2011 Community Grants

COMMUNITY RENEWAL

Organization Project/Program Amount
ACOMI (African Communities of Manitoba Inc) Volunteer Coordinator Position at ACOMI Resource Centre $2,500
Art City Green Means Go $3,000
Canadian CED Network, Manitoba Social Enterprise Research $5,000
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Core Funding $8,000
Canadian Muslim Women's Institute English Conversation Support Group $4,000
Canadian Muslim Women's Institute SewFair Social Enterprise $5,000
Central Park Men’s Resource Centre Positive Family Men’s Support Program $2,800
Children of the Earth High School Journey & Succeed Program $3,000
Columbus Centennial Housing Co-operative Redevelopment of the Riverbank $4,000
Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews Community Association Communications & Outreach Program $4,000
DAWN (DisAbled Women’s Network Manitoba) Women with Disabilities Getting Better Together $4,000
Elmwood Community Resource Centre Capacity Building Through Volunteerism $3,500
Elmwood High School Newcomers et al After School Program $4,000
Financial Access Community Partners: Community Financial Services Centre, Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre, IRCOM, Macdonald Youth Services, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Nor'West Community Health Centre Coop, Pluri-Elles, SEED Winnipeg, SMD Clearinghouse, Thompson Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation, Urban Circle, Villa Rosa Access Grants for ACU Membership $4,025
Fresh EDs (Executive Directors) Capacity Building Project $2,500
Frontiers Foundation, Manitoba Division Standing Tree to Standing Home Instructor Training $3,500
Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg 2011 Habitat Build $10,000
Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) Community Resource Program $3,500
Indian & Métis Friendship Centre Board of Directors and Staff Workshop $4,000
John Howard Society Beyond Bars: Entrepreneurial Training Program $4,000
The Jubilee Fund Core Funding $10,000
Junior Achievement Dollars with Sense $2,600
Kali Shiva Society (Sunshine House) Volunteer Benefits Program at Sunshine House $4,000
Knox Centre Central Park Community Kitchen $4,000
Legal Help Centre of Winnipeg Legal Help Centre Start Up $2,500
LITE (Local Investment Toward Employment) Core Funding $5,000
Macdonald Youth Services Aboriginal Cultural Services $1,000
Marlene Street Resource Centre Community Roots Project $3,000
Mentoring Artists for Women's Art New Canadian Artisans Workshop Series $2,500
Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc North End Arts Centre $4,000
North End Community Renewal Corporation North End Food Security/Greening Project $4,000
North Point Douglas Women's Centre Alternative Transportation Project $3,500
Red Road Lodge Helping Hands Resource Centre` $4,000
Resource Assistance for Youth Growing Opportunities $4,000
Rotary Park Development Association Rotary Park Splash Pad, Thompson $1,200
SEED Winnipeg Core Funding $5,000
Spence Neighbourhood Association Skills Bank Identification Documentation Program $3,500
St. Matthew's Maryland Community Ministry First Steps to Employment $3,500
United Way of Winnipeg Winnipeg Asset Builders Partnership $19,000
United Way of Winnipeg Peg: Community Indicators $5,000
Volunteer Manitoba C-SPIN 2012 (Community Service Partnership Initiative for Newcomers) $2,700
West Broadway Development Corporation Good Food Club $2,400
West Broadway Development Corporation Soup Bee Social Enterprise $6,000
West Central Women's Resource Centre Childminding Program $4,000
Winnipeg Central Park Women's Resource Centre Photo Voice to Change $2,500
Winnipeg Foundation Nourishing Potential $30,000
Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation Project Glow “Your New Home” $3,500
Women's Enterprise Centre of Winnipeg WEC-Tech Program Year 2 $5,000
     
Total Community Renewwal   $231,725

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Organization Project/Program Amount
Bike to the Future Programming & Volunteer Coordination $4,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Winnipeg Youth for EcoAction $2,500
Climate Change Connection Bursary to attend UN Climate Change Negotiation Meetings $500
Food Matters Manitoba Dig In Manitoba! $4,000
Freeze Frame waterDocs $4,000
Manitoba Chapter – Canada Green Building Council Core Funding $5,000
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation, Fair Trade Manitoba Fair Trade Zones, Winnipeg $3,000
Manitoba Eco-Network Inc Manitoba Environmental Youth Network $3,500
Mel Johnson School Garden Mel Johnson Garden Project Extension $3,500
North Point Douglas Seniors Association SWEEP (Seniors Waste Elimination Encouragement Program) $5,000
Organic Food Council of Manitoba The New Farmer Challenge $3,500
Point Douglas Residents Committee Sustainable Gardens & Garden Feast $2,400
Red River Basin Commission Sediment Management Study - Phase II $5,000
River Avenue Cooperative Day Nursery River Avenue Appliance Renewal Project $1,500
Robertson-Mynarski Residents Association Elm Tree Banding $700
Selkirk & District Community Learning Centre Responsible Electronics Recycling & Computer Lending Library $2,000
SISTARS (Sisters Initiating Steps Towards a Renewed Society) SPIKE (Strategies Promoting Infrastructure Kind to the Environment) $3,500
St. Norbert Farmers' Market Co-operative Composting in the Community $2,400
Winnipeg Folk Festival Staging the Future Capital Campaign $10,000
WRENCH (Winnipeg Repair Education & Cycling Hub) First Gear Initiative $3,500
     
Total Environmental Sustainability   $69,500

 

CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT

Organization Project/Program Amount
Albert Street Autonomous Zone Marketing Co-op Transitioning to Cooperative Ownership $4,000
Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada International Co-operative Development Fund $15,000
CoopZone Training Bursary Fund $1,000
Immigrant Integration & Farming Co-op (IIFC) Rainbow Community Garden $4,000
Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse Deli & Catering Expansion $4,000
Manitoba Cooperative Association Co-Op Youth Leadership Retreat $275
Manitoba Cooperative Association Manitoba Cooperative Development Fund $10,000
Natural Cycle Courier Database Design and Development $5,000
Peg City Car Co-op Office Set-up & Marketing $4,000
Peg City Car Co-op Production of Promotional Video $5,000
Pyramid of Angels Home Health Centre Worker Co-op Market the Co-op $3,500
Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre Worker Co-op Obtaining Occupancy Permit $1,500
University of Winnipeg One-year Faculty Position in Cooperative Management $5,000
Urban Eatin’ Gardeners’ Worker Cooperative Urban Eatin’ Worker Co-op Development Project $3,500
War on Music Cooperative War on Music Webstore – Online Operations $1,500
Western Manitoba Seniors Non Profit Housing Co-op WMSNPC Innovative Housing Model $4,000
     
Total Co-operative Development   $71,275

 

OTHER GRANTS

Organization Project/Program Amount
Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Capital Campaign Pledge Installment 2011 $20,000
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art Turn On Capital Campaign $5,000
     
Total Other   $25,000

 

     
TOTAL COMMUNITY GRANTS   $397,500