Ku-ring-gai Council has rewarded community organisations with grants, distributing $97,000 in funding to organisations helping local residents.
This year’s community grants were awarded in three categories: small equipment, community development programs and arts and cultural programs, with 59 applications received.
A total of $93,695 will be distributed to community and cultural groups, in addition to a special one off grant of $4105 to the volunteers at the Eryldene heritage home in Gordon.
A number of sporting groups, scout troops, schools, charities, churches and other community groups will benefit from the program.
The volunteers at Eryldene will receive funding for gardening equipment in an effort to boost protection for the property’s unique heritage listed gardens.
Ku-ring-gai’s Jewish community will receive grant funding for outreach work as well as the EPIC group which supports parents of young people who are showing signs of mental ill health.
The Men’s Kitchen, a social group for isolated older men that focusses on cooking skills, will receive a grant to improve their kitchen facilities and Blue Apple art studios, which assists artists with a disability, will receive funding for art supplies.
The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter will receive $4000 to implement an awareness raising campaign on violence against women.
Other beneficiaries of the Council’s community grants program include the CASS Care group that provides outreach services for non-English speaking residents; the EarlyEd organisation supporting children of all abilities to enjoy play and the Kidscape group which provides therapies for children with hearing loss.
Mayor Christine Kay said the Council’s community grants were vital for many groups that provided local services.
“The grant program always attracts high quality applications and funds interesting and worthwhile work in our community.”
