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Giving back to our communities
Community Grants are designed to encourage all RTOERO Districts to support and partner with local organizations to promote projects that will help our organization to meet our strategic goals of improving the lives of members and seniors; being the trusted voice for the broader education communities; and broadening our membership base. Since the inception of this grant 23 years ago, we’ve donated $1.86 million for 576 projects.
This year RTOERO Districts are eligible to receive grants of up to $4,000 for community projects that advance these strategic goals. Districts interested will serve as the project sponsor and will submit the application for a Community Grant either in partnership with a community organization or on behalf of the district.
Applications are to be completed online using the apply button found below. Progress can be saved and the application returned to at a later date if desired.
Please refer to the following supporting documents when preparing your application:
Application InstructionsEvaluation Rubric
In order to facilitate collaboration with your district executive or community partner, we encourage districts to begin developing their application on the following word document, which lists all application questions. As a final step you can copy and paste your answers from your word document into our online application.
Applications are due by June 1, 2022. For more information contact [email protected].
| District | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sudbury & Manitoulin | Keeping Seniors Warm | $2,400.00 |
| Cochrane & Temiskaming | South Centennial Manor: Promote Enjoyment and Engagement in a meaningful outdoor activity for seniors with Alzheimers or cognitive impairments. | $2,500.00 |
| Parry Sound | The Children's Garden at Tower Hill | $2,500.00 |
| London Middlesex | Childcan's Early Literacy Project | $2,500.00 |
| Huron-Perth | Let's Play Together | $2,500.00 |
| Bruce Grey & Dufferin | Bruce Grey Seniors' Centre Without Walls | $2,500.00 |
| Waterloo Region | Delivering the Goods | $2,500.00 |
| Norfolk | Commercial Cooler/Freezer for Riversyde 83 Community Kitchen | $2,500.00 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth & Haldimand | Art Therapy | $2,500.00 |
| Niagara | Port Cares Reach Out Centre | $2,500.00 |
| Halton | LM Montgomery in Norval | $2,500.00 |
| Simcoe County | Seniors' DIY Crafting Program - Bradford | $2,500.00 |
| Hastings & Prince Edward | Dementia Friendly Communities HPE | $2,500.00 |
| Renfrew | Arnprior Regional Health Foundation - Construction of Memory Boxes | $2,500.00 |
| North York | Respecting Urban Wildlife Challenges and Environmental Stewardship | $2,500.00 |
| Stormont Dundas Glengarry | New Long Term Care Home Fundraiser | $2,500.00 |
| Kenora | The Borrowing Cupboard | $2,500.00 |
| Region of Durham | Looking for "Signs of Nature" - A project to bring interpretive signs to the Nonquon Provincial Wildlife Area | $2,500.00 |
| Lanark | Connect Protect Program | $2,500.00 |
| Northumberland | Cornerstone’s COVID-19 Recovery | $2,485.00 |
| Wellington | Food & Friends | $2,500.00 |
| Chatham - Kent | Imagine McGregor : A Watershed Tree Planting Project | $2,500.00 |
| York Region | Power Wheelchair | $2,500.00 |
| Dryden | Dryden Seniors Activity Centre - The Go Getters:) | $2,500.00 |
| Oxford | Oxford Thames River Trail East End Wetlands Viewing Platform | $2,500.00 |
| Lambton | LEO Christmas Gift Campaign to Isolated Seniors in Jeopardy | $2,500.00 |
| Brant | Buzz Me Bears | $2,500.00 |
| Nipissing | Assessing the impact of companion robots on social inclusion and participation of older adults: A Northern Ontario pilot (two districts combined project) | $2,500.00 |
| Region du ciel bleu | Assessing the impact of companion robots on social inclusion and participation of older adults: A Northern Ontario pilot | $2,500.00 |
| Muskoka | Promoting awareness of and participation in the Community Carbon Challenge | $2,500.00 |
| Vancouver Island | CanAssist CanConnect | $2,500.00 |
| Leeds and Grenville | Brockville Cardiac Rehabilitation Program | $2,500.00 |
| District | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Algoma | Audio books and large print for seniors at the Ontario Finnish Rest Home | $4,000.00 |
| Cochrane & Temiskaming | Villa Minto Long Term Care: Promote engagement in meaningful activities for seniors with Alzheimer’s or cognitive impairment | $4,000.00 |
| Parry Sound | Community Oven Project | $4,000.00 |
| Windsor Essex | Survive the Cold - Sleep Warm | $4,000.00 |
| Huron-Perth | Camp Klahanie- (Youth Camp) | $2,000.00 |
| Bruce Grey & Dufferin | 72 Hour Family Emergency Kit | $4,000.00 |
| Norfolk | Quilts for Those in Need | $4,000.00 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth & Haldimand | Good Shepherd’s Jeanne Scott Parent & Child Resource Centre | $2,000.00 |
| Halton | Burlington Able Sail - Volunteering in the Summer Program | $4,000.00 |
| Simcoe County | Days for Girls Barrie | $4,000.00 |
| Haliburton Kawartha Lakes | Combat Climate Crisis Poster Contest | $2,000.00 |
| North York | Stronger Minds Make for Stronger Kids | $4,000.00 |
| Kenora | N.O.W. (Nutrition on Weekends) | $4,000.00 |
| Ottawa - Carleton | Kids Today! | Les Enfants d’aujourd’hui | $4,000.00 |
| Wellington | COVID-19 Survival Lifebags | $4,000.00 |
| Prescott - Russell | Courtepointes Victoria's Quilts | $4,000.00 |
| Dryden | Cycling Without Age: Ami Trishaw Bike for Seniors | $4,000.00 |
| Nipissing | Reducing Barriers to Education in Cameroon Africa | $1,500.00 |
| Vancouver Island | Makeover of Intake Transition Room | $4,000.00 |
| Leeds and Grenville | Days for Girls - Hybrid Kits | $4,000.00 |