Working Women Community Centre

Working Women Community Centre

Grant programResilient Communities Fund
Grant typeResilient Communities Fund
Amount awarded$199,200
Duration24 months
Year2022-2023
Location served
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Toronto
Population servedOther Language excluding English or French,Women/Girls,Other racialized groups,People who are newcomers/refugees
Age groupAdults (25-64)
DescriptionOur organization, with a $199,200 Resilient Communities Fund grant over 24 months, will recover and build its resiliency from impacts of COVID-19 by creating an online portal to help clients access virtual services, including a new self-guided video library and communication system.
Grant resultAdapt or add-new program and service delivery to meet the changing needs of the community because of COVID-19. (e.g., Research and development, identify new health and safety processes and required personal protective equipment, technology supports, staffing and volunteer recruitment and training, community consultation to understand emerging needs related to COVID recovery, resource, knowledge and data sharing, feasibility studies), Expand previously adapted programs and services to meet the changing needs of the community because of COVID-19. (e.g., Continue program/service previously adapted to meet needs arising from COVID-19, scale access to program/service previously adapted to meet needs arising from COVID-19, continue programs meeting a community need arising from COVID-19, improve quality of programs already being delivered), Meet public health guidelines, safely deliver programs and services and/or prepare for future disruptions through the purchase of necessary equipment and/or technological infrastructure. (e.g., Identify fundraising and financial technology resource, equipment to meet changing technology, or convert to cloud-based data systems to enable business continuity in future work disruptions, procure technology to effectively transition between office and home working conditions, planning and/or procurement needed to meet relevant public health standard)
Grant statusClosed