2022 Report to the Community

Community Members Jumping at the Sunset on a Beach
 

Community Foundation Grey Bruce

Community Foundation Grey Bruce enhances community vitality by fostering open discussion about local need, sharing knowledge, and growing endowments to provide strategic granting and support to a wide range of non-profit organizations.

Our vision is that everyone in Grey Bruce benefits from a vital, healthy, and resilient community.

What's Happening

Community Services Recovery Fund
Community Services Recovery Fund Announced
Nov. 23, 2022: Community Foundation Grey Bruce takes part in the Community Services Recovery Fund - a $400 million investment in charities and non-profits.
Community Foundation Grey Bruce Hosts Vital Conversation on Housing
Vital Conversation about Housing in Grey Bruce
Nov. 17, 2022: Community Foundation Grey Bruce will be hosting an online interactive Vital Conversation on Thursday, December 1 from 4 - 6 pm that will provide participants a deeper perspective on housing in Grey and Bruce Counties.

Feature Video

Nature is Nurture
Your community foundation supports many local environmental projects that build a healthy and resilient community for all. Consider a donation today, to preserve and protect our natural bounty and to connect more people with the healing power of nature.
Thought for the day
"I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude." ~ Henry David Thoreau, American author & philosopher, 1817 - 1862
The Events For Life folks show off their new life jackets - part of a 2019 grant from Community Foundation

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Whether small or large, your gift can make a big impact because it is added to the Foundation's investment pool which provides income that is regularly distributed as grants to nonprofit organizations across Grey & Bruce Counties.
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Children from Neyaashiinigmiing Chippewas of Nawash were supported by the Community Foundation Grey Bruce through Canada Feed the Children

Grants

Community Foundation Grey Bruce provides grants and scholarships each year to not-for-profit charitable, educational, cultural, recreational and environmental organizations in an effor to enrich the quality of life for people of the area.
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Local students wrote letters of support for people living with mental illness in housing programs through CMHA's Good Deeds project that were hand delivered as part of The Heart Project kits.
Local students wrote letters of support for people living with mental illness in housing programs through CMHA's Good Deeds project that were hand delivered as part of The Heart Project kits.

Stories

GRANTS IN ACTION: The Heart Project Spreads Love
A great road trip to spread love wound through Grey Bruce on Thanksgiving Monday thanks to a 2021 community grant to CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) Grey Bruce, together with community champion Mary Sundermeier.
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Learn about the impact of housing in Grey Bruce

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This Vital Focus on Youth Report digs deeper into the "issue clusters" that Grey Bruce youth brought forward in our Vital Conversations.

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Read about what the Community Foundation Grey Bruce has done in 2022.

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This report contains important data on six topics related to life in Grey Bruce: health & wellness, the environment, living standards, arts & culture, education & lifelong learning, and community connections.