Community Care City is a top 35 finalist in a competition by the Aviva Community Fund! They are hoping to bring a project called #GrieveNotAlone to the city, which is centered around grief support. "Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes is seeking a grant of between $50,000 to $100,000 to train new “grief guides”, teach coping skills to children, offer companionship to someone who has lost their partner, build support systems for grieving teens, provide grief education in places where grief is part of the job, and reach into the community to build awareness." Judges will review soon and winners will be announced on December 5! We wish Community Care City luck!
The Aviva Community Fund has just announced the 35 finalists in the 2017 competition, which includes one organization in the Kawarthas. Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes is one of the 10 finalists in the “Community Health” category for their project idea “#GrieveNotAlone” to enhance grief support. More than 500 projects across Canada competed in four categories (community development, community health, community resilience, and community legacy) for three levels of funding (small ideas of $50,000 and under, large ideas between $50,000 and $100,000, and a single Community Legacy fund worth $150,000).
Community Care City is a top 35 finalist in a competition by the Aviva Community Fund! They are hoping to bring a project called #GrieveNotAlone to the city, which is centered around grief support. "Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes is seeking a grant of between $50,000 to $100,000 to train new “grief guides”, teach coping skills to children, offer companionship to someone who has lost their partner, build support systems for grieving teens, provide grief education in places where grief is part of the job, and reach into the community to build awareness." Judges will review soon and winners will be announced on December 5! We wish Community Care City luck!