Back Door Mission receives $10,000 grant to help Oshawa’s most vulnerable
Posted on May 4, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY
(Photo courtesy Back Door Mission)
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express
The Back Door Mission at Mission United is the recipient of a local grant that will allow the organization to better help the unsheltered and most vulnerable population in the city.
Back Door Mission received a $10,000 grant from Pathwise Credit Union recently, as part of the annual Empowering Your Community campaign with Concentra Bank. Canadian credit unions can nominate not-for-profit organizations and charities to recent one of 17 grants – three valued at $10,000 and 14 valued at $5,000.
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April 21, 2021
Not Alone campaign helped closer to reality
East Kootenay Community Credit Union (EKC) partner Concentra has awarded one of its top three national awards of $10,000 to the ‘Not Alone’ campaign, a joint effort by the East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) and Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society (KKCFSS) to raise funds for the establishment of Foundry East Kootenay in Cranbrook.
Foundry East Kootenay is a forthcoming wellness centre for youth ages 12-24, that will provide walk-in mental health and substance use services including primary care, counselling, peer support, employment and education resources.
The centre will serve the entire Interior Health East Kootenay Region comprising a population of more than 85,000 people. This funding contributes to the East Kootenay Foundation for Health’s goal of raising $1.4 million for the ‘Not Alone’ campaign to bring Foundry to the East Kootenay area.