Successful Applicants to COVID-19 Grants

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS OF THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANT

COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANT

MIEDS / Northern Haida Gwaii Hospital Cedarview Church Healthy Snacks for Healthcare Workers Financial assistance for Port Clements residents

$1,000 $20,000

Bethel Assembly Utilities & Food Delivery

Village of Queen Charlotte Sandspit Senior Citizens / Thrift Store

Covid Pandemic Response Thrift Store Rent XaaydaGa Diaang Society / Skidegate Health Centre EOC Honoraria, PPE, Supplies, iPads, Communications

$5,000 $10,000 $1,800 $10,000

Skidegate Saints School District #50 Island Wellness Society / Food Bank Sandspit Community Society Sandspit Community Society Skidegate Youth Centre Hecate Strait Employment Development Saints Give Back - K'aaw

$2,250 Technology Relief Fund (70 Devices & Internet for Families in Need) $50,000 Food, Support Staff Food for Youth $31,190 $5,000

Meals on Wheels Youth Activities Support to Access Government Fund Assistance $11,699 $1,778 $13,568

Local Food to School Village of Masset Healthy Communities Haida Health Centre - Maternal Child and Health Food, Delivery, Support Staff COVID PPE Equipment Masset Soup Kitchen Meals for Families with Children under 6 $25,000 $2,000 $14,563 $9,000

Haida Health Centre - Niislaa Naay Healing House Society Meal Prep and Delivery for Adult Day Program Clients Hospital Day Society Village of Masset EOC iPads for Patients Soup Kitchen

Queen Charlotte Support Services Council of the Haida Nation Youth Tutoring Youth iPads for Elders $26,400 $475 $16,700 $1,000 $50,000

Council of the Haida Nation GidGalang Kuuyas Naay Games Club Delkatla Sanctuary Society Sandspit Community Society Haida Gwaii Fitness Association OMVC Admin Office Chief Matthews School NHA Haida Gwaii Mental Health & Addictions Village of Masset Local Food to School Village of Port Clements Local Food to School Business Supports GKNS Yearbook Utilities, Sanitizing Supplies Meals on Wheels Reopening Plan Garden Project iPads for Students Consumer and Family Initiatives Fund (Client Support) Community Garden Summer Food Hampers Meal Prep and Delivery (60 Community Members) Hire Students to Take Care of School Greenhouse $50,000 $2,000 $2,000 $17,738 $13,500 $42,190 $13,734 $25,000 $8,933 $33,600 $9,600 $2,700

Village of Port Clements OMVC Admin Office Skidegate Fire Department Society Council of the Haida Nation Old Massett Village Council QCC Volunteer Fire Prevention Society QCC Community Club Local Food to School Haida Gwaii Regional Recreation Skidegate Band Council Northern Haida Gwaii Hospital Living and Learning School St. Paul's Anglican Church Upgrades to Gym Halibut for All Island PPE Equipment PPE Bulk buying initiative Deer Meat for Old Massett Village Members PPE Equipment Insurance and Utilities for the Queen Charlotte Hall Haida Gwaii Food Strategy Webinars WISE (Winter activities for Isolated Seniors and Elders) Food Hampers Tents for Outdoor Wellness Warrior Meetings COVID-Related Cleaning and Air Filtration Thrift Shop Utilities, COVID Supplies

$4,282 $116,300 $7,904 $11,000 $50,000 $5,620 $20,000 $5,000 $12,000 $30,000 $1,943 $6,936 $5,070

HAIDA GWAII STAYCATION GRANT

Haida Gwaii Staycation 178 Grants $62,000

VANCOUVER FOUNDATION - CAPACITY GRANT

OMVC Admin Office Halibut for All Island

COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF CANADA - EMERGENCY COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND

Literacy Haida Gwaii iPad loans for Seniors and Vulnerable Learners Vancouver Island Regional Library VIRL Digital Care Packages for Care Homes

Queen Charlotte Support Services Haida Gwaii Summer School and Camp for Vulnerable Kids

Canadian Cancer Society Let's Talk Science Haida Gwaii Society for Community Peace Old Massett Village Council Skidegate Band Council Haida Gwaii Society for Community Peace Upgrade Lodge Accommodations The Horizon Project - STEM Based Learning Resources Flight to Freedom - Transition House Food Security Project Deer Meat for Old Massett Village Members Food Hampers and Men's Group Expenses Flight to Freedom - Greenhouse Staff $30,000

$4,300 $3,175 $5,000 $5,000 $824 $21,560 $20,000 $20,000 $30,000

VIBRANT HAIDA GWAII COMMUNITIES GRANT

2020 saw the conclusion of Gwaii Trust’s Vibrant Haida Gwaii Communities Grant which provided each of the seven Gwaii Trust communities with flexible, guaranteed annual funding of $250,000 per year over four years for a total funding commitment of $7 million. The grant was established in 2016 to fund community infrastructure projects and basic physical systems that are so vital to a community’s economic development and prosperity. Grants have ranged from $5,000 for the Sandspit Community Society to do strategic planning, to a $500,000 food security project led by the Secretariat of the Haida Nation, but all have made an important impact within our communities.

Old Massett Village Council, OMVC Seafood

The pandemic has been a challenging time for so many people, but Old Massett Village Council (OMVC) provided relief and meaningful assistance in the form of fresh, locally caught seafood. This project had two stages. The first focused on Masset and Gaw Tlagée Old Massett. Local fishers gathered 6,000 pounds of seafood to provide roughly 400 north Graham Island households with 15 pounds of seafood each – enough for many meals. An additional 1,000 pounds was collected, packaged, and given to food programs. This effort was funded by a Vibrant Haida Gwaii Communities grant of $57,500. The second stage was even more ambitious. In a generous act of goodwill, five pounds of halibut were given to every household on Haida Gwaii. OMVC again led this all-island delivery program, which was funded by a COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant of $146,300. The widespread seafood gifts were a great boost to morale. They also provided much-needed material help, especially for lower-income families and those facing financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Left: Leona Clow fishing. Top right: one of the workers at CBI cutting Halibut. Right bottom: the Rangers and Alan Frick from CBI delivering the Halibut to Waan Kun Port Clements.