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Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) Application details

The Government of Canada, through Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), worked with United Way Centraide Canada (UWCC), Community Foundations of Canada and the Canadian Red Cross to establish the foundational program design for the Emergency Community Support Fund. Thank you for your interest, the fund is now closed for

Our amazing donors sponsored 744 boxes of Girl Guide Cookies to thank local long term care homes.

When we put the call out to thank the front line workers at our local term care homes while we help out our local Girl Guide packs as well – YOU responded! What an incredible community we have! Thanks to your amazing generosity, 744 boxes (62 cases) of Girl Guide

Struggling to pay your utility bills during the Covid-19 pandemic? Help is available.

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted us all but for those who were already struggling or have lost their job, these are very tough times indeed. In addition to our Utility Assistance Program which provides help for heating and electricity costs for low income households, there are other programs available as

Many of our local homeless have been housed and we could use your help.

We are happy to announce that 60 local individuals who were previously homeless have now been housed in apartments. The majority of these individuals do not own anything, not even the bare essentials to outfit their fresh start. We want them to be successful in their new residence and we

Today is #GivingTuesdayNow. Please join us for a day of thanks and giving back.

Today is #GivingTuesdayNow. This is a global day of giving and unity during an unprecedented need caused by the #Covid19 pandemic. It’s also a day to give back to your community in a way that is meaningful to you. We believe that everyone has the power to make a difference.

We are in need of a variety of essential care items for our Vulnerable Seniors Hamper Project. Can you help?

We are in the process of preparing some hampers full of essential items for vulnerable seniors in our local communities and we could use your help! We are in need of a variety of items that will be included in the hampers. Suggestions for support items in the hampers include;

Many local tax preparation clinics for low income individuals and couples are limited or postponded due to Covid-19 but there are some options.

Needing assistance with filing your 2019 income tax? The Federal Government has extended the deadline for personal income tax filing to June 1, 2020.   Due to the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, many agencies that administer the “Community Volunteer Income Tax Program” (free tax filing services to low income

The Reach Centre Grey/Bruce offers their thanks and appreciation to our amazing donors.

In 2019, thanks to the generosity of our donors, we were able to donate iPads as a teaching tool to the participants of the Reach Centre Grey/Bruce. Not only were the participants able to learn safe social media usage but the iPads acted as a communications tool for those that

Thanks to our donors, Maple View Long Term Long Term Care have received their Girl Guide cookies. Now, we invite you to help us send more.

This photo fills our hearts with so much gratitude for so many wonderful reasons.    As many of you know, last week we launched our Cookie Kindness Campaign in which donors could sponsor a box of Girl Guide Cookies from the Owen Sound Girl Guides for a local long term

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