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September 30, 2022 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. This day was created to allow people to recognize and commemorate the intergenerational harm that residential schools have caused to Indigenous families and communities, and to honour those who have been affected by this injustice. Please take a moment from your day to pause and honour those whose lives have been impacted by the devastation within residential schools.
CLICK HERE to learn more about local National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events
Learn more about National Day for Truth & Reconciliation:
Government of Canada – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation Education Series Livestream
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is honoured to accept donations to the Friends of Ojibway Prairie fund in memory of Stephen Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds was a PhD Student in Plant Pathology at the University of Guelph, known for assisting the planting of wildflowers throughout Windsor Essex, and the conservation and preservation of nature were near and dear to his heart. To make a donation in memory of Mr. Reynolds, please CLICK HERE
HOCKTOBERFEST LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
The Hocktoberfest Legacy Scholarship Fund was established to provide a yearly scholarship to a female hockey player from Windsor or Essex County who is entering post-secondary school or currently enrolled in a post-secondary program and playing in the Hocktoberfest Female Hockey Tournament. To learn more about the Hocktoberfest Legacy Scholarship, please click HERE
To apply click HERE – Deadline to submit an application is October 16, 2022
SHARON AND GARY KELLY SCHOLARSHIP
Established to provide financial support to students graduating from a secondary school in Essex County, this scholarship aids students pursuing a post-secondary degree in either an Accounting or Financial discipline at either St. Clair College or the University of Windsor. This scholarship is to be credited to the successful recipient’s account to support their Winter semester tuition. To learn more about the Sharon and Gary Kelly Scholarship Fund, please click HERE.
To apply click HERE – Deadline to submit an application is October 31, 2022
INVESTMENT READINESS PROGRAM
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS – FUNDING AVALIABLE FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO GROW THEIR POSITIVE IMPACT IN
WINDSOR-ESEX COUNTY THROUGH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is thrilled to be partnering with Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada in the newest round of the Investment Readiness Program. Funded by the Government of Canada, the Investment Readiness Program (IRP) supports social purpose organizations as they contribute to solving pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges across Canada. Its goal is to help social purpose organizations build their capacity to participate in Canada’s growing social finance market and prepare themselves to be able to take on investments.
IRP is currently open for an additional round of applications for thanks to the renewed $50 million investment from the Government of Canada. The IRP is supporting social purpose organizations as they recover from the pandemic and build more resilient communities for the future. Eligible organizations can receive $10,000 to $75,000 to ensure their organization is ready for investment.
The online application portal is now open, and will close at 5:00 PM ET on November 22, 2022. Click HERE to apply!
COMMUNITIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY
THE WINDSORESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TAKES PART IN THE COMMUNITIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY INITIATIVE
$280,000 in funding available in Windsor-Essex County for charities advancing gender equality.
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is proud to be one of the participating community foundations across Canada taking part in the Communities for Gender Equality, a new collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada and the Equality Fund which is supported by the Government of Canada. Communities for Gender Equality is being hosted by participating community foundations who will make a total of $3.4M available to projects in their communities. The WindsorEssex Community Foundation has $280,000 in funding available to local organizations working to support women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse individuals working towards a future grounded in equality, inclusion, and justice.
From October 3 to October 31, 2022, the WindsorEssex Community Foundation will begin accepting applications for funding from organizations at the “heart” of the women’s movement, with a focus on organizations that have demonstrated a long-term commitment to empowering women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people through their mission, activities, or partnerships. Grants can be used for a variety of purposes, including to pilot new initiatives, to address long-standing community needs, or to support a just recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The initiatives themselves may touch on a wide range of areas that are affected by gender equality, including food insecurity, income inequality, racial injustice, domestic violence, and many more. In particular, the Communities for Gender Equality will prioritize initiatives and organizations that are ‘self-led’—those that are led by the same groups that they focus on serving. The WindsorEssex Community Foundation will approve grants valued up to $40,000 per grant. To Apply Click HERE
Applications will be reviewed in November, and it is expected that funding will be issued in January 2023. Charities and community organizations are invited to visit the foundation website for eligibility and application details.
To learn more about the Communities for Gender Equality initiative and whether your organization might be eligible to apply click the links below:
Applicant Guide
To learn more about the collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada, the Equality Fund, click HERE.
Communities for Gender Equality is supported by a collaboration between the WindsorEssex Community Foundation, Community Foundations of Canada, and the Equality Fund, with support from the Government of Canada.
Thank you to our 2022 Vital Signs Partners:
E.S. Acheson Graduates Giving Back Scholarship Program Endowment Fund
The E.S. Acheson Graduates Giving Back Scholarship Program is a collection of five scholarships that target underrepresented groups of students in undergraduate and graduate programs in Canada:
• the Indigenous Student Scholarship
• the Disabilities and Mental Health Scholarship
• the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) Scholarship
• the Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Scholarship
• the LGBTQ2+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Two-Spirited) Scholarship
This scholarship program provides tuition funding for deserving students and acts as a mentorship program for scholarship recipients. For each of the five scholarships, one undergraduate student and one graduate student will receive a scholarship each year, with the graduate winner acting as a mentor for the undergraduate winner. Mentoring will consist of either in-person or virtual meetings once per month, where the undergraduate can request guidance or support from their mentor and experiences within academia can be shared.
The purpose of these scholarships is to support and encourage students who are underrepresented in Canadian academic institutions, while also providing a network of student mentors and mentees who support each other by offering guidance and sharing experiences.
DONATE ONLINE
You can donate online, by clicking on the DONATE NOW button below. You will be immediately redirected to the WindsorEssex Community Foundation CanadaHelps.org donation form. Just simply fill out the form, and be sure to select “E.S. Acheson Graduates Giving Back Scholarship Program” from the drop-down menu.
KIA COMMUNITIES IN MOTION
Kia Canada, in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and community foundations across Canada have launched Kia Communities in Motion. This program is inspired by Kia’s brand belief, ‘Movement that inspires.’ Movement is at the core of human development – through movement we see new places, meet new people and have new experiences. It is through this movement that we find inspiration.
This all-new program is developed to support movement in local communities providing charities and the recipients of their efforts, the time, space and funding to find inspiration to move forward. Kia Canada will be investing $1.4M over four years to fund projects in communities that will help build inclusive communities across the country.
Many communities, including immigrants, Indigenous communities, racialized communities, individuals living with disabilities and the 2SLGBTQ+ community, among others to name a few face unique challenges in creating safe and inclusive spaces. Kia Communities in Motion is supporting moving grassroots efforts forward to create a future where everyone flourishes.
At the WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF) we are looking forward to seeing how this program can inspire movement in our community. The WECF is providing grants to two projects within our community:
Women’s Skills Enterprise Training (WEST) of Windsor and Bike Windsor Essex’s Young Women in Motion: Breaking Barriers with Bikes peer-led program aims to will move participants forward socially through new relationships and interactions with a range of cyclists in the community. The program is designed to build skills, confidence, and opportunities to be seen and heard as young leaders and influencers in the city they inhabit.
Black Boys Code is an organization that inspires black youth to become more self-confident and realize their incredible potential by developing digital literacy and computer competence. Through the program, Black Boys Code will create a safe and inclusive space to provide signature exposure workshops and host fieldtrips for practical applications of learned classroom topics.
We look forward to hearing about the amazing things these projects can accomplish for our community.
To learn more visit : Kia Communities in Motion
“Kia Communities in Motion is made possible through the support of Kia Canada.”
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation’s offices are open by appointment only.
To make an appointment please contact the WECF at 519-255-6572 or email info@wecf.ca
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is a proud to partner with Connor Clark and Lunn
“We are honoured to be selected as the investment firm for the Foundation. It is a privilege to work with the community and steward this capital for the future prosperity of the Windsor and Essex County area.” – Mike Downs, CCL
How can we help you?
Get To Know Us
Welcome to WindsorEssex Community Foundation.
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Inclusivity and Accessibility, and Privacy Policy
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF) recognizes and values the diversity in our community and its many forms, and as such we strive to ensure our workplace is a place of inclusivity and belonging to workers, volunteers, clients, and visitors.
The WECF respects the individuality and dignity of people with disabilities. The WECF is committed to providing those with disabilities the same opportunities to access its services and employment opportunities as the WECF would for those without a disability. The WECF is pleased to provide a workplace open to inclusivity in its hiring practices of those with disabilities. Requests for accessibility can be made to the Foundation office by contacting 519-255-6572 or info@wecf.ca
For our Privacy Policy, please click HERE.
Inspiring Philanthropy to
Benefit Our Community Today and Forever
Inspiring Philanthropy to
Benefit Our Community Today and Forever
Receive current news and updates from the WECF by signing up for our e-newsletter!
September 30, 2022 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. This day was created to allow people to recognize and commemorate the intergenerational harm that residential schools have caused to Indigenous families and communities, and to honour those who have been affected by this injustice. Please take a moment from your day to pause and honour those whose lives have been impacted by the devastation within residential schools.
CLICK HERE to learn more about local National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events
Learn more about National Day for Truth & Reconciliation:
Government of Canada – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation Education Series Livestream
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is honoured to accept donations to the Friends of Ojibway Prairie fund in memory of Stephen Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds was a PhD Student in Plant Pathology at the University of Guelph, known for assisting the planting of wildflowers throughout Windsor Essex, and the conservation and preservation of nature were near and dear to his heart. To make a donation in memory of Mr. Reynolds, please CLICK HERE
HOCKTOBERFEST LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
The Hocktoberfest Legacy Scholarship Fund was established to provide a yearly scholarship to a female hockey player from Windsor or Essex County who is entering post-secondary school or currently enrolled in a post-secondary program and playing in the Hocktoberfest Female Hockey Tournament. To learn more about the Hocktoberfest Legacy Scholarship, please click HERE
To apply click HERE – Deadline to submit an application is October 16, 2022
SHARON AND GARY KELLY SCHOLARSHIP
Established to provide financial support to students graduating from a secondary school in Essex County, this scholarship aids students pursuing a post-secondary degree in either an Accounting or Financial discipline at either St. Clair College or the University of Windsor. This scholarship is to be credited to the successful recipient’s account to support their Winter semester tuition. To learn more about the Sharon and Gary Kelly Scholarship Fund, please click HERE.
To apply click HERE – Deadline to submit an application is October 31, 2022
INVESTMENT READINESS PROGRAM
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS – FUNDING AVALIABLE FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO GROW THEIR POSITIVE IMPACT IN
WINDSOR-ESEX COUNTY THROUGH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is thrilled to be partnering with Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada in the newest round of the Investment Readiness Program. Funded by the Government of Canada, the Investment Readiness Program (IRP) supports social purpose organizations as they contribute to solving pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges across Canada. Its goal is to help social purpose organizations build their capacity to participate in Canada’s growing social finance market and prepare themselves to be able to take on investments.
IRP is currently open for an additional round of applications for thanks to the renewed $50 million investment from the Government of Canada. The IRP is supporting social purpose organizations as they recover from the pandemic and build more resilient communities for the future. Eligible organizations can receive $10,000 to $75,000 to ensure their organization is ready for investment.
The online application portal is now open, and will close at 5:00 PM ET on November 22, 2022. Click HERE to apply!
COMMUNITIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY
THE WINDSORESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TAKES PART IN THE COMMUNITIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY INITIATIVE
$280,000 in funding available in Windsor-Essex County for charities advancing gender equality.
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is proud to be one of the participating community foundations across Canada taking part in the Communities for Gender Equality, a new collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada and the Equality Fund which is supported by the Government of Canada. Communities for Gender Equality is being hosted by participating community foundations who will make a total of $3.4M available to projects in their communities. The WindsorEssex Community Foundation has $280,000 in funding available to local organizations working to support women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse individuals working towards a future grounded in equality, inclusion, and justice.
From October 3 to October 31, 2022, the WindsorEssex Community Foundation will begin accepting applications for funding from organizations at the “heart” of the women’s movement, with a focus on organizations that have demonstrated a long-term commitment to empowering women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people through their mission, activities, or partnerships. Grants can be used for a variety of purposes, including to pilot new initiatives, to address long-standing community needs, or to support a just recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The initiatives themselves may touch on a wide range of areas that are affected by gender equality, including food insecurity, income inequality, racial injustice, domestic violence, and many more. In particular, the Communities for Gender Equality will prioritize initiatives and organizations that are ‘self-led’—those that are led by the same groups that they focus on serving. The WindsorEssex Community Foundation will approve grants valued up to $40,000 per grant. To Apply Click HERE
Applications will be reviewed in November, and it is expected that funding will be issued in January 2023. Charities and community organizations are invited to visit the foundation website for eligibility and application details.
To learn more about the Communities for Gender Equality initiative and whether your organization might be eligible to apply click the links below:
Applicant Guide
To learn more about the collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada, the Equality Fund, click HERE.
Communities for Gender Equality is supported by a collaboration between the WindsorEssex Community Foundation, Community Foundations of Canada, and the Equality Fund, with support from the Government of Canada.
Thank you to our 2022 Vital Signs Partners:
E.S. Acheson Graduates Giving Back Scholarship Program Endowment Fund
The E.S. Acheson Graduates Giving Back Scholarship Program is a collection of five scholarships that target underrepresented groups of students in undergraduate and graduate programs in Canada:
• the Indigenous Student Scholarship
• the Disabilities and Mental Health Scholarship
• the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) Scholarship
• the Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Scholarship
• the LGBTQ2+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Two-Spirited) Scholarship
This scholarship program provides tuition funding for deserving students and acts as a mentorship program for scholarship recipients. For each of the five scholarships, one undergraduate student and one graduate student will receive a scholarship each year, with the graduate winner acting as a mentor for the undergraduate winner. Mentoring will consist of either in-person or virtual meetings once per month, where the undergraduate can request guidance or support from their mentor and experiences within academia can be shared.
The purpose of these scholarships is to support and encourage students who are underrepresented in Canadian academic institutions, while also providing a network of student mentors and mentees who support each other by offering guidance and sharing experiences.
DONATE ONLINE
You can donate online, by clicking on the DONATE NOW button below. You will be immediately redirected to the WindsorEssex Community Foundation CanadaHelps.org donation form. Just simply fill out the form, and be sure to select “E.S. Acheson Graduates Giving Back Scholarship Program” from the drop-down menu.
KIA COMMUNITIES IN MOTION
Kia Canada, in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and community foundations across Canada have launched Kia Communities in Motion. This program is inspired by Kia’s brand belief, ‘Movement that inspires.’ Movement is at the core of human development – through movement we see new places, meet new people and have new experiences. It is through this movement that we find inspiration.
This all-new program is developed to support movement in local communities providing charities and the recipients of their efforts, the time, space and funding to find inspiration to move forward. Kia Canada will be investing $1.4M over four years to fund projects in communities that will help build inclusive communities across the country.
Many communities, including immigrants, Indigenous communities, racialized communities, individuals living with disabilities and the 2SLGBTQ+ community, among others to name a few face unique challenges in creating safe and inclusive spaces. Kia Communities in Motion is supporting moving grassroots efforts forward to create a future where everyone flourishes.
At the WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF) we are looking forward to seeing how this program can inspire movement in our community. The WECF is providing grants to two projects within our community:
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation’s offices are open by appointment only.
To make an appointment please contact the WECF at 519-255-6572 or email info@wecf.ca
“We are honoured to be selected as the investment firm for the Foundation. It is a privilege to work with the community and steward this capital for the future prosperity of the Windsor and Essex County area.” – Mike Downs, CCL
How can we help you?
Get To Know Us
Welcome to WindsorEssex Community Foundation.
We love our partners
Inclusivity and Accessibility, and Privacy Policy
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF) recognizes and values the diversity in our community and its many forms, and as such we strive to ensure our workplace is a place of inclusivity and belonging to workers, volunteers, clients, and visitors.
The WECF respects the individuality and dignity of people with disabilities. The WECF is committed to providing those with disabilities the same opportunities to access its services and employment opportunities as the WECF would for those without a disability. The WECF is pleased to provide a workplace open to inclusivity in its hiring practices of those with disabilities. Requests for accessibility can be made to the Foundation office by contacting 519-255-6572 or info@wecf.ca