Organizations receiving grants in 2024 from the Community Fund of the Chatham Kent Community Foundation:
$1,254
Blenheim Youth Centre
To purchase program supplies and materials for the Recreation & Leisure pillar of BYC programming. Funding includes a contribution from the JoLynn Deprez Athletic Fund.
$5,605
Active Lifestyle Centre
To fund planning and installation of horseshoe pits. Funding includes a contribution from the Joseph P. and Colleen O’Neill Community Betterment Fund.
$5,000
Blenheim Area Prevent a Litter (B-A-Pal)
To implement a Trap, Neuter, and Return program/promoting responsible pet ownership. Funding includes a contribution from the Mary and Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund.
$7,500
Catherine McVean Chapter IODE
To provide fencing for a new dog park in Dresden. Funding includes a contribution from the George Garnet Case Fund.
$6,000
Chatham Kent Animal Rescue
To fund the Precious Partners Program – vaccines, dental, spay/neuter, and a one-year grant writing course. Funding includes a contribution from the Mary and Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund.
$10,000
FreeHelpck
To support the FreeHelpck Free Backpack program.
$20,000
Kenesserie Camp
Relocation of 3 pairs of camper cabins away from the Lake Erie bluff. Funding includes a contribution from the Wayne and Sylvia Barnard Family Fund and the Ontario Endowment for Children and Youth in Recreation.
$8,165
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority
To purchase trees and to enact LTVCA website development and improvements. Funding includes a contribution from the Dr. Don and Denny Patterson Environmental Legacy Fund.
$5,000
PAW Pet and Wildlife Rescue
To build an adoption centre for local shelter cats at the Chatham Glasshouse. Funding includes a contribution from the Mary and Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund.
$5,000
R.O.C.K. (Reach Out Chatham-Kent)
To help fund staff and overhead costs for a new drop-in centre location.
$31,235
University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus
To continue to improve the small animal colony housing at the Ridgetown Campus. Funding includes a contribution from the Mary and Al Woods Animal Welfare Fund.
$5,000
YMCA of Chatham-Kent
To support financial subsidies for children, families and individuals to access Y facilities and programs.
Organizations receiving grants in 2024 from the South Kent Wind Community Fund, a donor advised fund of the Chatham Kent Community Foundation:
$5,444
Alzheimer Society of Chatham-Kent
To renovate and improve the Alzheimer Society office facility.
$3,000
Blenheim Area Prevent a Litter
To run the Trap, Neuter, and Return (TNR) program for feral and stray cats in the Blenheim and surrounding communities.
$5,000
Blenheim Christian Reformed Church
To purchase food for the Good Things Outreach, weekly food delivery in Blenheim and Ridgetown.
$7,500
Buxton National Historic Site & Museum
To improve accessibility to museum buildings by purchasing a portable ramp.
$5,000
Chatham Kent Women's Centre
To run the Chatham-Kent Trauma Support Program.
$3,000
Chatham-Kent Drug Awareness Council
To run the International Overdose Awareness Day event, Recover Out Loud event, and the Recovery Breakfast.
$15,000
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation
To purchase a new bladder scanner ($15,000 in the Fall of 2024 and $15,000 in the Spring of 2025).
$7,500
Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation
To run the Comfort & Care Enhancement Program.
$5,500
Highgate District Agricultural Society
To replace the refrigerator and freezer at Highgate Fairgrounds.
$2,000
Jennifer Ashleigh Children's Charity
To provide financial assistance to low-income families with a child experiencing a significant medical event/diagnosis.
$2,000
Junior Achievement South Western Ontario
To deliver 10 financial literacy programs in Chatham Kent schools.
$10,000
King George VI Home and School Association
To purchase 20 Chromebooks.
$5,000
Knox Pantry & Soup Cellar
To purchase food for hot lunches and to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables and meat to distribute weekly.
$1,500
Learning Disabilities Association of Chatham-Kent
To help fund the FRIENDS program – four cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) based programs.
$7,155
Linck Child, Youth and Family Supports
To develop an intensive training and consultation model to staff who support youth with complex mental health and behavioural needs.
$5,000
Linck Child, Youth, & Family Supports
To implement a new technology system to support Measurement-Based Care (MBC).
$2,324
Make Children Better Now
To help support a performing arts summer camp.
$4,000
Merlin Parks & Recreation
To make upgrades to landscaping around equipment shed, multipurpose building, bathroom and dugouts.
$1,000
Moraviantown United Church
To provide nutritious meals semi-annually to Delaware First Nation.
$5,000
New Beginnings ABI & Stroke Recovery Association
To purchase supplies and pay for transportation for Day Programming.
$1,500
Palmyra Community Club
Roof repair and painting for a schoolhouse building.
$3,000
R.O.C.K. (Reach Out Chatham-Kent)
To cover day-to-day expenses and to purchase supplies for the Wallaceburg Drop-In Centre.
$5,600
STEM Camp Foundation
To send 20 disadvantaged children to STEM Camp in Chatham.
$7,000
The Village Resource Centre
To purchase groceries to sustain the food assistance program.
$2,700
Wallaceburg & District Ukuleles
To purchase a portable speaker and amplification system.
$3,000
Wallaceburg Concert Band
To purchase musical instruments.
$4,250
Wallaceburg District Secondary School Tartan
To purchase a commercial treadmill.
Organizations receiving grants in 2024 from the Chatham Kent Community Foundation and the South Kent Wind Community Fund:
$4,750
Blenheim Youth Centre
To support summer programs – materials, travel, direct staffing costs, field trips, and promotions.
$17,700
Boys and Girls Club of Chatham-Kent
To run the Ready, Set, Thrive! and CORE programs.
$6,000
Campfire Circle
To send a family to Rainbow Lake Camp – a camp for children with cancer and serious illness.
$10,000
Canadian Cancer Society
To operate the Wheels of Hope Transportation Service.
$38,951
Chatham Hope Haven
For repairs and improvements on the Wellington St. building.
$30,000
Chatham Kent Women's Centre
To replace a 6-foot security fence on the NW and NE exterior side of the Women’s Centre building.
$10,000
Chatham Off Road Biking Association
To complete the multi-use pump track project in Chatham.
$5,000
Chatham-Kent Drug Awareness Council
To upgrade website & social media and to support International Overdose Awareness Day.
$10,000
Chatham-Kent Sexual Assault Crisis Center
Safety and consent workshops for approximately 2,000 students between the ages of 13 and 18.
$10,000
First Presbyterian Church
To fund the Saturday Breakfast program.
$5,750
Floyd Foundation for Animal Treatment
Subsidized veterinary services for clients who cannot afford expensive surgery or medical treatments for their pets.
$15,000
HomeCare On Wheels Foundation
To support homecare visits for seniors and persons with disabilities.
$8,000
Kiwanis Club of C-K / Dollywood Foundation of Canada
To fund Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.
$10,000
Knox Pantry and Soup Cellar
To purchase supplies for lunches and the food pantry.
$10,000
Lend-A-Hand School Breakfast Programs
To fund a daily nutritious snack program for children in 6 Wallaceburg schools.
$7,500
May Court Club of Chatham
To fund the QE II PS Breakfast Program and the Emergency Lunch Box Program in 19 schools.
$12,000
Merlin Senior Citizens Friendship Club
To replace the floor in the clubhouse and bathroom.
$5,000
Merlin United Church Foodbank
To purchase supplies for the Merlin United Church food bank.
$5,000
NeighbourLink C-K
aWAY Opportunities – program to send local needy children to C-K summer camps in July-August 2024.
$10,000
Ridgetown District High School
To purchase sensory equipment for Special Education classes, playground equipment, and Chromebooks.
$5,000
Scouts Canada Camp Cataraqui
To install electrical power for lights and heat, insulation and heating source for two cabins.
$5,000
Society of St. Vincent de Paul/St. Joseph St. Ursula Conference
To purchase supplies for the Pantry and Bagged Lunch programs.
$5,000
SWONT Conductive Education Trust Fund
To fund Conductor Teachers to come to Canada and to provide the Conductive Education program.
$10,000
The Village Resource Centre
To purchase safety items, instructional and professional equipment.
$10,000
Rotary Club of Tilbury / Tilbury Area Action Team
To fund leadership training, educational & recreational activities for the youth of Tilbury and area.
$9,540
Thamesville Sertoma Club
To add a more modern, functional and accessible washroom at the Sertoma Hall.
$5,000
Trinity United Church
To provide a free full-course hot meal, once a month, open to the whole Wallaceburg community.
$8,050
Westover Treatment Centre
To purchase new folding chairs for client meetings, programming sessions and events such as commencement.