Community Grants

RTOERO districts are eligible to receive grants to support local community-based projects. Districts serve as the project sponsor, in partnership with a community organization.

District 17 Simcoe County Projects

Year Project Amount
2022 Friendship Dinners $4,000.00
2021 Seniors' DIY Crafting Program - Bradford $2,500.00
2020 Days for Girls Barrie $4,000.00
2019 The Susan Wells Crock-Pot Program $3,978.00
2018 “Live On Legacy” Pilot Program $4,000.00
2017 CASL-Continued Adult Special Learning $3,000.00
2015 The Gift of Music Violin and Cello Project $4,000.00
2014 Aid and Repair to Orphanage in Philippines $4,000.00
2010 Classroom Addition Tierra Linda Primary School $4,000.00
2008 Kaw Tha Blay Library Project $4,000.00
2007 Friends of Santisima Trinidad $1,000.00
2002 O'Brien House (Abbeyfield Housing Society of Shanty Bay) $3,600.00
2001 Computers for Seniors $3,726.00
1999 Friends of St. Lucia/Education Project $4,000.00

News about district 17 Simcoe County grants

District 17 2023 Grants Announced
District 17 2023 Grants Announced

RTOERO District 17 is pleased to announce its 2023 grant recipients: Born to Read literacy initiative Crown Hill Women’ […]

District 17 supports crafting program to engage isolated seniors
District 17 supports crafting program to engage isolated seniors

Thanks to a $2,500 grant from District 17 Simcoe County in 2021, CONTACT Community Services can extend their crafting program […]

Design your menu for mentally healthy living in the later years
Design your menu for mentally healthy living in the later years

The COVID-19 pandemic, which greatly affected older people, created a prime opportunity to learn from them about their mental […]