Ten front-line agencies providing food and shelter during the coronavirus pandemic will be receiving a $200,000 boost in funds.
The funding is courtesy of the United Way Peterborough and District in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough.
The organizations held a roundtable with the agencies to discuss how initial donations to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund could be used to address urgent needs. “They agreed upon how the available funds could be allocated to bolster efforts,” said Jennifer DeBues, director of administration and granting at Community Foundation. “It was a very participatory process with lots of information-sharing from the front lines of the pandemic.” The 10 agencies receiving funding are: [