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Habitat for Humanity Huronia gets $37K to modernize technology

Funding will help organization 'schedule, track, report, and co-ordinate fundraising efforts'
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The Habitat for Humanity Huronia ReStore on Brock Street in Barrie. | Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday file photo

NEWS RELEASE
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HURONIA
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Funded by the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund, Habitat for Humanity Huronia received $37,000 towards modernizing their CRM technology.

Additionally, we’d like to thank the Barrie Community Foundation for their work in the Community Services Recovery Fund and their continued support for Barrie. This opportunity has allowed Habitat Huronia to modernize their CRM technology to improve their fundraising and department programs. Habitat Huronia now has the ability to schedule, track, report, and co-ordinate fundraising efforts to improve the organization’s work toward everyone having a safe and decent place to live.

“I am continually impressed by the passion, dedication, and creativity of community service organizations, like Habitat for Humanity Huronia. I am equally proud the Government of Canada has supported their important work through the Community Services Recovery Fund. By investing in these organizations and their projects we can help to create a more just and equitable society, where everyone has opportunities to succeed. I look forward to seeing the positive impact of this investment in Barrie over the years to come.” — Jenna Sudds, minister of families, children and social development

Quick facts

  • Habitat for Humanity Huronia brings communities together to help families build strength, stability, and independence through affordable homeownership.
  • Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live.
  • Since 1995 Habitat for Humanity Huronia has served more than 60 families in the Huronia area.

For more information, please visit the website or Facebook. Follow Habitat for Humanity Huronia on Instagram @HabitatHuronia.

The Community Services Recovery Fund was a one-time $400-million investment from the Government of Canada to support community service organizations, including charities, non-profits and Indigenous governing bodies, as they adapt and modernize their organizations.

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