Organization/Group/Individual |
How funds will be used |
Emergency Fund amount |
Action Read Community Literacy Centre |
Funding will be utilized to reconfigure space to allow for safe social distancing, addition of Plexiglas partitions and one-way foot traffic. |
$10,000 |
Anthroscope Media |
Funding will support storytelling with Guelph residents through online podcasting workshops. |
$3,000 |
Art Gallery of Guelph |
Funding will build Virtual Reality environments to enable the public to experience various spaces remotely. |
$10,000 |
Big Brother Big Sisters of Guelph |
Funding will support current and new virtual matches while preparing a plan for a return to in-person meetings. |
$5,000 |
Braden Phelan |
Funding will allow for a series of 5 socially-distanced Huron Street Harvest Gatherings. |
$5,000 |
Bumaroo |
Funding will support a live stream of Bumaroo 2020. |
$3,877 |
Chalmers Community Services Centre |
Funding will provide emergency food to community members who are experiencing food insecurity in Guelph. |
$20,000 |
Community of Hearts Lifelong Learning |
Centre Funding will be utilized for small-group classes; both in-person and virtual learning. |
$10,000 |
Ed Video Media Arts Centre |
Funding will establish a comprehensive remote classroom. |
$15,000 |
Everdale |
Funding will support the purchase an insulated storage container to store harvested food during the winter months. |
$10,000 |
Guelph and District Multicultural Festival Inc. (GDMC) |
Funding will support the updating of the existing website while creating a network for vendors and cultural groups. |
$4.500 |
Guelph Arts Council |
Funding will support artists in pandemic recovery so their work can continue to benefit Guelph residents. |
$10,000 |
Guelph Black Heritage Society |
Funding will support the grand opening of Heritage Hall and a performance of Leslie McCurdy’s Spirit of Harriet Tubman. |
$5,000 |
Guelph Chamber Choir |
Funding will be used to create digital content via individual and small group recordings. |
$2,500 |
Guelph Community Singers |
Funding will support an online version of the 20/21 Season. |
$4,000 |
Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition |
Coalition Funding will support North End Harvest Market (NEHM) program. |
$15,000 |
Hillside Community Festival of Guelph |
Funding will be used for online workshops for the Hillside Inside Festival 2021 |
$10,000 |
Jobs.Opportunites.Enterprise (J.O.E) |
Funding will be utilized for the development of the Training Grounds program for adults with developmental disabilities. |
$12,000 |
Learning Disabilities Association of Wellington County |
Funding will be used to develop an on-line Executive Skills program for youth aged 11-14 with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. |
$4,370 |
Out on The Shelf |
Funding will support the transition of programing and services online. |
$5,000 |
PIN – The People and Information Network |
Funding will be utilized to recruit and deploy volunteers to local not-for-profit organizations and charities with COVID related needs. |
$7,000 |
Roxana Rahrami |
Funding will support the reduction in registration fees for mindfulness activities to not-for-profit organizations. |
$1,500 |
Royal City Roller Derby |
Funding will be used to remove financial barriers to participate in roller derby. |
$4,000 |
Shelldale Family Gateway |
Funding will support after school programs including mentoring, leadership activities and improving social interactions while in a secure, confidential, and comfortable setting. |
$10,000 |
Silence |
Funding will support local musicians and artists by providing safe events and recording space. |
$4,500 |
Wyndham House |
Funding will support the re-opening of the Service Hub for at-risk youth. |
$8,750 |