Federal funds flow to a dozen County organizations to offset COVID-19 costs
Administrator | Sep 16, 2020 | Comments 0
Bay of Quinte riding MP Neil Ellis has begun site visits to local organizations which received federal emergency community services funding to help offset COVID-19 related operating costs.
Since April 2020, $666,153 has been delivered to 42 local organizations that provide direct services to the public, especially to vulnerable, or at-risk community members. A total of 21 organizations received their funding through the United Way Centraide Canada (UWCC); another 19 organizations received their support through the Community Foundations of Canada (CFC); and two organizations were assisted through the Canadian Red Cross (CRC). In terms of regional allocation, 22 organizations operate from Belleville, 12 from Picton, and eight from Trenton.
“It’s great to know that this funding — which could be used to train volunteers, increase home deliveries or transportation services, and acquire PPE — has helped these organizations continue their work during this very tough time,” said Ellis. “I really look forward to connecting with many of these organizations again to see the achievements they’ve reached despite COVID-19.”
The following organizations in the Bay of Quinte riding are included among the 5,500 across the country which have received support from the Emergency Community Services Fund:
Alternatives for Women in Prince Edward County $20,000 Belleville Community Trust Fund $20,000 Bridge Street United Church $25,799 Children’s Mental Health Services $15,000 Committee for Innovation Thinking for Youth $18,500 Community Advocacy & Legal Centre $35,000 Community Development Council of Quinte $8,400 Continuing On In Education $4,750 Corporation of the County of Prince Edward $18,000 County of Prince Edward $40,540 Enrichment Centre for Mental Health $52,000 Girls Incorporated of Limestone, Algonquin and Lakeshore $15,500 Hospice Quinte $40,000 John Howard Society of Belleville and District $9,800 Prince Edward County Arts Council $6,000 Prince Edward Family Health Team $10,790 Prince Edward Learning Centre $20,000 Quinte Access Transportation $12,800 Recreation Outreach Centre, ROC $16,300 St. George’s Anglican Church $5,000 St. Thomas’ Anglican Church $3,932 The Alzheimer Society of Hastings-Prince Edward $10,000 The County of Prince Edward Public Library $20,000 The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation $55,000 The Pentecostals of Quinte $5,500 The Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association $9,978 The Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Foundation $9,960 The Salvation Army – Belleville Ministries $30,055 Three Oaks Foundation $25,000 Trenton Memorial Lodge $11,554 Trenton Ontario Branch 110 Legion Village Non-Profit Housing Corporation $11,619.40 Victim Services of Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox & Addington $3,500 Victorian Order of Nurses $5,000 Victorian Order of Nurses Serving Hastings Northumberland Prince Edward $19,376 Volunteer Information Quinte (VIQ) $22,500 YMCA of Central East Ontario $15,000 Youth Habilitation Quinte/ Hastings Housing Resource Centre $14,000.
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