With a Community Grant for $5,000, Keep Kids Fed at School (formerly known as Food and Friends) was able to provide 2,000 meals to 1,425 local students through student nutrition programs across Dufferin County.
The grant facilitated the donation of approximately 2,500 lbs of fresh food to Orangeville Food Bank through Community Harvest Days, significantly addressing food insecurity in Dufferin County.
With a Dufferin County Community Grant of $4850, Fiddlehead Care Farm was able to facilitate the “Co-Care Farmers” group life skills farming program to provide mental health support to over 100 children and youth in Dufferin County.
With the grant money graciously provided to us, Youth Activists Inc. created our environmental/climate change awareness campaign, “Ignorance Isn’t Bliss,” educating youth about climate misinformation.
Superwoman became Canadian! This girls’ program originally established by YFC Netherlands, was adapted and prepared for its first launch in Canada, here in Dufferin thanks to Grant Dollars!
The Westminster United Church Garden Transformation Project gratefully received a generous grant from Dufferin County Community to help us grow our sustainable food production and fuel a movement of people growing and sharing food in Orangeville and beyond.
Streams Community Hub used the 2024 Dufferin County Community Grant to support the delivery of enriching summer camp programs, making them accessible to more youth.
The $5,000 community grant supported Dufferin Parent Support Network (DPSN) to offer 25 free parenting workshops in 2023-2024, benefiting nearly 600 parents and caregivers!
The Dufferin Community Foundation grant supported the Dufferin Film Festival by funding critical operational costs, enabling the festival to expand its programming and reach a broader audience.
The grant allowed Caledon\Dufferin Victim Services to create new materials for outreach to families and newcomers to increase feelings of road safety and provided victims of motor vehicle collisions enhanced resources & support to aid in their recovery/healing process.
Headwaters Communities in Action
