COVID-19 Emergency Needs
Children, Youth and Families Need
Your Emergency Support
With the COVID-19 crisis now in a third wave, it is increasingly difficult for the vulnerable children, youth and families served by FACS Niagara to meet even their most basic needs. Families needing to turn to food banks or other community resources are finding those supports overwhelmed.
That’s why we need your help for vulnerable families and youth – to ensure they have what they need to make it through this economic crisis.
Thanks for
Giving the
Thank you for helping to change the lives of vulnerable children, youth, and families this past Holiday!
Generous donors helped make the holidays brighter and special for 233 children in 114 families who were facing hardships during what should be a joyful time of year.
In addition, 52 families or workplaces “adopted” 57 youth and helped to fulfill their needs for their apartment / home.
Thanks as well to the financial donors helped provide “Home for the Holidays” gift packages – including a pillow, chocolates, donated masks, and gifts cards for a Holiday Dinner and other personal gifts – to 50 FACS Niagara youth.
T♥gether for Kids
“Non-Gala“
Since we couldn’t provide a high-quality Gala experience in a virtual way, FACS Niagara asked previous Charity Gala sponsors, donors, and guests to participate in and support the Together for Kids “Non-Gala” in late-2020.
FACS Niagara’s mission includes strengthening families, so we asked people to purposefully do something that would help improve their relationship with their spouse, children, friends, or loved ones. We encouraged people to enjoy an evening or afternoon however they wanted with that person and then to make a donation to support the work of FACS Niagara.
What type of activities did participants do?
- Candle-lit, take-out dinner from a local winery.
- An afternoon hike in the woods with friends.
- Family games and pizza night.
- A fireside chat with hot chocolate.
- A wine and dessert video-call with friends / Gala guests.
- Baking and decorating cookies together.
- Dancing in the living room.
We appreciate each of our many sponsors, including: Rinaldi Homes, Commercial Cleaning Services, IG Wealth Management, Assante Wealth Management, Beatties Basics, Durward Jones Barkwell & Co., CI Investments, Furniture Gallery, Lancaster, Brooks & Welch, Fidelity Investments Canada, TD Asset Management, Dynamic Mutual Funds, Wormald Masse Keen Lopinski LLP, and others.
Because of the generous support of sponsors and donors, we received nearly $20,000 to support the work of FACS Niagara. All this while helping to strengthen families and improve relationships. Thank you!
For information about changes at FACS due to COVID-19, please click here.
Family & Children’s Services Niagara works with some of our community’s most vulnerable children and their families.
While FACS Niagara works to protect children and youth and strengthen families, the Niagara Foundation for Family & Children’s Services provides enrichments and opportunities to help local kids and families to be the best they can be.
Although FACS receives funding to provide protection and support services, the FACS Foundation raises funds to provide recreational and educational supports to children and youth, to help youth with the transition to independence, and to make capital improvements for appropriate community facilities.
Thanks to the community’s support, each year:
- More than 400 children attend summer camp;
- More than 30 youth receive bursaries for post secondary education;
- More than 90 youth get help with the transition from foster or group-home care to living independently in the community.
Annual Gala Raises $60,000:
- Thanks to the generous support of sponsors, donors, and guests the RBC 21st Annual FACS Niagara Charitable Gala raised more than $60,000 (net) – the most ever!
