WINNIPEG – More than 120 community development projects will soon be underway across Manitoba, following a $848,000 grant made by the province.
The province has committed over $20 million in 2018-19 for community development projects and this year special emphasis has been placed on applications in support of women’s safety and the reduction of violence against women.
More than $230,000 was invested in five women’s safety projects under the Neighbourhoods Alive! program.
The program supports revitalization efforts in designated neighbourhoods across Manitoba in areas such as employment and training, education and recreation, safety and crime prevention and housing and physical improvements, explains a release.
Nineteen community-driven projects were funded through this program in 2018 including $64,214 for the Heart Medicine Lodge at Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc.
“In a group setting, women are empowered to build upon their community and individual strengths to overcome and heal from past harms,” said Dodie Jordaan, executive director of Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc., in a statement. Â
“This funding will support the demand for traditional-based healing from sexual violence including access to ceremonies and teachings coupled with group trauma counselling and access to individual supports.”
Projects funded through the Neighbourhoods Alive! program include the Empower Project by New Directions for Children, Youth Adults & Families Inc. and North Point Douglas Seniors Association’s Skills Development program in Winnipeg.
Other community development initiatives this year include 91 projects funded through the Hometown Manitoba program, which provides support for rural and northern projects led by local communities, organizations, co-operatives and businesses to enhance main street public places and building exteriors, the release reads.
These include projects such as the Main Street enhancements, a Greenspace development and tree planting project by the Rural Municipality of East St. Paul and various other community garden, park projects and storefront and sign enhancement projects.
Another 10 projects were approved through the Partner 4 Growth program, which essentially provides cost-shared funding for regions to identify and pursue economic development opportunities.
Some of the projects funded under this program include the City of Dauphin’s business incubator and innovation initiative, a West Interlake regional plan branding initiative by the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale and a Target investment videos project by Beausejour Brokenhead Development Corporation.
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