UNITED WAY COMMUNITY SERVICES RECOVERY FUND

The Community Services Recovery Fund is from the Government of Canada to support charities and non-profits as they focus on how to adapt their organizations for pandemic recovery. Now more than ever, charities and non-profits are playing a key role in addressing persistent and complex social problems faced by all communities. The Community Services Recovery Fund responds to what charities and non-profits need right now and supports organizations as they adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

Funded by

2023

with a grant in support of Innovative Art Training Programs to Build Mental Health Resilience through the Community Services Recovery Fund (the “CSRF”).

The project will enable CICAF to build its internal capacity to address the increased need for mental health supports among its target population of Asian Canadian families. The project will provide board, staff, and volunteers with art therapy training, that will inform the redesign of existing of programs, the development of an internal mental health committee and tailored art healing courses and handbooks.