Parkdale Food Centre

Grant programResilient Communities Fund

Grant typeResilient Communities Fund

Amount awarded$149,900

Duration12 months

Year2020-2021

Location served

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Champlain

Population servedPeople living in low income

Age groupGeneral population (all age groups)

DescriptionOur organization, with a $149,900 Resilient Communities Fund grant over 12 months, will rebuild and recover from impacts of COVID-19 by hiring personnel and purchasing homebased workshops, meal kits and cooking workshop kits to deliver adapted programming safely be it outdoor-based or virtually. Census Division of Impact: Ottawa

Grant resultEquip board members and employees with supports to implement new approaches, prepare for change and build resiliency (e.g. organizational training and coaching, strategic planning and implementation, research & development, mental and physical health and wellbeing supports), Improve and increase ability to access financial resources and develop new and/or alternative sources of revenues (e.g. develop fundraising plans, identify fundraising and financial technology resources, seek opportunities for public-private partnerships, social enterprises), Adapt or re-imagine the delivery of programs and services to meet the needs of the community, employees and volunteers (e.g. identify new health and safety processes and required personal protective equipment, technology supports, staffing and volunteer recruitment and training), Create and adopt new approaches for organizations to work together to meet the needs of communities (e.g. peer learning, professional development, networking, resource, knowledge and data sharing)

Grant statusClosed