The city of Dryden is naming six programs eligible for funding through the Moffatt Family Fund.
The city received $102,500 to allocate to eligible groups and organizations.
Dryden Community Services is to receive $13,000 to expand its summer outdoors programs and increase summer and fall programming at the museum.
Dryden Food Bank has been approved at the local levels for $30,071 to purchase food items such as fresh milk, eggs and calcium products for its food hamper program.
Dryden Public Library Board is to receive $10,869 for various children’s programming.
A total of $18,000 will go to Making Connections for Children & Youth, which provides sponsorship to youth to participate in cultural, recreational and leisure activities.
Northwestern Health Unit is slated for $10,400 for its Community Pathways Partnership Program, which ensures at-risk students have access to health and social services.
Another $20,160 is earmarked for a Nutrition on Weekends Program, which the health unit runs to allow students in need access to healthy foods during the weekend.
The grants must still receive approval from the Winnipeg Foundation, which oversees the Moffatt Fund.
