Sanare Centre is one of the organizations receiving funding in the program.

By David Opinko/LethbridgeNewsNOW

Sanare Centre a recipient

Funding to support social programs in southern Alberta

Oct 5, 2022 | 5:18 PM

The Government of Alberta has announced funding for dozens of initiatives aimed at the “social recovery and economic participation of vulnerable Albertans.”

A total of $6 million will be given to 41 organizations across the province, including nearly $600,000 to five groups in southern Alberta, one of which is in Medicine Hat.

Minister of Community and Social Services Jason Luan says, while Alberta’s economy is recovering, many people find themselves on the outside looking in.

“We must do what we can to ensure all Albertans are able to share in the prosperity,” says Luan. “This critical funding will help civil society expand capacity and transform their abilities to help people overcome their struggles, rejoin the workforce, and participate and contribute to their communities.”

A media release from the Alberta Government states that the approved projects reflect the diversity and strength of civil society, and include both large and small organizations.

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The following groups in Southern Alberta will receive funding:

• Sanare Centre (formerly Southeastern Alberta Sexual Assault Response Committee) (Medicine Hat)
  • $200,000 for employee recruitment and retention program for the high-trauma social services sector
• Safe Haven Women’s Shelter Society (Taber)
  • $50,000 for Safe Families Intervention Team Taber
• Chinook Arch Library Board (Lethbridge)
  • $175,000 for digital literacy clinics in rural southwestern Alberta
• Streets Alive Family Support Association (Lethbridge)
  • $150,000 for a rapid relapse response program
• Fort Macleod Historical Association (Fort Macleod)
  • $22,000 for a First Nations gallery update

The province has committed to providing $20 million over three years to build the capacity of civil society groups to address social challenges.

The full list of grant recipients is available on the Government of Alberta’s website.