Niagara Prosperity Initiative grant recipients announced

March 28, 2025

Niagara Region has announced the recipients of the 2025-2027 Niagara Prosperity Initiative grant. This round of funding focuses on six areas for investment: Indigenous Well-Being, Mental Health and Addiction, Income and Employment, Housing and Early Child Development, and Food Security.

The selected grant recipients will help implement projects to address the areas of focus outlined in the Niagara Poverty Reduction Strategy. The strategy sets a framework for working together to prevent and end poverty and to increase well-being in Niagara based on local needs and best or promising practices.

The 2025-2027 grant recipients for each area are:

Indigenous Well-Being

Agency: Niagara Peninsula Aboriginal Area Management Board
Project: Kowaamjigewin

Mental Health and Addiction

Agency: Regional Essential Access to Connected Healthcare (REACH) Niagara 
Project: PATH – Program for Addiction Treatment and Healthcare (Recipients of Social Assistance)

Agency: Gateway Residential and Community Support Services
Project: Intensive Outreach Team (Situation Tables)

Income and Employment

Agency: Workforce Collective
Project: Bridges to Prosperity

Housing and Early Child Development

Agency: Birchway Niagara
Project: After Care Support 

Food Security

Agency: The Bridge
Project: The Bridge Food Recovery Expansion 

Agency: Community Care West Niagara
Project: FEED Niagara 

These agencies and their respective projects will continue the Niagara Prosperity Initiative’s legacy of bringing forward beneficial programs that help our communities prosper.

The Niagara Prosperity Initiative began in 2008 and provides annual investment in organizations that support poverty reduction and prevention activities.

Learn more about the Niagara Prosperity Initiative grant recipients’ projects.

Quotes

“Since 2008, the Niagara Prosperity Initiative has enabled countless community projects that make a real difference in the lives of those experiencing poverty. These grants will support the great work being done by a diverse range of community agencies who are addressing important issues like food insecurity, access to healthcare, and employment supports. I would like to thank all the community partners who applied, and I look forward to the benefits these projects will bring to our community.” – Jim Bradley, Niagara Regional Chair

“Our local agencies have an established track-record of working with community and we are fortunate to support their work through the Niagara Prosperity Initiative grants. Championing the strengths of our community organizations builds our collective capacity to take meaningful action in reducing poverty and elevating our communities.” – Henri Koning, Commissioner of Community Services

Media contact

Janet Rose
Communications Consultant
Niagara Region
289-668-3629
janet.rose@niagararegion.ca