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The Essentials Fund Impact Update, 2025
The Essentials Fund raises over $52,000, supports 18 local non-profit organizations providing vital services, programming, and support to our most vulnerable community members. Read more
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The Essentials Fund: 2025 Applications Now Open
The Essentials Fund applications are now open for 2024! After successfully supporting 14 local non-profit organizations in 2023, we are eager to continue providing support to vulnerable individuals and families throughout Waterloo Region. Read more
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Spring Has Sprung, and So Has The Essentials Fund 2025 Campaign!
Good news, Waterloo Region! Today marks the first day of Spring and the launch of The Essentials Fund’s fourth annual awareness and fundraising campaign! Read more
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Open Letter to Regional Council on Transit Affordability
As part of The Essentials Fund Committee’s ongoing support for local agencies and the community members they support, we are grateful to have been able to share the following letter with leaders on Regional Council regarding the importance of local transit affordability and the need to make transit more accessible to our community’s most vulnerable… Read more
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The Essentials Fund Impact Update, 2024
The Essentials Fund grants over $57,000 to 19 Waterloo Region community organizations the is year! Read more
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The Essentials Fund: 2024 Applications Now Open
The Essentials Fund applications are now open for 2024! After successfully supporting 14 local non-profit organizations in 2023, we are eager to continue providing support to vulnerable individuals and families throughout Waterloo Region. Read more
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The Essentials Fund Returns to Support the Waterloo Region Non-profit Sector
Spring fundraising campaign focuses on providing unrestricted grants to Waterloo Region non-profits to support their clients’ essential needs. Read more
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Transit Roundtable with Mayor and Councilors
The Essentials Fund team was grateful to convene a discussion about transit between local charities, Mayor Dorothy McCabe, and Regional Councilors Chantal Huinink and Jim Erb. Read more
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The Essentials Fund – 2023 Update
In an ever-shifting business landscape, adaptability isn’t just a trait—it’s a competitive advantage. Companies that embrace change, learn from challenges, and pivot when necessary are the ones that not only survive but also thrive in uncertain environments. Read more
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The Essentials Fund provides over $40,000 to 14 community organizations
For Immediate Release – September 18, 2023 Launched in 2022, The Essentials Fund was created to help community organizations support their clients’ essential needs by giving them the flexibility to purchase needed items, when they are needed. “The Essentials Fund received tremendous support from Waterloo Region community members during our second annual Spring fundraising campaign,… Read more
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In the news: Essentials Fund allows Waterloo Region charities to provide clients with basic necessities like toiletries, bus tickets
The Waterloo Region Record spoke to The Essentials Fund Co-Founder Jane Arnold about the start of our 2023 campaign. Read more
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In the news: Essentials Fund launches in Waterloo Region
The Essentials Fund Co-Founders, Jane Arnold and Allyson Kroetsch, were recently interview by Paige Desmond at the Waterloo Region Record about the initiative. Read more
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