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2022 VITAL SIGNS® SURVEY
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation wants to hear from you! Tell us what you think of Windsor-Essex as a place to live, learn, work, play, and grow by taking the 2022 Vital Signs® Survey.
Click the link: https://wecf.wufoo.com/forms/szaw1yd00u57w9/ to take the survey now. Those who complete the survey have a chance to win $100.
WHAT IS THE VITAL SIGNS® PROGRAM?
The Vital Signs® Program is a community report that combines national, provincial, and local data with residents’ views on important local issues. This report is a catalyst to engage our community in an ongoing dialogue about who we are, what we do, why we do it, and where it can lead. This is the seventh year the WECF has been part of the national Vital Signs® program. The results are combined with other data from sources such as Statistics Canada to create an all-encompassing report for our region.
Thank you to our 2022 Vital Signs Partners:
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 GREAT CANADIAN FLAG PROJECT’S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
This month, the City of Windsor will celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Great Canadian Flag! First raised at the City’s 125th Birthday Celebration in 2017, the 5th anniversary now lines up with the City of Windsor’s 130th Birthday. A celebration is planned for May 21, 2022, including a Mayor’s Walk and birthday celebration stopping at the base of the flag for a ceremony and singing of the National Anthem.
WindsorEssex Community Foundation is a proud steward of the Great Canadian Flag Project Fund. Through the combined efforts of Windsor-Essex and neighbouring communities, Great Canadian Flag Project was able to reach its fundraising goals five years ago, and as a result has created a special place at our riverfront dedicated to commemorating and honouring all Canadians. We thank YOU for supporting this amazing project! The Great Canadian Flag measures 60 feet tall by 30 feet wide, and flies on a pole that is 150 feet in height.
Each year, the WECF grants to the City of Windsor to help maintain this beautiful landmark and keep the flag flying over our City. You can donate to the Great Canadian Flag Project in honour of the 5th anniversary by clicking the button below!
#HelpUkraineNow BY SUPPORTING THE UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation stands in solidarity with the communities in Ukraine, including the 29 community foundations, facing the terror of war. Alongside the Ukrainian Canadian community and our community foundation colleagues globally, we are watching – appalled at the escalation of the conflict. You are not alone, we support you. We commend the humanitarian efforts that are already underway and call on philanthropy in Canada to respond. #StopTheWar
Please donate to the appeal today to support millions of Ukrainian families who have been displaced from their homes. #HelpUkraineNow.
To donate, we encourage you to visit:
– the Canada Ukraine Foundation https://buff.ly/3hbrWis
– the Humanitarian Coalition https://buff.ly/3t8KEgn
– the UN High Commissioner for Refugees https://buff.ly/2Rpajgo
For more information click HERE
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
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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!
2022 VITAL SIGNS® SURVEY
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation wants to hear from you! Tell us what you think of Windsor-Essex as a place to live, learn, work, play, and grow by taking the 2022 Vital Signs® Survey.
Click the link: https://wecf.wufoo.com/forms/szaw1yd00u57w9/ to take the survey now. Those who complete the survey have a chance to win $100.
WHAT IS THE VITAL SIGNS® PROGRAM?
The Vital Signs® Program is a community report that combines national, provincial, and local data with residents’ views on important local issues. This report is a catalyst to engage our community in an ongoing dialogue about who we are, what we do, why we do it, and where it can lead. This is the seventh year the WECF has been part of the national Vital Signs® program. The results are combined with other data from sources such as Statistics Canada to create an all-encompassing report for our region.
Thank you to our 2022 Vital Signs Partners:
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 GREAT CANADIAN FLAG PROJECT’S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
#HelpUkraineNow BY SUPPORTING THE UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation stands in solidarity with the communities in Ukraine, including the 29 community foundations, facing the terror of war. Alongside the Ukrainian Canadian community and our community foundation colleagues globally, we are watching – appalled at the escalation of the conflict. You are not alone, we support you. We commend the humanitarian efforts that are already underway and call on philanthropy in Canada to respond. #StopTheWar
Please donate to the appeal today to support millions of Ukrainian families who have been displaced from their homes. #HelpUkraineNow.
To donate, we encourage you to visit:
– the Canada Ukraine Foundation https://buff.ly/3hbrWis
– the Humanitarian Coalition https://buff.ly/3t8KEgn
– the UN High Commissioner for Refugees https://buff.ly/2Rpajgo
For more information click HERE
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