
A survey conducted in April found that 80% of charities in Canada were operating with decreased capacity and nearly one in five organizations had suspended or ceased their operations. The projected financial losses for registered charities in Canada is between $9.5 billion and $15.7 billion.
Eight Delta charities, supporting populations more vulnerable than normal, during the health threat and economic downturn of the COVID-19 pandemic, have received $181,860 in funding from the Delta Foundation through the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF), launched on May 19, 2020.

Delta Foundation, one of 177 community foundations across the country participating in the ECSF program, provided this emergency support of charities throughout Delta in a partnership with Community Foundations of Canada as well as the Government of Canada.
Over 15 charities, among the more than 85,000 registered charities in Canada, applied to Delta Foundation for support from the ECSF for various worthy causes, but, in the rapid response, rolling approval process (no submission deadline for all applications), the following charities serving Delta were allocated funding.




housing and other essential needs.

among clients experiencing mental illness.


COVID-19 virus, loss of employment, immune compromised individuals or families so they stay safe and healthy, including seniors who are financially not able to ordinarily afford our meals to benefit as well.

“Since the start of the pandemic, charities and non-profit organizations have been leading the charge to assist those who need it most in the fight against COVID-19,” says Delta Foundation President Peter Roaf. “We know the need for funding is still significant. Delta Foundation has granted the full funding available to our community through the ECSF. There are other charities supporting vulnerable populations and we would have been glad to support them, but, unfortunately, we can’t accept any more applications.”
For charities which would like to be notified if any additional funding becomes available through ECSF, they can fill out this form.
Those charities can also explore opportunities with the other ECSF funding intermediaries in the community, such as United Way Centraide Canada and Canadian Red Cross. More information about these other national funders is available here. One can follow Community Foundations of Canada’s website for further updates as well.
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