| Organization/Group/Individual | How funds will be used | Emergency Fund amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10C Shared Space | Funding will create 10C Virtual Community, an online platform with locally relevant social, environmental and impact-focused content. | $5,500.00 |
| Brain Injury Association Waterloo-Wellington | Funds will support Brain Connect; an individualized support program to help those living with brain injuries adapt to the use of assistive technology. | $10,000.00 |
| Career Education Council Guelph Wellington Dufferin | Funding will support a transition of resources to virtual, with a focus on creating awareness of local career opportunities, workplace readiness and wellness training. | $6,000.00 |
| Children’s Foundation | Funding will provide nutritious food delivery to students at home; providing grocery and gift card for families at Christmas and offer counseling for youth. | $10,000.00 |
| Focus on Nature | Funding will support an online nature photography program consisting of 20 short video lessons with worksheets, photo challenges and extension activities in both English and French. | $13,000.00 |
| Guelph Chamber of Commerce | Funding will allow to securely collect accurate records electronically from businesses allowing to effectively (target) relief and program communications to businesses and other support organizations. | $6,000.00 |
| Guelph Dance | Funding will be utilized for The Welcome Project and Imprint which seek to engage community members with dance artists in creative and meaningful ways that foster connectivity, support and resilience. | $4,500.00 |
| Guelph Film Festival | Funding will support the transition to an online festival which will offer new ways to engage with audiences and include our community partners through product and service tie-ins. | $7,500.00 |
| Guelph Little Theatre | Funding will allow the organization to offer programs and projects online and reduce fees for in-person workshops while adhering to COVID-19 protocols. | $7,500.00 |
| Guelph Rugby Football Club | Funding will be used to purchase additional equipment, supplies and PPE allowing for supplementary small group training. | $3,500.00 |
| Guelph Soccer | Funding will support the development of a low cost neighbourhood soccer program. | $6,000.00 |
| Guelph Spoken Word | Funding will maintain regular monthly events and expand offerings to include programming designed to help the community adapt and grow during the COVID-19 pandemic. | $7,500.00 |
| Guelph Symphony Orchestra | Funding will support the Symphonic Amplification Lab; a free and interactive online program highlighting diverse artists, fun basics of conducting and music’s link to dance and art. | $6,000.00 |
| Guelph Tool Library | Funding will support 500 contact-free tool deliveries and 40 free program memberships. | $3,000.00 |
| Guelph Youth Singers | Funds will support an outreach program for singers to collaborate with marginalized youth through singing and song-writing and the production of recorded performances. | $5,000.00 |
| HIV/AIDS Resources and Community Health (ARCH) | Funding will be utilized for an Emergency Financial Assistance Program for individuals living with and at risk of HIV experiencing income insecurity. | $5,000.00 |
| Hopewell Children’s Homes Inc. | Funding will provide an onsite infection and prevention program for individuals with developmental disabilities and allow for the purchase of equipment and disinfectant friendly furnishings. | $4,500.00 |
| March of Dimes Canada | Funding will support the paring of a student with a stroke survivor to work together virtually on a goal or to improve/learn a new skill. | $4,500.00 |
| Nightingale Centre for Grieving Children | Funding will allow for on-line counselling support to children, adolescents and grieving parents and training to professionals and organizations working with grieving children. | $10,000.00 |
| Rainbow Chorus Waterloo Wellington | Funding will support outdoor, socially distanced opportunities to sing and offer online music theory classes and coaching. | $2,000.00 |
| The Guelph Enabling Garden | Funding will support the employment of two Horticultural Therapy interns to promote computer literacy in order to reduce isolation, promote mental health and wellness among seniors. | $5,000.00 |
| The Julien Project | Funding will support the delivery of Horticultural Therapy programs to support women and children, develop on-line clinical webinars and an expansion of the Greening Schools program. | $5,000.00 |
| Up and Running Guelph | Funding will support the development of new physically distanced walking and running programs in response to the increased need in the community. | $8,000.00 |
| West Village Community Development Co-operative | Funding will support customizing of food boxes and delivery for those in need in the community. | $5,000.00 |
Date updated: October 8, 2021.