KCCU donates $25k to help local emergency food programs

Help community during state of emergency by supporting food providers

Support programs for South Frontenac, rural Kingston continue during pandemic

Community Foundation celebrates $162,539.24 in grants to local charities

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment COVID-19, Dawn House, emergency food programs, financial support, food hampers, Kingston Community Credit Union (KCCU), Kingston Food Sharing Project, Kingston Home Base Housing, Partners in Mission Food Bank, South Frontenac Community Services Corporation, St. Vincent de Paul

In keeping with the credit union philosophy “people helping people,” Kingston Community Credit Union (KCCU) has long supported charitable giving, volunteerism, and financial education. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kingston and the area, it became clear immediately that many people in the community need emergency food supports, with the number

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April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment City of Kingston, Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, community support, coronavirus, COVID Response Fund, COVID-19, food hampers, food programs, homeless population, Kingston, Lionhearts Inc, loving spoonful, Lunch by George, Martha's Table, Mayor Bryan Paterson, meals for those in need, meals on wheels, North Frontenac Food Bank, pandemic, Partners in Mission Food Bank, Salvation Army, Smart and Caring Community Fund, South Frontenac Community Services Corporation, St. Vincent de Paul, state of emergency, The Food Sharing Project, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

As the community continues to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic and state of emergency, it has led many to ask, ‘what can I do to help?’ In response to the groundswell of those looking to do what they can to help the community get through this difficult time of

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April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments check-in calls, commiunity supports, food bank, Grace Centre, Kingston, meals on wheels, palliative care, rural Kingston, South Frontenac, South Frontenac Community Services Corporation, transportation services

As the community deals with job loss, closures, and a variety of other difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Frontenac Community Services is maintaining some of their programs to ensure residents have necessary supports. South Frontenac Community Services serves the residents of South Frontenac and rural Kingston (in the

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May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Camp Outlook, Clarendon & Miller Community Archives, Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, Corporation of Loyalist Township, Cycle Kingston, Elbow Lake Education Centre, H'art Centre of Smiles Inc, Helen Tufts Nursery School, Islamic Society of Kingston, Kingston, Kingston Immigration, Kingston Immigration Partnership, Lake Effects Robotics, local charities, new projects, Ongwanada Resource Centre, Queens University Biological Station, R.K.Y Camp, Rural Frontenac Community Services, South Frontenac Community Services Corporation, spring grants, The Kingston Prize Association, Wintergreen Studios, YMCA of Kingston

On Thursday, May 23, 2019 the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area (CKFA) granted $162,539.24 to 18 local charities to undertake projects that have a direct impact on the communities they serve. Each recipient had the opportunity to speak for 60 seconds about their project and how it will