By Sheldon Spackman

Community Help

Town of Sylvan Lake allocates additional grant funding for two local agencies

Apr 16, 2020 | 3:06 PM

The Town of Sylvan Lake has announced additional help for a pair of local agencies aiming to address increased demand for their services amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Town officials say council has approved allocating $10,000 in grant funding to both the Sylvan Lake Food Bank, and Sylvan Lake Community Partners.

The two not-for-profits provide essential services to residents impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, and with unemployment rates rising due to the pandemic, Sylvan Lake Food Bank and Sylvan Lake Community Partners have seen a rise in usage.

The Sylvan Lake Food Bank is reportedly running low on key essentials for the hampers they give out to residents each week.

Sylvan Lake Community Partners manages a Compassion Fund, which includes provisions for those-in-need, like hygiene products and gift cards. They too are experiencing an increased demand for support.

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Joanne Gaudet, communications coordinator with the Town of Sylvan Lake, explains there were funds still remaining after recently allocating grants through their Recreation, Arts and Culture Grant and Community Spirit Capital Grant program for 2020.

“As a result, we actually had some members of the Spirit of Sylvan Lake Yuletide Festival committee mention this as well, that Town council identified an opportunity to provide added financial assistance to some very important local not-for-profits that are seeing an increase in demand right now due to COVID,” adds Gaudet. “This wasn’t a request from them by any means, but we did allocate $10,000 each through those grants. With unemployment rates rising, that demand for both programs is increasing.”

The Town of Sylvan Lake Community Spirit Capital Grant program and the Town of Sylvan Lake Recreation, Arts and Culture Grant Program support community groups in the arts, culture and heritage, community wellness, recreation and leisure, and environmental initiatives.

Officials say both not-for-profits met the requirements of the grant programs.