County invests over $1 million towards a shared vision of community well-being in partnership with 16 local non-profits

As part of its community-based partnered approach to implement Strathcona County’s Social Framework, Council voted to invest a total of $1,094,660 in 16 local social non-profit sector organizations.

Awarded under the Social Framework Community Grants Policy, the grants provide financial support to non-profit, social service groups and organizations that are meeting the social service needs of residents.

Council approved funding under two streams; Core Social Funding that focuses on prevention and early intervention supports for social needs (over 1-3 years) and Collaboration Funding that focuses on cross-sector partnerships to address community-wide social issues (over 2-3 years).

The following non-profit organizations received grant funding under the Core Social Funding stream:

• altView Foundation for Gender Variant and Sexual Minorities
  ($124,000 in 2020, $124,000 in 2021, $124,000 in 2022)
• Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area
  ($80,000 in 2020)
• Boys & Girls Club of Strathcona County
  ($131,345 in 2020, $90,000 in 2021, $90,000 in 2022)
• BriarPatch Family Life Education Centre
  ($10,000 in 2020, $10,000 in 2021, $10,000 in 2022)
• Drive Happiness Seniors Association
  ($12,500 in 2020)
• Fort Saskatchewan Families First Society (Angel Whispers Program)
  ($8,315 in 2020, $8,315 in 2021)
• Hope in Strathcona: A Post Recovery Home Association
  ($50,000 in 2020)
• Linking Generations Society of Alberta
  ($35,000 in 2020, $35,000 in 2021)
• Parents Empowering Parents Society (PEP)
  ($70,000 in 2020, $50,000 in 2021, $50,000 in 2022)
• Saffron Centre Ltd.
  ($150,000 in 2020, $150,000 in 2021, $150,000 in 2022)
• Strathcona County Community Mediation Society
  ($7,500 in 2020)
• Strathcona Shelter Society (A Safe Place)
  ($32,000 in 2020)
• Strathcona Youth Justice Committee
  ($25,000 in 2020, $25,000 in 2021, $25,000 in 2022)
• Volunteer Strathcona Centre
  ($345,000 in 2020, $320,000 in 2021, $295,000 in 2022)

The following non-profit organizations received grant funding under the Collaboration Funding stream:

• Boys & Girls Club of Strathcona County and Irelate Inc.
  ($5,000 in 2020)
• Linking Generations Society of Alberta and Volunteer Strathcona
  ($9,000 in 2020, $9,000 in 2021)

Council’s decisions were supported by the Social Framework Community Grants Advisory Committee.

For more information about the grant distribution process, or to learn more about how the grants will be leveraged in the community, visit strathcona.ca/fcsgrants or call 780-464-4044. For more information on the Social Framework, visit strathcona.ca/socialframework. 

Set in the centre of Alberta’s energy and agricultural heartland, Strathcona County is a thriving, successful and vibrant community of over 98,000 residents. Strathcona County is made up of the urban area of Sherwood Park and a large adjacent rural area of farms, acreages and smaller hamlets. It is home to 75 per cent of hydrocarbon processing in Western Canada. Strathcona County is a leader in environmental conservation, and 55 per cent of its land is within the UNESCO Beaver Hills Biosphere. With a focus on economic, governance, social, cultural and environmental sustainability, Strathcona County is committed to balancing the unique needs of its diverse community.

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Contact: Strathcona County Communications, 780-410-6595