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Smiles Thru Lindsey

Lindsey More was a beautiful person inside and out. Her contagious laugh, charming and outgoing personality, big heart and warm smile hid something 1 in 5 Canadians battle within any given year: mental illness. 

In September of 2015, Lindsey took her life.

During Lindsey’s lifetime, she told her father that she wanted to start a foundation that would raise money to help children, teens and young adults who are fighting mental illness but do not have the financial support required to get the proper help needed.

Her family is committed to making her dream a reality.

Just weeks after losing Lindsey, the More’s made a promise to help others in Lindsey’s name. With the help of their family and community, they developed the Smiles Thru Lindsey Foundation. The Foundation is committed to providing mental health supports and proactive, early intervention for youth in Red Deer.

In the last four years, Central Alberta residents have donated approximately $350,000 to support the Smiles Thru Lindsey cause, and over $40,000 has been donated to local school divisions for mental health first-aid training for educators.

“Every life that is saved through the initiatives supported by Smiles Thru Lindsey is because of Lindsey. We are now her voice and will never forget her courage,”  Rick More, Lindsey’s father.

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Smart & Caring Communities Fund

The Smart & Caring Communities Fund the smartest way to ensure funding is getting to the areas that need it most within your community. Our Smart & Caring Community Fund is a flexible granting model. This means that a collection of our community-minded volunteers can create grants to aid the areas that need it most without having to worry about limitations or specific parameters.

 

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Emergency Community Support Fund

Red Deer & District Community Foundation is proud to have partnered with Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) and the Government of Canada to deliver the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) in Central Alberta.

Launched on May 19, 2020, we’ve invested $632,089 through the ECSF since March 2020 to fund local charities and qualified donees supporting populations experiencing heightened vulnerability during this crisis.

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