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Peg City Kindness Crew fighting to bring A merrier Christmas as food insecurity increases

December 20, 2024 by Ryan Funk

Despite ongoing fundraisers and a recent Christmas market, local non-profit Peg City Kindness Crew is seeing first-hand the demand for food services, with overwhelming requests for holiday hampers. The organization was created after co-founders Jai and Deanna saw the need within their community. According to Jai, that need has only grown.

However, Jai says Peg City Kindness Crew is not in the business of letting people down. The organization must secure nearly $30,000 and 450 additional sponsors to meet the need. Even those who have supported Peg City Kindness Crew in past years are finding themselves in need of help this holiday season.

Since its informal beginning, the organization has fed thousands of Winnipeggers. Jai acknowledges the need for growth and long-term sustainability to meet the rising demand. Recent initiatives, such as the Christmas market fundraiser that brought in $3,000, have been helpful but insufficient to cover the growing gap.

4 people wearing purple shirts that say "Nalox-home" on them. Each person is holding up a sign. From left to right the signs say: "End Stigma", "Save a Life", "It Takes a Community", and "In Memory of the Lives Lost but Not Forgotten, Forever in our Hearts!"

Non-profit “Naloxhome” teaches youth in BC how to act in the event of an overdose

December 19, 2024 by Danny Nesvaderani

Naloxhome is a non-profit organization that provides destigmatizing public education services that inform youth throughout British Columbia on how to identify the signs of an overdose and how to effectively use naloxone in the event of an overdose. While they currently are based in the tri-cities area of the Lower Mainland, they have already had other provinces express interest in their services.

CJSF recently sat down for a conversation with the founder and executive director of Naloxhome, Chloe Goodison, who started the organization during her first year of university in 2021. During the interview, we discuss her inspirations for starting Naloxhome, the impact of the organization’s work, as well as the ways in which she hopes that the organization is able to grow beyond BC.

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New ‘Not-For-Profit Academy’ to Support Kingston charities

October 30, 2024 by Christena Lawrie

Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KED) and the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area (CFKA), have partnered up to launch a new workshop series to help not-for-profit organizations tackle their unique challenges.

Non-profits play a big part in the Ontario economy, according to CFKA Executive Director Stacy Kelly. In an interview with CFRC he notes they contribute 8% of the province’s GDP and employ some 900,000 people. In Kingston there are over 150 registered non-profits.

Noting how non-profits face their own unique challenges, including often lacking staff in certain areas, working on a tight budget, and not having a specific ‘product’ to market, Kelly reached out to Kingston Economic Development (KED) to see what support they can provide.

In this interview, Kelly and Rob Tamblyn, a Business Development Manager with KED, explain how they came together to create the ‘Not-For-Profit Academy’ series, launching today and continuing on November 13 with two marketing-based workshops.

Peg City Kindness Crew fighting to bring A merrier Christmas as food insecurity increases

Non-profit “Naloxhome” teaches youth in BC how to act in the event of an overdose

New ‘Not-For-Profit Academy’ to Support Kingston charities

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