Please Donate
How Your Donations Are Used:
The SPC relies on donations, membership fees and research contracts to cover costs which are not covered within our grants.The SPC is a registered charity and provides receipts for income tax purposes.
Donations account for approximately 2% of our revenues, and pay for:
- Participant expenses to enable low income residents to participate in our community development work (includes childcare, refreshments and reimbursement of transportation)
- Purchase of data to prepare our research and answer information requests
- Translation of some of our research and information into French.
- Projects which are not funded by other sources, and much more.
> Critical Needs in 2011 / 2012
In 2011/2012, we have a critical need for support for:
- Our community kitchens and the "food pantry" -- a revolving loan fund for low and moderate income households to enable collaborative bulk buying of nutritious food;
- Our Green Home Renovation intiative, which creates viable employment opportunities for youth facing labour market barriers;
- The Ethno-Cultural Coaliation, which support small ethno-cultural organizations to run programming in their communities.
If you wish to specify which project you are supporting with your donation, please let us know.
Donations may be made:
- on-line
- by phone call 613-236-9300 ext. 300
- by mail to Social Planning Council of Ottawa, 790 Bronson Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1S 4G4
