Ecclesiastical Insurance announces winners of community project grants initiative

Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc has announced that it has selected the recipients of its 2022 Community Impact Grant (CIG).

CIGs are provided to registered charitable organizations across Canada for projects that make a “positive and sustained impact” on the community, Ecclesiastical explained. In particular, the insurer chooses charities and non-profits with projects that benefit the youth, vulnerable and under-represented people, or that support unique cultural programs.

This year’s chosen recipients are:

• Hardy Bay Senior Citizens Society, Port Hardy, British Columbia
• LUSH Valley Food Action Society, Courtenay, British Columbia
• Little Warriors, Sherwood Park, Alberta
• Heritage Community Association, Regina, Saskatchewan
• Oyate Tipi Cumini Yape Inc, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Elliot Lake Women's Group, Elliot Lake, Ontario
• The Sharing Place Food Centre, Orillia, Ontario
• Homeless Connect Toronto, Ontario
• NeighbourLink North York, Ontario
• The Centre for Civic Religious Literacy / Le centre de littératie religieuse civique, Montreal, Quebec
• L’Envol des Femmes – Women on the Rise, Montreal, Quebec
• Fredericton Homeless Shelters, Fredericton, New Brunswick
• Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures, Halifax, Nova Scotia

“We’re delighted to announce the recipients of our 2022 Community Impact Grant, which we award under the auspices of our charitable trust owner, Benefact Trust,” said Ecclesiastical president David Huebel. “These are challenging financial times, for both families and charitable organizations and we are pleased to continue providing support to communities across Canada.”

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In a previous interview, Huebel told Insurance Business that Ecclesiastical aims to donate about $389 million by 2025, adding that the company (as of July 2022) had donated some $233 million so far.