Refer a Child
No one else helps children in Guelph & Wellington like The Children’s Foundation.
Each year, thousands of children and their parents rely on The Children’s Foundation to help them experience a part of childhood that many of us take for granted. But the reality is that the need is far greater then The Children’s Foundation can meet. Thousands of children in Guelph & Wellington County need the benefits of the programs that only The Children’s Foundation funds.
The approach of The Children’s Foundation is to allow children and their families to choose the program they wish to access. The role of The Children’s Foundation is to help provide the means so that the child can take part. This allows children access a diverse number of programs and be in these programs with other children, many of whom do not have similar backgrounds. This fact, it is believed by The Children’s Foundation, helps to further enrich the experience.
Every child helped is part of the Guelph and Wellington community. Each dollar raised goes to helping a child in the Guelph & Wellington community.
Helping children in our community
The Children’s Foundation Grants focus on providing funds to allow for educational and recreational enrichment for individual children. Each child is referred to the Foundation by a referring agency. These referrals focus on the need of the child and how the funds will help to advance the educational or recreational experience of that child. Specific amounts must be requested. Funds go directly the organization or activity being accessed to ensure that they are used for the requested purpose.
The Future Fund Scholarships are offered to each high school in Guelph and Wellington County. The criteria for recipients focuses not on academic standing but rather on life achievement and goals in the face of difficult life situations. The scholarship takes into account the background of the child and the need they have to be able to move on to post-secondary education.
The Camp Program is specifically directed at subsidizing or paying in full camp fees for children in care of Family and Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County.
The Adopt-A-Family program currently focuses on partnering families in need with donor families at Christmas time. These families in need require assistance in providing a full experience for the entire family at this time of the year. Donor families are asked to provide unwrapped gifts and food vouchers for the children of the family in need.
Food and Friends Food and Friends supports 57 nutrition programs for students in Wellington and Dufferin counties. We believe that every child has the right to go to school well nourished and ready to learn. In the 2007/2008 school year, on site programs will provide meals to over 10,000 students. Our programs depend on our volunteers, and community and corporate support.
If you know of a child or family in need that could benefit from our programs, please download and print information form. Or, please contact us for the appropriate forms & information by phone 519-826-9551 or email info@childrensfoundation.org.
If you are interested in the history, and what The Children’s Foundation grants are doing today, or are interested in exploring funding download the following Grant Guidelines and Application Form
