On June 25, 2025 – the WindsorEssex Community Foundation, United Way Centraide Windsor-Essex County, MP Irek Kusmierczyk Windsor-Tecumseh and local recipient organizations of the Community Services Recovery Fund met at Art Windsor-Essex to celebrate the successful culmination of their projects funded by a historic investment in our community through the Community Services Recovery Fund. Local recipient organizations through a roundtable discussion led by MP Irek Kusmierczyk shared their success stories, impacts of the fund and discussed future and ongoing needs.
Over the past year, fifty-one (51) local community service organizations across Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent who are at the forefront of addressing communities’ needs have leveraged the funding provided on behalf of the Community Services Recovery Fund to make significant strides.
“Local organizations are working day in and day out on the frontlines building stronger and healthier neighbourhoods in Windsor-Essex County. Our federal Community Services Recovery Fund, delivered in partnership with United Way and Community Foundations of Canada, over the past year has supported the vital work and boosted these organizations’ ability to serve residents in our community. This past fall with the WindsorEssex Community Foundation and United Way Centraide Windsor-Essex County we announced this incredible initiative! Almost a year later with the culmination of the fund we have come together to reflect on the journey of each one of these organizations, celebrate successes and achievements, acknowledge contributions, and discuss future and ongoing needs. This morning has been a testament to the power of community, collaboration and commitment. Congratulations to all the tremendous organizations for your dedication, hard work and unwavering spirit that has brought to life the projects and initiatives funded through the Community Services Recovery Fund, that are making a tangible difference in our community. Each story shared this morning, each project showcased reflects your passion and perseverance. I also want to thank the WindsorEssex Community Foundation and United Way Centraide Windsor-Essex County for the incredible work that they do within our community.” – MP Irek Kusmierczyk
The Community Services Recovery Fund is a historic one-time investment of $400 million that has helped community service organizations to adapt, to modernize and to be better equipped to improve the efficiency, accessibility and sustainability of the community services that they provide, so they can continue to support communities across Canada through the pandemic recovery and beyond. The fund is a collaboration between the Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada, and United Way Centraide Canada. The unique nature of the fund is set up to respond to what Community Service Organizations need right now and supports organizations as they adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.
For more information on locally funded CSRF projects, please visit https://communityservicesrecoveryfund.ca/
