Round Two Emergency Community Support Fund Recepients
United Way of Saskatoon and Area is pleased to share an update on the recipients of this second round of Emergency Community Support funding. Having received over 50 applications for community programs and services that support vulnerable community members, we have been able to distribute a total of $533,172 to organizations in Saskatoon and area.
“United Way of Saskatoon and Area is a proud partner in delivering funds to these important projects throughout central and northern Saskatchewan; helping to ensure the people of Saskatchewan are supported in times of unprecedented need the way Saskatchewan communities and organizations have adapted to respond to changing needs and disruption has been inspiring and speaks to the resiliency of our communities. United Way is honoured to be able to support this resilient spirit to help keep communities strong and support vulnerable individuals and families during COVID-19.”
Funding Recepients
Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids–Stony Rapids
Children North Early Intervention Program Inc.–La Ronge
Good Neighbours Food Centre Inc.–Rosthern
Hudson Bay Family & Support Centre Inc.–Hudson Bay
Humboldt Community Soup Kitchen–Humboldt
Ille a la Crosse Friendship Centre Inc.–Ille a la Crosse
Kikinahk Friendship Centre–La Ronge
Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries–Meadow Lake
Melfort Food Bank Inc.–Melfort
Melfort Group Homes Society Inc.–Melfort
Montreal Lake Cree Nation–Montreal Lake
Northern Village of Beauval–Beauval
Northern Village of Cumberland House–Cumberland House
Birch Hills Public Library–Birch Hills
CHEP Good Food Inc.–Saskatoon
CJWW Denny Carr Secret Santa Foundation–Saskatoon
Eden Care Communities Foundation Inc.–Regina
Frontier College–Saskatoon
Haven Family Connections Incorporated (Crisis Nursery)–Saskatoon
Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan–Saskatoon
PA Metis Women Association–Prince Albert
Prairie Harm Reduction Inc.–Saskatoon
Salvation Army in Canada–Saskatoon Temple–Saskatoon
Sanctum Care Group Inc.–Saskatoon
Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming Inc.–Saskatoon
Saskatoon Council on Aging–Saskatoon
Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service Inc.–Saskatoon
Saskatoon Friendship Inn–Saskatoon
Star City Library–Star City
Start2Finish Canada–Saskatoon
The kidney Foundation of Canada–Saskatoon
The Lighthouse Supported Living–Saskatoon
Young Women’s Christian Association of PA–Prince Albert
YWCA–Saskatoon
How Funding is Helping Our Communities
Here are 4 projects that the ECSF is helping to support in Central and Northern Saskatchewan. Each one is helping some of the most vulnerable individuals in our communities tackling #UNIGNORABLE issues like poverty, education inequality, domestic violence, and hunger.
Athabasca Health Authority
For the funding flowing through the Athabasca Health Authority, $25,000 will be allocated to provide food security for vulnerable populations in Stony Rapids, Uranium City, Camsell Portage, Black Lake and Fond du Lac. Due to increased isolation through road closures due to COVID-19, many residents in these communities have been faced with desperation, and a lack of financial resources and goods to feed their families adequately.
Kikinahk
The funding flowing through Kikinahk will support the undertaking of a shelter program and will amount to $25,000.00. The mandate of the shelter program is to provide Covid Safe housing, transportation, and nutrition. As the cold weather progresses, Kikinahk is working to prevent deaths from freezing, malnutrition, and substance abuse.
Montreal Lake Cree Nation
$25,000.00 will flow through the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, providing community outreach and engagement, and delivering new models, tolls, programming, and services or resources. The Montreal Lake Cree Nation strives to maintain the social, economic, and political bases of the First Nations people, including their rights to land and resources, to culture, to language, and to self-government and self-determination.