Supporting Homeless Albertans Affected by COVID-19

Announced yesterday, the Ministry of Community and Social Services will provide $30 million to agencies that provide frontline services to vulnerable populations. This funding will be administered by Family and Community Support Services (FCSS).

This funding is part of the $60 million Social Services emergency funding announced last week by the provincial government in which $25 million will support homeless shelters to assist them with responding to the requirements for social distancing, isolation, staffing and sanitation-related to COVID-19. An additional $5 million will be allocated to women’s emergency shelters. The other $30 million will be administered through the FCSS and is dedicated to assisting community-based organizations in responding to the needs of vulnerable Albertans who need to self-isolate and other related challenges due to COVID-19.

Applicants do not need to be existing FCSS partners. Funding criteria and forms for the emergency funding to charities, nonprofits, and civil society organizations are posted online.

CCVO will be regularly monitoring relevant news and will share updates as they are provided. Click here for COVID-19 resources for nonprofits.