Today, South Saskatchewan Community Foundation is pleased to announce $1.07 million in funding to support 23 organizations across southern Saskatchewan through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund. The Community Services Recovery Fund is a one-time investment of $400 million to help community service organizations (charities, non-profits, Indigenous governing bodies) across Canada to adapt, modernize and be better equipped to improve the efficacy, accessibility and sustainability of the community services that they provide through the pandemic recovery and beyond.
The South Saskatchewan Community Foundation is pleased to deliver these grants to the following organizations and their recovery projects rights across south Saskatchewan:
- $37,094 was invested to fund Artesian Performing Arts Inc.
- $60,900 was invested to fund Big Brothers Big Sisters of Regina and Area
- $13,250 was invested to fund Burundian Community of Regina Inc.
- $65,856 was invested to fund Cowessess First Nation
- $100,000 was invested to fund Family Service Regina
- $40,800 was invested to fund Neutral Ground Inc.
- $57,609 was invested to fund North Central Family Centre
- $29,300 was invested to fund Prairie Wind Estate Inc.
- $99,900 was invested to fund Rahmah Centre Inc.
- $30,000 was invested to fund REACH (Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger)
- $12,725 was invested to fund REALM (Ripplinger Ehmann & Laborde Mang
Foundation Inc.) - $77,625 was invested to fund Regina Early Learning Centre
- $19,000 was invested to fund Regina Music Festival Association
- $75,000 was invested to fund Regina Residential Resource Centre (RRRC)
- $56,050 was invested to fund Royal Canadian Legion Regina Branch #1
- $27,280 was invested to fund The Salvation Army Moose Jaw Corps
- $55,000 was invested to fund Silver Sage Housing Corporation
- $14,500 was invested to fund Solid Futures Learning Centre
- $11,000 was invested to fund Souris Valley Theatre
- $98,000 was invested to fund Street Culture Kids Project Inc.
- $29,191 was invested to fund Swift Current Bronco Hockey Club Inc.
- $16,920 was invested to fund Upper Souris Watershed Association Inc.
- $43,000 was invested to fund UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity
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 southern Saskatchewan.
For more information, visit the Community Services Recovery Fund website.
