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This holiday season, choose the fund that’s closest to your heart.
We’ll make sure it lasts forever. The holiday season is the giving season, especially in Dufferin County where we are known to be generous in caring for each other. If you want to give a gift that makes a difference now and provides security for future generations,...
Five local charities get a $2,000 “boost” this holiday season
Dufferin Community Foundation’s 2022 Booster Grants fund array of community needs. Five local charities received cheques for $2,000 from the Dufferin Community Foundation to fund programs that have a high impact on people in Dufferin County. The Booster Grants...
Community Service Recovery Fund opens for applications on January 6
Local charities and non-profit organizations will be invited to apply for Community Service Recovery Fund grants beginning on January 6, 2023. The $400 million investment from the Government of Canada will help support community service organizations across the...
In The Hills magazine names Gord Gallaugher as a 2022 Local Hero
It came as a complete surprise that our Board Chair and Co-founder Gord Gallaugher was named a “Local Hero” in the Winter issue of In The Hills. Not because he isn’t deserving… we would have nominated him ourselves… but because Gord didn’t breathe a word that this...
The 2022 Booster Grant program is open for applications
Could your organization use an injection of $2,000 to extend the impact of one of your programs or services this winter? We are offering five $2,000 Booster Grants for a total of $10,000 in funding, more than double that of last year. As a charitable organization...
Newest round of the Investment Readiness Program offers grants of up to $75,000 to help local social enterprises become investment-ready
Local social purpose organizations – which include charities, not-for-profit organizations, co-ops and social enterprises – can now apply for grants that will help them scale up to take on investments in Canada’s growing social finance market. Funded by the Government...
“From There to Here” Rosemary Molesworth exhibition on now
"From There to Here," an exhibition of the wonderful Rosemary Molesworth's lifetime journey with clay, is running at the Museum of Dufferin from October 1, 2022 to January 21, 2023. A well-known local artist who inspired many of us with her beautiful and whimsical...
Local Agencies Band Together To Help Seniors
The community network known as Ageing Well In Caledon Dufferin has officially launched its newest resource for older adults - an information card connecting them with essential resources in the Caledon Dufferin area. The “Are You Connected” resource will be available...
Dufferin Community Foundation’s emergency funding grants go a long way for organizations helping vulnerable populations after COVID
The funds provided through DEFC grants can make a big difference for organizations working to help vulnerable communities recover after COVID.
Announcing our 2022 Dufferin Emergency Support Fund Grants Recipients
Four local organizations that have been helping some of Dufferin County’s most vulnerable residents through the pandemic received $13,000 in Dufferin Emergency Support Fund (DESF) grants this summer. The grants, which were created by Dufferin Community Foundation in...