RDDCF announces over $55,000 in grants through community grants program
The Red Deer & District Community Foundation (RDDCF) has distributed $55,300 to eleven local agencies for the Fall Cycle of the Community Grants program.
“We are always impressed with the caliber of applications that we see each year,” Erin Peden, Executive Director of RDDCF said. “As a 360 degree funder, we are able to grant across such a range of areas. This year we are granting to charities that impact youth all the way to seniors, in areas such as food insecurity, education, mental health, physical health, social connection, accessibility, and the environment.”
“Our adjudication committee awards these grants based on our mission to strengthen the quality of life in Central Alberta,” Peden said. “There are so many incredible agencies doing worthwhile work to make sure our communities are places where everyone belongs. We are thrilled to help facilitate this work.”
Recipients of the fall grants are as follows:
- Best Buddies Canada Friendship Program – $4,000
- Book Clubs for Inmates Building Bridges Through Books – $2,900
- Bridges Community Living Health To You Fitness Project – $5,900
- Ellis Bird Farm Studying Parental Behaviour of Cavity Nesting Birds – $6,000
- Leftovers Canada Rescue Food YQF 2023 – $10,000
- MADD Red Deer & District 2022/2023 School Program – $2,550
- Red Deer Action Group Subsidy Ride Program – $2,000
- Schizophrenia Society of Alberta Ramp Resurfacing – $3,500
- Stettler Hospice Society Capacity Building – $10,000
- Sylvan Lake Seniors Association Program Subsidies for Seniors – $5,000
- Young Alberta Book Society Seeds of Stories – $3,450
“As the Community Foundation, we have a number of ways to support charities to reach their financial needs ,” Peden said. “We provide grants, but we also work with agencies on other sustainable funding options.”
The Red Deer & District Community Foundation distributes Community Grants twice annually, in the spring and the fall. Applications for the Spring cycle of the Community Grants program will open early in January.
Community Grants are available to any qualified donee in Central Alberta, with no limitations as to areas of focus. In 2022, RDDCF has granted over $142,00 to local charities through the Community Grants program.
