Community Connect - August 2024 WRCF e-newsletter

WRCF's monthly e-newsletter

August 2024                                                                View this email in your browser WRCF’s monthly e-newsletter to keep you connected to granting information, investing, what’s new, and ways we are mobilizing and collaborating to make an impact in our community. Blog: The Intersection of Places and People WRCF's President & CEO, Eric Avner, shares his thoughts on the important linkage between organizations, spaces and experiences when building and growing social infrastructure. He also highlights intentional community-building and the need for people that step forward to organize events, make trusted connections, and play a large part in creating a vibrant social fabric.  Read more Applications now open! WRCF has three funding streams currently accepting applications. Click the links below for more information on eligibility requirements and how to apply: Arts Grants Fund This fund is accepting applications for two grant streams in 2024; one for Organizations, and one for Individual Artists & Collectives. Approximately $580,000 is available, including $330,000 in funding from the Region of Waterloo. Applications close: September 16, 2024 Learn more and apply Racial Equity Fund This funding will support organizations that are led-by and serve people across Waterloo Region who are Indigenous, Black, and people of colour. $300,000 will be distributed. Applications close: September 9, 2024 Learn more and apply Ontario Endowment for Children and Youth in Recreation Fund $90,000 will be granted to organizations that encourage broad participation in healthy and safe community recreation activities for children and youth in Waterloo Region. Community recreation includes sport, fitness, youth leadership, camping/outdoor education, the arts and cultural activities. Applications close: September 16, 2024 Learn more and apply Recent press July 18, 2024 43 local charitable organizations received $1 million in grants through WRCF Read more Community Services Recovery Fund paves path forward for Interfaith Counselling Centre  Thanks to financial help through the Community Services Recovery Fund, Interfaith Counselling Centre created an Awareness and Engagement Project, which aims to grow their donor network, build capacity, and destigmatize counselling. Read more WRCF fund honours spirit of Waterloo South Asian community ‘pioneer’ Laxmi Kesavan Laxmi Kesavan dedicated her life to helping others. When she passed away in 2022, her family established the Laxmi Kesavan Memorial Fund at WRCF to ensure her legacy of giving back will live on. Read more Welcoming Week is an international movement to come together as individuals and groups to celebrate our strengths and differences, and recognize that we’re at our best when everyone feels welcome and like they belong in their community. Learn more and participate Questions? Contact us at info@wrcf.ca or 519-725-1806 DONATE NOW Connect with us Copyright © 2024 Waterloo Region Community Foundation, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to our e-communications. Our mailing address is: Waterloo Region Community Foundation 200-2 King Street West Kitchener, ON N2G 1A3 Canada Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.