| March 3, 2011 ABBOTSFORD – Community gaming grant funding totalling $1,117,749 will go to support 59 Abbotsford and Mission human and social service community organizations. This funding is part of a $33 million payment of community gaming grants to thousands of non-profit organizations across British Columbia. Why this matters:
Quotes: "The groups being supported by these grants provide an enormous contribution to our community. This funding will assist these groups in continuing to provide excellent human and social services for all of our residents. " "These gaming grants continue to fund Abbotsford's groups so they can provide meaningful and needed programs to people." "The dollars we grant to these important groups are returned to the community many times over because of the valuable services they provide to the people of Abbotsford." Additional information: The transition funding is in addition to any other gaming grant funding the organizations will receive in 2011/12. As well, daycares will receive $2 million from previously unallocated funding to bring their grants this year up to approximately the levels they received in previous years. The Province will distribute these extra funds to these groups as part of a $33 million payment of community gaming grants to thousands of non-profit organizations in the human and social services sector in the first week of March. In all, $120 million in community gaming grants will go to about 6,000 community groups during the current fiscal year. For more information about community gaming grants, please visit: www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/gaming/grants/ -30- | |
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