Grants 2022
Organizations receiving grants in 2022 from the Community Fund of the Chatham Kent Community Foundation
Blenheim Youth Centre – $7,640- To support supplies and materials, travel, direct staff costs, field trips and promotional items/ads for Summer Theme programs
Chatham Kent Animal Rescue– $6,000- To raise funds by owning Lure equipment and be able to transport it and store it.
The Floyd Foundation for Animal Treatment-$29,521-To subsidize veterinary services for clients who can’t afford them
Learning Disabilities Association of Chatham-Kent-$5,000-To run the Better Emotional and Social Times (B.E.S.T.) Social Skills Training Programme
Restorative Justice Chatham-Kent-$23,000-To run the Positive Strides program in Chatham-Kent
Westover Treatment Centre-$6,000-To replace rooftop heater furnace at the Centre
YMCA of Southwestern Ontario-$4,000-To support financial subsidies for children families and individuals to access YMCA programmes
Organizations receiving grants from the South Kent Wind Community Fund
Knights Booster Club-$15,732-To purchase 40 Chromebooks to be used in the classrooms of Queen Elizabeth II Public School in Chatham
Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation $15,000-To purchase a new cuddle/bariatric bed
Chatham Off Road Biking Association-$10,000-To fund planning, material, and labour to construct a pump track
Blenheim Youth Centre-$6,756-To increase the budget for daily snack and 2 weekly meals and to replace kitchen equipment
Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent-$6,500-To fund programming and services for the Therapeutic Recreation and Life Links programme
Campfire Circle-$6,000-To support in-Hospital and Community & Virtual Programmes for children with cancer and their families
Squash Ontario-$5,500-To build two concrete squash courts and two pickle ball courts in Dresden
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority -$5,340-To fund the creation of native wildflower pollinator gardens at elementary and high schools throughout Chatham-Kent
May Court Club of Chatham-$5,000-To purchase nutritious food for the Breakfast Programme at Queen Elizabeth II P.S. snack programme
SWONT Conductive Education Trust Fund-$5.000- To provide summer programmes for children with Cerebral Palsy and other motor challenges
The Kidney Foundation of Canada-$3,800-To fund the Emergency Short-Term Financial Assistance programme
Chatham-Kent &Lambton Children’s Water Festival $3,000-To fund tents, port-a-johns, security, golf carts, first aid support, entertainers, support for volunteers, materials for activity stations, brochures, signage, and bussing
Kids Kicking Cancer Canada-$2,385-To provide two “Heroes Circle” programmes at Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent
Junior Achievement of SW Ontario-$2,000-To run JA Dollars with Sense and JA Economics for Success programmes for Grade 7 & 8 students
Organizations receiving grants from the Chatham Kent Community Foundation and The South Kent Wind Community Fund
Reach Out Chatham Kent (R.O.C.K.) Missions-$20,000- To run James St. Drop-in which supports those dealing with food insecurity, people without homes or precariously housed.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chatham-Kent-$26,000-To enhance the Big Bunch life skills programme
SkaNa Family Learning Centre-$20,000-To finish second floor of buildings in Chatham and Wallaceburg to provide indigenous cultural programming for children and families
Dresden Sidesstreets Youth Centre-$14,000-To expand operating hours and provide additional youth programming post-pandemic, by opening doors to youth every weekday
New Beginnings ABI & Stroke Recovery Association-$10,846-To purchase a new CNC machine
Active Lifestyle Centre-$15,000-To support Foot Care clinics that are held at the ALC
Community Living Wallaceburg-$10,000-To renew and refresh the agency’s Snoezelen Room
Knox Pantry and Soup Cellar-$10,000-To run Knox Food Pantry & Soup Cellar Lunch programmes
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul-Camp Vincent-$10,000- To purchase new bunk bed mattresses
St. Andrew’s Residence-$10,000-To purchase a new truck for the Meals on Wheels programme
YMCA of Southwestern Ontario $9,810-To purchase equipment to complement child and youth programming and support aquatics
Dollywood Foundation of Canada-$9,000-To support the “Imagination Library” quality hard cover age-appropriate books are mailed to children monthly at no cost to them from the time they register until their fifth birthday
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul-Wallaceburg- $15,000-To establish and maintain a food pantry for the Wallaceburg community
Tilbury Rotary Club-$8,853-To create a pollinator and butterfly walk in Northside Park
Acceptional Riders-$12,020-To run a therapeutic equine programme for children and adults with physical, developmental social and mental health needs using horses as a tool
Tilbury Area Action Team-$6,989-to support Tilbury youth in sports
A total of $574,237 was disbursed in grants to 45 charitable organizations
