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YORK REGION INVITES PROPOSALS FROM COMMUNITY AGENCIES FOR COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUNDING IN 2009
 
Community Enhancement Projects
An opportunity exists for social service agencies delivering service to low income York Region residents to apply for Community Enhancement funding to a maximum of $10,000 per proposal.

The Community Enhancement fund is intended to enhance an agency's ability to deliver service in York Region to vulnerable residents.

Funds are for items of an immediate need and are available only to those agencies that deliver services to low income residents in York Region and meet the mandate of the Community and Health Services Department.

Eligible items:

  1. Urgent client needs: such as, but not limited to, winter clothing, client transportation, food vouchers, and personal basic needs such as toiletries. Food vouchers and transportation tickets are limited and must be aligned with existing agency client demand.
  2. Operational Expenses items that enhance the infrastructure of an agency's ability to deliver service and include, but are not limited to furnishings related to service delivery, website enhancements, and communication tools including brochures will be considered.
  3. Small capital items such as but not limited to: appliances such as water softeners, refrigerators and freezers, fax, photocopier, monitors, laptop, washers or dryers for shelter providers, and minor renovations such as a retrofit of a bathroom will be considered.
 
How to Apply
Funding requests for projects must be submitted in hard copy with appropriate signatures no later than: 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 30, 2009. Please complete the application below and send to:
 
Regional Municipality of York Community and Health Services Department 17250 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 6Z1
 
Tel. (905) 830-4444 Ext. 4018
Fax. (905) 895-2189
Application: Community Enhancement Fund Application
Attention: Elizabeth Brims, Program Manager, Community Investments, Strategic Service Integration and Policy Branch
Email: Elizabeth.Brims@york.ca
 
All forms submitted electronically must be followed by a signed original by the above submission date.
 
 
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