Town council approved the grant funding recommendations as delivered by the Cochrane Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) board and United Way Partnership Committee.
A total of $127,600 was doled out through 2018 grant funding. The board has an agreement with the United Way to allocate funding, with $50,000 funded through FCSS, $70,000 through the United Way – with an additional $7,600 to allocate toward a youth-related project.
“One of the things we are noticing is the asks are increasing quite substantially each year,” said FCSS manager Kim Krawec, adding that FCSS is grateful for the status quo funding it received this year just to maintain programs but that keeping up with program demand in the face of growth is a challenge.
The last time FCSS received a funding increase was 2015.
Funding highlights include a youth counselling program – as an identified need through the 2017 CARES survey – and a seniors social engagement program.
The 2018 grant recipients include:
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area - Enhancing Mentoring in the Town of Cochrane: $21,328
• Boys & Girls Club of Cochrane $18,228
• Cochrane Activettes Food Bank - School Lunch Program $ 6,000
• Seniors on the Bow: $6,112
• Cochrane and Area Victim Services Society (CAVS) $10,100
• Cochrane Family & Community Support Services - Roots of Empathy: $4,220
• Cochrane Society for Housing Options (CSHO): $9,528
• Helping Hands Society of Cochrane & Area: $11,328
• Seniors for Kids Society - Senior Mentoring Program: $11,728
• Spirit Winds Stepping Stones Foundation: $700
• Tapestry of Women Conference: $200
• Western Rocky View Family & Community Resource Centre - Community Access Resource (CAR) Program: $5,000
• Western Rocky View Family & Community Resource Centre - Community Support Program
• Community Support Program: $10,528
• Western Rocky View Family & Community Resource Centre - Youth
• Counselling Services - Pilot Project: $7,600
• Western Rocky View Parent Link Centre - PLC Counselling Program: $5,000
