Emergency Community Support Fund at Work for PEI
In April 2020, the $350 million Emergency Community Support Fund was announced to help charities and non-profit organizations adapt their frontline services to better serve vulnerable Canadians during this pandemic.
Since its launch in May, over 7,000 charitable and non-profit projects across Canada have been supported. The funding has helped organizations to adapt their services to better reach and support vulnerable Canadians who are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Here in Prince Edward Island, the United Way of PEI has approved funding for the following projects:
|
ECSF Round |
Organization |
Project |
Funding |
|
2 |
Voluntary Resource Centre in partnership with Meals on Wheels |
Meals on Wheels COVID-19 Response and Expansion |
$40,000 |
|
2 |
Boys Girls Club Charlottetown |
Safe Transportation Project |
$16,000 |
|
2 |
PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre |
Sexual Assault Support Therapist |
$16,043 |
|
2 |
Cooper Institute in partnership with PEI Fight for Affordable Housing |
Improving tenant wellbeing, safety, stability and empowerment during the COVID pandemic |
$24,437 |
|
2 |
PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada |
Equipping Newcomers for Mobile Services |
$20,000 |
|
2 |
PEI Council of People with Disabilities |
Designated Parking Permit Renewal in COVID
|
$20,000 |
|
1 |
Family Service PEI |
Mental Health Counselling Service Expansion |
$18,534 |
|
1 |
Abegweit First Nation Mi’kmaq Wellness Centre |
Greenhouse Project for Food Insecurity |
$25,000 |
|
1 |
PEERS Alliance |
Support for PEI’s 2SLGBTQ+ community |
$45,000 |
|
1 |
Cooper Institute in partnership with BIPOC USHR |
Responding to Racism in COVID-19 |
$67,885 |
|
1 |
Boys and Girls Club Summerside |
Project Backpack |
$30,000 |
|
1 |
Canadian Mental Health Association, PEI Division |
Tablets & internet access for Isolated and vulnerable clients |
$27,000 |
|
1 |
PEI Literacy Alliance |
Ready, Set, Learn Online Program Delivery |
$30,000 |
|
1 |
Joyriders Therapeutic Riding Association of PEI |
New Covid Normal |
$25,000 |
|
1 |
Special Olympics PEI |
Healthy @ Home |
$25,000 |
|
1 |
PEI Association for Community Living |
Support Match Worker |
$31,555 |
ECSF has been critical to strengthening the capacity of community service organizations and is helping them to adapt frontline services to meet the urgent needs of vulnerable individuals and families affected by COVID-19. This opportunity to address the well-being and inclusion needs of our communities and our more vulnerable populations is a critical piece in providing the support and short-term relief needed in communities during the second wave of this pandemic.
