Today, the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes is pleased to announce $302,000 in funding to support seven community services in Kawartha Lakes through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund.

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, non-profit organizations, Indigenous Governing Bodies and registered charities have shown stamina and creativity in their response to the many challenging needs of their communities. With the assistance from the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes, the Community Services Recovery Fund responds to what is needed right here, right now to adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould has announced that Community Foundations of Canada alongside Canadian Red Cross, and United Way Centraide Canada have been selected to distribute funding to help a broad and diverse range of charities, nonprofits and Indigenous Governing Bodies adapt and modernize, so they can support pandemic recovery in communities across Canada.