Trillium grants for poverty, seniors
Ontario Trillium Foundation grants were recently announced, and groups working on poverty and with seniors in Halton are among the recipients:
- Halton Poverty Roundtable is receiving $20,000 over 12 months to convene with key stakeholders to develop a business model that will embed community benefits agreements in poverty reduction strategies in the Halton region.
- Acclaim Health is receiving $177,400 over 36 months to expand a home care expertise program for Halton’s older adults.
February 5, 2016 @ 3:03 pm
$20,000 so a group can sit around & discuss poverty! While people that “do” something like the Compassion Society are cut off from Trillium. Something is definitely wrong here & I say this as a person who is familiar with “poverty” in Halton through working with the Saint Vincent de Paul Society.