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Guidelines for Community Service Organizations Seeking ECSF Funds from UWDR
COVID-19 is top of mind for everyone and it is affecting the ways we support those who are vulnerable in our communities. This pandemic has created an increase in demand for local services, shortages in supplies, and disruption in service. The Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) is a $350 million investment made by the Government…
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ECSF Call for Applications
Who can Apply? Organizations providing front-line services to vulnerable populations impacted by COVID-19 are eligible to apply, including registered charities, and other qualified donees. This funding is intended to support community service organizations providing services to support vulnerable Canadians, including low-income seniors, women, children and youth, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, refugees,…
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Frequently Asked Questions
How well did the Emergency Community Support Fund work for community organizations in the first round? The Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada and United Way Centraide Canada funded more than 7,000 projects over about three months during the Fund’s first round. Those projects spanned the country and met the needs of many different…
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Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF)
Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) The Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) is a $350 million emergency funding program from the Government of Canada. In Durham Region we received in excess of 250 enquiries from charities and nonprofits. We are pleased to announce that 41 projects were approved to receive the total amount of ECSF funding allocated…
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Seniors Response Fund
To help seniors across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on March 29, 2020 that the federal government will be investing $9 million across Canada to support vulnerable seniors. These funds, distributed by local United Ways, will support agencies with the delivery of a range of community services including meeting basic needs like food,…
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UWDR Community Relief Fund
About The COVID-19 emergency is having a profound impact on the lives of all Canadians and we in Durham see and feel the impacts every day. What began as a medical crisis/emergency very rapidly morphed into an economic crisis and what is needed to mitigate the impacts on all of us, is a broad and…
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What does local love look like?
Show your local love donate today Thanks to you it’s working Paul Paul, a teen parent, thought his only option was to drop out of school and find a job to support his family. John Howard Society, a United Way Funded agency, helped him to see he had other roads available. Today, Paul works for the…
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Race Day for United Way
Join us on September 1, 2019 for our Annual Race Day for United Way. All proceeds go towards United Way Durham Region. Supporting over 25 agencies and 160 programs in our community. Together, we are possibility.
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Oshawa Generals Charity Dinner
*Ticket price does not include the cost of food or drinks
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Give Where You Live – Building local capacity
There can be no doubt we are going through a period of rapid change and transformation. We see the results of the pressures of dislocation and change all around us. Pressure on food banks, shelters, children’s and mental health programs, counselling and many areas of the social services. Poverty and its impacts, hunger, homelessness, employment…