About the Community Services Recovery Fund

The application deadline for the Community Services Recovery Fund has passed. Click here for a list of funded projects.

The Community Services Recovery Fund was built to respond to the adaptation and modernization needs of charities and non-profits facing immediate and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund accepted applications from Community Service Organizations located in Canada, such as non-profit organizations, Indigenous Governing Bodies and Registered Charities. As these organizations continue to serve their communities, this unique fund aims to support them as they adapt, modernize, and become more resilient in preparation for the future.

Projects funded under the Community Services Recovery Fund fall within one of the three Project Focus Areas below:

  • Investing in People:  Funding supports one-time projects that focus on how organizations recruit, retain, engage and support their personnel, including staff, volunteers and boards of directors.

  • Investing in Systems and Processes: Funding supports one-time projects that invest in the systems and processes involved in creating the internal workings of an organization’s overall structure.

  • Investing in Program and Service Innovation and Redesign: Funding supports one-time projects primarily focused on program and service innovation and redesign using information gained during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Program Timeline

  • Application Period

    The application period was January 6th, 2023 until February 21, 2023.

  • Project Evaluation

    The National Funders worked diligently at both national and local levels to review all applications.

  • Projects Activities

    Projects funded through the Community Services Recovery Fund can start on or after May 1, 2023 and must be completed by June 30, 2024. A full list of funded projects is now available.

About the National Funders

  • Canadian Red Cross

    As a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – which is made up of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and 192 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies – the Canadian Red Cross is dedicated to helping people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supporting them in strengthening their resilience.

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  • Community Foundations of Canada

    Community Foundations of Canada is the national organization for Canada’s over 200 local community foundations. With community foundations across the country, CFC helps drive local solutions for national change on the issues that matter most to Canadians. CFC is building a movement that connects community foundations, Canadians and partners to create a just, sustainable future where everyone belongs.

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  • United Way Centraide Canada

    United Way Centraide Canada provides national leadership for the network of 69 local United Way Centraides across Canada, serving more than 5,000 communities. Locally and nationally, our goal is the same – to create opportunities for a better life for everyone in our communities.

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