Waterloo Region Community Foundation provides $147,000 to 18 local organizations through the Ontario Endowment for Children and Youth in Recreation Fund

WATERLOO REGION, ON — Today, Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) announced 18 organizations in Waterloo Region will receive approximately $147,000 in funding through the Ontario Endowment for Children and Youth in Recreation Fund (Youth in Recreation Fund). This includes support from several WRCF Fundholders and donors.

The Youth in Recreation Fund provides grants to organizations that encourage broad participation in healthy and safe community recreation activities for children and youth across Waterloo Region.

“We are grateful to these organizations for providing a wide variety of activities and programs to enable children and youth to connect with each other and their community,” says Eric Avner, President & CEO, Waterloo Region Community Foundation. “From play groups to sports and fitness activities to leadership opportunities, we, alongside many Fundholders and donors, are pleased to support the work they are doing to provide meaningful experiences for children and youth.”

• Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre (Fiddlesticks Community Centre)

• Ayr Rockets Girls Hockey Association (Township of North Dumfries)

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

• Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region

• Greenway-Chaplin Community Centre

• Keep Your Head Up Foundation

• KidSport Kitchener Waterloo Chapter

• Kinbridge Community Association

• MT Space

• Muslim Social Services Waterloo Region

• Preston Heights Community Group

• rare Charitable Research Reserve

• Red Sea (African Family Revival Organization)

• SHORE Centre

• Somali Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (Greenway-Chaplin Community Centre)

• The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth

• Willow River Centre (Social Development Centre Waterloo Region)

• YMCA of Three Rivers

Note: Charitable organizations in brackets represent the fiscal partner working in partnership with the non-qualified donee.

For more information about WRCF, visit www.wrcf.ca.  

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About Waterloo Region Community Foundation
Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) collaborates with partners to ensure our communities are equitable, connected, and sustainable; and people are thriving. We strengthen local organizations, spaces, and experiences to increase connection with communities across the three cities and four townships of Waterloo Region. We make philanthropy easy for individuals and companies to support organizations and issues they care about. WRCF is focused on Granting, Investing, and Mobilizing to make measurable and sustainable impacts. Gifts are directed to WRCF's endowed funds, with the income generated being distributed in partnership with Fundholders through grants and investments that support a wide range of charitable causes that drive positive change within our community. We are growing our assets in a socially-responsible way without compromising financial returns, and transitioning to a 100% mission-aligned portfolio. These investments include directing at least 10% of our portfolio to impact investments. As a leading community-building organization, we also work to amplify voices and issues of importance by mobilizing conversations and sharing information, which leads people to action, while approaching our work with an equity mindset. In 2024, WRCF is focused on improving social infrastructure in Waterloo Region. www.wrcf.ca

For additional information about this release or to schedule an interview, please contact:

Lynne Short
Vice President, Waterloo Region Community Foundation
519-725-1806 x 204
lynne@wrcf.ca