United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada

$156,950,000.00 CAD

≈ $3.79 for every person in Canada ≈ 2,028 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Employment and Social Development Canada
Program
Emergency Community Support Fund
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2020-2021
Agreement period
April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021
Reference
esdc-edsc:141-2020-2021-Q1-00193

Published purpose

The Emergency Community Support Fund helps charities and non-profit organizations provide services to serve vulnerable Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The demands on these community-based organizations have increased dramatically and this investment flows through three national intermediaries that have the ability to deliver funds quickly to community organizations that serve vulnerable populations.

In plain English AI-generated

This grant funds the Emergency Community Support Fund, which channels money through national intermediaries to help charities and non-profits serve vulnerable Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Category: Other Primarily funds activity in Canada

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