Granting in the County since 2018, the Huff Family Fund is a vital support to community groups across the full range of sectors, from the arts to food security, health, and social services.
It is a matching grant: each dollar given must be matched by either dollars or volunteer time, increasing the impact.
During a day of celebration at Huff Estates Winery last month, each group presented the projects the funding would enable. “We were so pleased to recognize these wonderful local organizations receiving grants,” said The County Foundation’s Executive Director, Dominque Jones. “What makes that especially valuable is that organizations discover opportunities for collaboration, which only makes the funding go even further,” she noted.
“Art is a powerful connector,” agreed Alexandra Seay, Artistic Director of The Regent Theatre, which won a grant for a staged reading of William Shakespeare’s A Christmas Carol with puppets, the product of a collaboration between the Regent Theatre, Driftwood Theatre, and the Department of Illumination.
2024 GRANT RECIPIENTS
| Alzheimer Society Hastings – Prince Edward | Community social programs. |
| Baxter Arts Centre | Electronic accessible doorway and intergenerational arts programming |
| Canadian Cancer Society | Hope for Wheels reimburses drivers who assist those traveling to cancer-related appointments. |
| The Children’s Foundation | PEC Angel Tree – Updating to new online system |
| County Food Hub | Free cooking classes for multiple ages. |
| County Kids Read | Distribute 1800 books over three years enhancing literacy and STEM learning opportunities. |
| County Museums | Traveling exhibit of 41 framed neck-pieces to celebrate 41 Canadian women, past and present. |
| County Stage Company | 10-week repertory theatre ensemble to rehearse and perform locally. |
| Department of Illumination | Artist residency in Delhi Park to offer collaborative art-making, dance events, lectures and guided walks centred on the park |
| Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation | Food for Learning Program – Provide nutritious meals to students |
| HUB Child & Family Centre | Prepare long-term rental to open 49 childcare spaces to address waitlist of over 400 children. |
| Ontario Farmland Trust | Community engagement project focused on ways to protect farmland. |
| Picton United Church Food Bank | Remediate tile flooring and build storage shelves. |
| Prince Edward Public Library & Archives | Annual author talks, for 2 years. |
| Reaching for Rainbows | Sensory Space: Purchase privacy screens, comfortable furniture and noise cancelling headphones. |
| Regent Theatre | Annual Christmas Show (William Shakespeare’s A Christmas Carol). |
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