to the skills, job experience and career networks needed for the future world of work. The initiative will address the following critical
The Food Collective is conducting a survey to determine local issues around Food Security/Insecurity. You can contribute to our knowledge pool by taking the survey as linked below. Interested in food?Interested in Prince Edward County?Chance to win one of three $200 food prizes for filling out an online survey! Here’s
The Opioid Crisis: A Community Response I was so fortunate to attend the #AllIn2019 conference as a youth delegate. The conference was held in Victoria, B.C. this past June, and my whole youth delegate experience was funded by RBC and The County Foundation. This article captures my reflections and learnings
The following report and reflections were compiled by Christian Everall, Youth Engagement Worker, Greater Than County Youth Collective, on attending the Victoria, B.C. Convention. Real Talk and Fresh Voices; Belonging for young people in philanthropy and activism I was so fortunate to attend the #AllIn2019 conference as a youth delegate.
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