Kindred Credit Union Charitable Fund Announces 2024 Grant Recipients

Kitchener, ON – Kindred Credit Union is pleased to announce the Kindred Charitable Fund 2024 grant recipients. After reviewing 67 applications, the committee selected 15 organizations to receive a total of $100,307 in funding. Each selected organization actively inspires peaceful, just, and prosperous communities within the themes:

• Community Food Security;
• Financial Empowerment; and
• Safe and Affordable Housing

Including the 2024 recipients, the Kindred Charitable Fund has distributed over $1.57 million in support of 205 congregations and charitable organizations since its inception in 1999. These organizations have used the grants to support 394 projects that positively impact people and communities across Ontario.

Kindred builds relationships with community organizations through sponsorships, volunteering, and gifts-in-kind, as well as through the Kindred Charitable Fund. We believe that our communities benefit from this support and that our actions inspire our members and team mates to live out their values in tangible ways. Our partnerships and people, our giving and programs, combine to create a unique approach that inspires peaceful, just, and prosperous communities.

The full list of recipients is below.

Anishnabeg Outreach Employment and Training Inc.
Community Justice Initiatives of Waterloo Region
Dawn Centre / Cambridge Pregnancy Resource Centre
Deer Run Church
East Elgin Community Assistance Program
First United Church Fridays at First Out of the Cold
Food System Roundtable of Waterloo Region
Junior Achievement South Western Ontario
Hope House Guelph
Mennonite Community Services of Southern Ontario
Oak Bridge Academy
oneROOF Youth Services
Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church
The Family Central Apartments
The Village Resource Centre Inc.