Grant funding now available
Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF)
The COVID-19 outbreak is having a tremendous impact on many of our community members leaving them more at-risk than ever to economic insecurity, hunger, and increased mental health vulnerabilities due to social isolation.
As part of Employment and Social Development Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund, United Way Powell River & District is supporting local community service organizations to provide rapid, innovative emergency community support to vulnerable community members.
Organizations who are working to meet the needs of vulnerable people impacted by COVID-19 within the Powell River region are welcome to apply. Please see our FAQ document or view the Government of Canada's Emergency Community Support Fund page here for more information.
Organizations can apply for funding starting on May 19, 2020. Applications will be assessed in multiple intakes. Intake 1 closed on June 12, 2020 and resulted in $70,000 of funding committed to the community! The deadline for the intake 2 of funding is 5pm, July 3, 2020. (Funding intake 3 will close July 24, 2020.)
APPLY NOW
The COVID-19 outbreak is having a tremendous impact on many of our community members leaving them more at-risk than ever to economic insecurity, hunger, and increased mental health vulnerabilities due to social isolation.
As part of Employment and Social Development Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund, United Way Powell River & District is supporting local community service organizations to provide rapid, innovative emergency community support to vulnerable community members.
Organizations who are working to meet the needs of vulnerable people impacted by COVID-19 within the Powell River region are welcome to apply. Please see our FAQ document or view the Government of Canada's Emergency Community Support Fund page here for more information.
Organizations can apply for funding starting on May 19, 2020. Applications will be assessed in multiple intakes. Intake 1 closed on June 12, 2020 and resulted in $70,000 of funding committed to the community! The deadline for the intake 2 of funding is 5pm, July 3, 2020. (Funding intake 3 will close July 24, 2020.)
APPLY NOW
Funded by the Government of Canada.
