Message from our Executive Director
Spring always brings much-needed renewal and new beginnings. In this issue of our e-newsletter, we announce our Spring 2023 Community Grants recipients, share a special update from our Adverse Childhood Experiences & Resilience Coalition project manager, and introduce you to our wonderful new team members. Investing in our technology and our talent is critical to building our capacity to be of the highest service to our community partners and to our funders. We will enhance our ways to engage you on the issues facing our region, the people and organizations meeting those challenges head-on, and help you to make a difference in the areas that matter to you most.
Warmly,
Stacy G Kelly (he/him)
ed@cfka.org
613-546-9696, Ext 102
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SPRING 2023 COMMUNITY GRANTS RECIPIENTS |
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The Community Foundation for Kingston and Area will be granting $163,235, from its Spring 2023 Community Grants program, to support 17 local initiatives projected to directly impact 40,030 individuals, including 24,494 youth. A very special thanks to the 17 community-based volunteers who reviewed the grant applications.
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Camp Outlook, “New Camping Equipment for Camp Outlook”
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Frontenac County Schools Museum, “Frontenac County Schools Museum Garden Project Extension”
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Girls Incorporated of Limestone, Algonquin and Lakeshore, “Crisis Support for Girls Ed Families”
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I Challenge Diabetes, “Diabetes Paddling Workshop”
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Kidney Foundation of Canada – Kingston Branch, “Camp Dorset Subsidy”
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Kingston Canadian Film Festival, “Spring Reverb 2023”
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Kingston Community Health Centres, “Community Food Redistribution Warehouse”
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Kingston Community Health Centres, “Serve and Return: Train the Trainer”
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Martha’s Table Community Program, “Service Expansion Project – Spring into Indoor Services”
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Queen’s University, “Q Camps – Queen’s University Athletics and Recreation”
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Skeleton Park Arts Festival, “Skeleton Park Crosswalk Murals”
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Spinal Cord Injury Ontario, “SCIO Community Connection”
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Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada, “Pediatric Mental Health Support Programs for Kingston Health Sciences Centre”
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The Food Sharing Project, “Administrative Assistant for The Food Sharing Project 2023-2024”
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The Spire / Sydenham Street United Church, “Performance Hall Upgrade”
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Together We Stand Military Family Foundation, “Emergency Fund Request – 2023”
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Wintergreen Studios, “Autumn Land Art BioBlitz”
Funding for these new projects comes from the funds established at the Community Foundation by individuals, families, and organizations wanting to build a community in which we all thrive together. To learn more about how to support an existing fund or to set up a new one, contact giving@cfka.org.
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ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY |
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The Kingston Response: The Food Sharing Project |
Back in the cold days of December 2022, Kingstonians enjoyed a coffee and breakfast from Pan Chancho or Chez Piggy as part of their annual School Breakfast Fund campaign. The $33,000 raised was used by The Food Sharing Project to provide nutritious food to schools for their in-school breakfast, lunch, and hearty snack programs.
Thanks to donors like you, students have been able to get the food they need at school to help them take advantage of all that school has to offer, especially those from the 1 in 9 families who are food insecure. Students have now experience increased energy, improved focus on academic tasks, and more positive social interactions with their peers. In the words of one student, “The food I get at school is the best food I have all day.”
Today, The Food Sharing Project continues to provide more food to meet the demand, now supplying over 10,000 meals every week to 104 school meal programs.
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Our very own Bridget Glassco, Adverse Childhood Experiences & Resilience (ARC) Project Manager, appeared on YourTV's "Limestone Lens" program with Donna Chambers to have a conversation about ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and how to begin the healing process. To watch the segment, just click on the image to the right.
For more information about our work on ACES please contact arcpm@cfka.org.
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MEET OUR NEW TEAM MEMBERS |
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Grants Officer
grants@cfka.org
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Seniors Isolation & Belonging Project Manager
sib_pm@cfka.org
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Donor Services Officer
giving@cfka.org
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GRANT OPPORTUNITY: FOOD SECURITY |
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The Regina Rosen Food First Fund supports food providing or food security organizations in the community. Organizations should be engaged in procurement, production, preservation, and/or preparations, education and skill development, with a goal of alleviating hunger and addressing food security and food equity in our communities. Grants can be applied to project staff, equipment, distribution, promotion, or food.
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NEXT MONTH'S THEME: CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH |
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