Libro grants: $310K, 21 projects across Southwestern Ontario
London-based Libro Credit Union has announced the 2023 recipients of its annual grants program, which is doling out $310,000 to 21 projects across Southwestern Ontario.
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London-based Libro Credit Union has announced the 2023 recipients of its annual grants program, which is doling out $310,000 to 21 projects across Southwestern Ontario. LFP’s Brian Williams breaks down who is getting how much:
Haldimand-Norfolk
- Community Support Centre Haldimand Norfolk ($20,000): Simply Teaching Food Series strives to increase food literacy with cooking workshops and classes.
- Haldimand-Norfolk R.E.A.C.H ($15,000): Child Nutrition Network Farm to School supports local student nutrition programs and school initiatives.
- The Gathering Food Centre o/a Church Out Serving ($5,000): Soup with Heart partners with local farmers and food suppliers and receives donations of fresh produce to use in healthy soup recipes.
Huron-Perth
- Facile Perth ($10,000): A program for people with disabilities supports those accessing adult developmental service systems for the first time.
- Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre ($20,000): The refrigeration of its van will assist its delivery capabilities.
- Municipality of North Perth ($15,000): A program provides unemployed and under-employed people with skills to find work in the construction industry.
- United Way Perth County ($15,000): CRC Affordable Housing Concept Designs project seeks to plan and become the non-profit housing provider in the region.
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
- Empty Bowls Strathroy-Caradoc ($5,000): Empty Bowls is an international movement by artists to raise money to feed the hungry and homeless.
- Good Things Outreach ($5,000): It provides lunches and groceries once a week to those in need.
- Sarnia-Lambton Rebound ($20,000): The Hub provides a safe drop-in space for young people facing challenges due to financial and social situations.
- The Inn of the Good Shepherd ($15,000): Mobile Market project is a van that delivers free and fresh produce.
London/Elgin/Oxford
- Crouch Neighborhood Resource Centre ($15,000): Its Meal Meet-Up will increase food security and social connection for low-income Londoners.
- Elgin Business Resource Centre ($15,000): Its self-employment training program is designed to move individuals from an entrepreneurial idea to the next steps of developing a business.
- Stevenson Camp ($15,000): Its Victory Garden is a camp that assists food-insecure children with healthy food and a safe place.
- United Way Oxford ($15,000): The Light House – Tillsonburg Transitional House is a project that aims to aid beyond a temporary night of shelter.
Waterloo Region
- Adventure4Change ($15,000): Genesis is a program that creates employment opportunities for African, Caribbean and Black-identifying (ACBI) youth.
- Extend-A-Family-Waterloo Region ($20,000): Smart Saving, Smart Spending program aims to increase financial literacy for adults with development disabilities.
Windsor Essex
- Art Gallery of Windsor ($17,500): The Creative Business Boot Camp project assists in building the skills needed to succeed in creative businesses such as marketing and project management.
- Downtown Windsor Business Revitalization Association ($20,000): Good Greens Food Reclamation Program will gather unsold produce, baked goods and prepared foods that go to waste, and resell or package them for low-income individuals.
- Women’s Enterprise Skill Training Centre ($20,000): A program supporting women and youth facing employment barriers.
- We Build a Dream ($12,000): #HerPower Skills Workshop will allow young women and others to learn new skills and pursue new career paths in the skilled trades.
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