Over a dozen non-profit organizations in southwestern Ontario are getting a more than $2 million financial boost from the province.
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton and Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Rob Flack announced the $2,034,100 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s resilient communities fund on Wednesday. The money will be used to help the 16 local non-profits to hire and train new staff, upgrade facilities, and introduce new programming and vital services.
“Whether it’s hosting social events and exercise classes for seniors, helping those who are less fortunate, or giving children memories that will last a lifetime, non-profits are indispensable to our way of life in southwestern Ontario,” said McNaughton. “Our government will continue to make historic investments in community organizations, so they can offer improved services for the people who rely on them most.”
The two largest grants are going to Wallaceburg Adult Activity Centre and Growing Chefs!, a London-based organization that offers a variety of food education programs for kids. The activity centre is getting $221,300 while Growing Chefs! will receive $200,000.
The other non-profits benefiting from this grant include Camp Kee-Mo-Kee in Komoka, The Grand Theatre in London, Hutton House in London, the YMCA St. Thomas-Elgin, and North Lambton Community Health Centre.
“We are pleased to support our local non-profit organizations with needed funding that ultimately supports our communities with a broad range of meaningful services," said Flack.
The full list of non-profits receiving funding is as follows:
Camp Kee-Mo-Kee (Komoka) - $85,400 Carrefour (London) - $66,100 Community Living (London) - $175,400 Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre (London) - $193,100 Forest City Film Festival (London) - $50,800 The Grand Theatre (London) - $140,200 Growing Chefs! Ontario (London) - $200,000 Hutton House (London) - $198,600 L'Arche London - $25,800 Learning Disabilities Association (London) - $140,200 Municipality of Middlesex Centre (Middlesex Park) - $150,000 North Lambton Community Health Centre - $93,900 Special Ability Riding Institute (Arva) - $58,000 The Quest Centre Community Initiatives (Glencoe) - $45,000 Wallaceburg Adult Activity Centre - $221,300 YWCA (St. Thomas-Elgin) - $190,300
