Georgian Bay’s Central Community Forward Fund is accepting applications for funding for next year
What would North Simcoe be without charities?
Their work is “vital,” according to the Huronia Community Foundation (HCF).
Financial support is now available through a fund established by the families of Mark Wayne and Julie Coleman. Organizations are now invited to apply for grants from the Huronia Community Foundation’s Heart of Georgian Bay Community Forward Fund.
Established in 2023, the fund has disbursed grants totaling more than $91,000 to 19 local charities.
“This represents the commitment of Wayne and the Coleman family to the future of Huronia,” HCF said in a release.
The grants will fund organizations in seven key areas: food security, arts and culture, education, literacy and training, environmental leadership, healthy living, and mental health.
You can learn more about the Heart of Georgian Bay Community Forward Fund and how to apply here. Applications will be accepted until December 30th and grants will be awarded in February.
Previous recipients of the funds have included the Georgian Bay Food Network – School Snack Program; Waypoint Center for Mental Health – POMPHY Program for Youth; CLH Foundation – Bridging the Gap 2.0; Askenonia Senior Center – Senior Explorers Club; Severn Sound Environment Society – Coastal Restoration and School Scientists – STEM Enrichment in North Simcoe .
Since 2000, HCF has disbursed $3.5 million in grants.
“Generous citizens and businesses are the benefactors who provide funding to the Huronia Community Foundation,” the agency notes. “Together with the other 205 members of Community Foundations of Canada, HCF is committed to building a financial legacy through donations and using it to make our local communities better places to live, work and play. .”
