Grants

Enhancing Interactive education: Fund the purchase of toys and equipment, enhancing interactive education and promote healthy physical activities at the 7 sites.

Fund the resouces needed for the Suitable Style Shop, to assist clients with professional clothes.

AFSSN will partner with Niagara Region Public health to implement and innovative program to engage young fathers. This program will be co-facilitated by an AFSSN community worker and a young father. We seek to empower young fathers to improve their parenting skills and relationships with their child and partner.

Update and print brochure for the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) program called  Niagara Brighter Futures that helps families with young children (birth to 6) living in conditions which may impact their ability to reach optimal health.

Project Reach Out: Development and Promotion of new website

Girls Night Out Program will provide teens and youth affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders with 16 girl-only events throughout 2012 in the Niagara Region. This program will ensure that girls affected by ASD are provided with an opportunity to be engaged in the community, in social climates, are provided with social and recreational activities and life skill development, all the while supporting long term success and long term engagement in our community.

Renovate the Bethesda Children's Centre with paint to provide a bright, safe and nurturing environment for children with Austism Spectrum Disorder and other disabilities.

Purchase an unbreakable safety mirror for the purposes of imitation therapy and self-help in the Autism Intervention Program.

Evaluation Initiative: Development of enhanced tools, create database, conduct research and train staff, volunteers and other agencies"

Office Expansion: Equipment to support consolidation of administrative services in one location

Fund the redesign of the outdated and hard to manage website to create a vital resource to their clients needing support.

We are committed to improving our organization to serve the community and our supporters more effectively. This project will help transition our communication activities to include a more diversified approach through the use of technology keeping our stakeholders well connected with timely and consistent communications.

Support our new Housing Hero Ambassadors program by developing timeless digital marketing collateral, including customizable social media templates and ambassador outreach videos.

Re-create, develop and re-build our current website with a welcoming gateway portal format to allow stronger support, deeper engagement and communication with stakeholders, promote meaningful collaboration and interactive relationships with visitors and users of the site.

Revitalize and redevelop the Bethlehem Place playground and the extended yard to create an inclusive natural environment and playground for children of all ages and their families to enjoy.

Fund the purchase of much needed equipment for their new shared office and program space.

Upgrade Technology: To purchase laptop computer and software

Fund the expansion of the Go Girls Program at College Street Public School and Central Public School, both at risk according to neighbourhood mapping tool provided by Niagara Region.

We are looking to expand our Go Girls program into the Niagara Catholic District School Board. Currently our Go Girls programs run in the District School Board of Niagara.

Niagara Regional Mentoring Awareness Tour: Support for a series of public meetings across Niagara promoting the benefits of BBBS mentoring programs

Improving Communication in the Household: Launch of 16 week program targeting males and their parent/guardian with the aim to improve relationships within the family unit

Purchase 2 laptops in order to maximize the productivity of our case workers.

Purchase equipment needed to expand the Go Girls, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds program to Niagara Regional Housing sites in Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Smithville.

Technology Updating and Resource Refurbishing: Equipment and software upgrades required as a result of merger between of two organizations

Renovate and furnish the basement space used for safety training for volunteers and families.

Fund the equipment and resources for the Boys Mentoring Program Game On to be conducted into 6 elementary schools in St. Catharines.

Expansion of Game On Program into a community centre(Port Weller Community Centre).

Develop a new organizational structure by amalgamating two organizations in neighboring communities through Strategic Development and conduct an HR audit.

Strum this way: The purchase of 8-10 guitars for a music program to be implemented in the Kids Zone and Teen Zone programs

With the funding requested we intend to remove the carpeting from the remainder of the building, replacing it with VCT tile. Carpet is a known means of transfer for lice. Tiling will improve the lives of the youth residing and help reduce a cyclical problem often faced.

Purchase lighting to increase safety at the Fort Erie location.

Purchase of 2 cameras to be installed in the daycarea area to improve security of this space.

towards the purchase of 2 vans to transport kids to programs in St. Cath and Pelham, Wld, NOTL

Purchase a deep freezer for the shelter which will allow the preservation of donated foods.

Early Years Niagara Parent Services Directory: Development of new directory of programs and services for children-youth and youth in Niagara and available in a variety of formats

We wish to offer our 1-day Babysitting workshop to children in low-income families. They gain the skills necessary to help care for their siblings if caregivers work, as well as learn to start their first small business and earn money.

Human Resources Review: To make recommendations reflecting previous and future growth and challenges within this organization.

Furnishings and equipment for new centre that will be treating children of abuse

Purchase GiftWorks, fundraising software to replace their current system that is not able to meet their needs.

To develop and implemet a formal volunteer program to provide representation of CACN throughout the Niagara Region in all 12 municipalities

Grant to support Child Advocacy Centre Niagara to improve their annual report and the intention of submitting their annual report to the Queen’s University School of Business Voluntary Sector Reporting Award (VSRA) program.

Purchase sewing machine, sewing machine table and materials to expand work on quilting and sewing items for individuals in need.

Support program that teaches people with blindness and sight loss how to try, use, and access new accessible technologies that can dramatically reduce social isolation and enhance participation in the community.

This opportunity gives us the ability to properly represent the agency with adequate signage , with cohesiveness and fluidity between services & programs for our clients, partners and donors.

Talk2One Project - Youth Line: Provide voice mail, long distance and information connection to 50 youth at risk for 6 months with partnership from RAFT.

Fund the creation of Spanish, French and Arabic content for TALK2One program to help those needing community services stay connected.

Fund the purchase of two laptops, software and training for two caseworkers from Niagara Nutrition Partners allowing them to perform their work more efficiently in the community.

Request is for funds to cover replacement ID costs and marketing materials to promote ID clinics. Trillium has funded the staffing costs for the ID clinics but not the costs of replacement ID or marketing material.

Enhance branding including web-site upgrades and to effectively expand communication resources for our clients, staff, volunteers, donors and potential donors.

Create and mount signage for their new building and create and print posters for the schools hosting a student nutrition program.

Purchase new van to pick up food donations and deliver food to shut-in/disabled clients.

Support the development a Strategic Plan that will reflect the agency growthe and and diversification.

Support the building renovation project that will improve the safety and accessibility of building for clients and the community at large, while improving efficiencies in support of expanded programming.

Support RentSmart training for staff focused on maximizing positive relationships between landlords and tenants in an effort to reduce homelessness, eviction, and housing instability.

Pilot a support program for youth with intellectual disabilities ages 15 to 21.

New signage on building to reflect new branding.

We need to purchase a laptop for the Transitional Age Youth Program. This equipment will be utilized by program staff and participants to help ensure project outcomes are achieved.

Increasing Accessibility: The purchase of aquatic wheelchair, aquatic head floatation devices and portable ramp, to increase accessibility to the pool at Fort Erie YMCA

Fund the purchase of a copying, network printing and scanning system to improve agency communications with clients.

Modify one of our organizational vehicles to meet the needs of all of the people we support. We need the ability to support people with physical disabilities with their transportation needs. Requesting funds to assist with the cost of making van wheelchair accessible.

Funding to purchase eight laptops and four ipads. These mobile devices would be utilized by staff members and people who receive service to assist with more efficient documentation, effective research, improved communication and increased education while providing portability and flexibility.

With the services of the Niagara College Broadcasting Department, create an agency video that promotes the individual rights of every person to be included in their community regardless of their varying abilities.

Purchase of a wheelchair accessible van to help remove one of the greatest barriers to inclusion for people with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Launch a new Adult Respite program with a new rented space that requires furnishings for clients to enjoy their new environment. We are currently in need of furniture for the two bedrooms of the new apartment.

To run a pilot project that will produce Child Empowerment education materials and Abuse Prevention Training materials to be used to build the skills, esteem and confidence of children with a developmental disability so that they will be better able to protect themselves from abuse.

Maximizing Financial Outcomes for Families: To produce a manual and develop a training program for families and support workers for accessing entitled financial resources in order to maximize resources available to families taking care of disabled family member

Fund the creation of a website to promote the expanded employment services now offered in new Grimsby location.

Our agency is seeking your financial support in executing a feasibility study to assist the Board of Directors with a new strategic planning process for a 3-5 year period. With involvement of all key stakeholders, the study will identify key priorities and recommendations for achieving success with a capital campaign.

Purchase furniture for outdoor space of the 2020 "Helping Hands Project" for residents at Maple Ave Group Home.

Purchase furniture for outdoor space of the 2020 "Helping Hands Project" for residents at Maple Ave Group Home.

Pilot a group art therapy program to children and youth with special needs where regular therapy has been unsuccessful.

Leadership Training for Youth: specifically towards the Leadership Certification Program

to purchase a survey tool from the Search Institute

Every Kid in Our Community: Youth Outreach Worker for coalition of 6 agencies plus two schoo boards providing programs in Port Colborne to connect at risk youth with programs currently available

Helping Niagara Kids Thrive: registration fee for 12 to attend Helping Kids Thrive Conference in Waterloo.

Fund the set up of a Community Kitchen in partnership with Lakeshore Catholic High School, Port Cares and the Good Food Box to educate participants from the Three Bridges neighbourhood on cooking nutritional and economic meals from the Good Food Box items.

Provide a teen program 2x per week for 30 underpriviledged at risk youth.

Fund a pilot project to teach independent living skills to youth at risk.

Assist in funding the Attachment and Trauma Training to 8 of the parents and caregivers families that they support.

Support a social group for youth 12 to 17 years of age.

Revitalize the tired, old worn-out kitchens in 3 group homes to better serve the 14 individuals residing at these locations to encourage a sense of connection and socialization.

Safety in the Community: A pilot program to teach safety skills to clients in care. Staff from similar agencies will be invited to participate in the program with aim of offering to their clients.

Purchase two lawn mowers for summer work program that provides work experiences for adults and students with intellectual disabilities.

Support the Urban Indigenous Homeward Bound program that systematically addresses the barriers that Indigenous women face.