House of Friendship

House of Friendship

Grant programResilient Communities Fund
Grant typeResilient Communities Fund
Amount awarded$85,000
Duration12 months
Year2020-2021
Location served
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Waterloo, Wellington & Dufferin
Population servedPeople living in low income
Age groupGeneral population (all age groups)
DescriptionOur organization, with a $85,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant over 12 months, will rebuild and recover from impacts of COVID-19 by equipping the Emergency Shelter team with the training needed to effectively serve people experiencing homelessness. Census Division of Impact: Regional Municipality of Waterloo
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), 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