Maple Leaf Community Fund in honour of Harvey and Erma Beaty


$50,000
Total amount available

Applications open February 4, 2025 to April 1, 2025

Maple Leaf Community Fund supports the capital-related needs of food security programs that promote dignity and build individual and community capacity. The funding is available to both Oxford and Middlesex counties; therefore London Community Foundation and Oxford Community Foundation partner on the application intake and vetting process.

Find out more about the Maple Leaf Community Fund here.

Questions?

Oxford County Applicants:
Louise Wardrop
e: lwardrop@oxfordcommunityfoundation.org; t: 226.667.6404

Middlesex-County Applicants & Technical Questions: grants@lcf.on.ca

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2024 RECIPIENTS +

Middlesex County

  • Wesley-Know United Church – Chest freezer and garden supplies - $1,767
  • Investing In Children – Dishwasher and refrigerator - $11,480.66
  • St. Mark’s Anglican Church – Dishwasher and tables - $7,000
  • Ark Aid Street Mission – Upgrade to kitchen facilities - $11,552
  • Stevensons Children’s Camp – Two electric water heaters, repairs on compressor in walk-in freezer and purchase of stand alone freezer - $5,000

Oxford County

  • United Way Oxford - Basic kitchen set up for Ingersoll half-way house - $5,825
  • Dayspring Pregnancy & Family Support Centre - Crockpots, basic meal prep utensils - $5,110
  • Youth Unlimited YFC Woodstock - Fridge, chairs, tables, shelving and storage - $5,000
  • Cycles of Life for Supportive Transitional Living - Equipment to enhance safe food handling and packaging - $3,500
  • VON – Ontario Student Nutrition Program Oxford - Two industrial dishwashers and a fridge - $17,935.88
  • Multi-Service Centre - Solpak machine - $6,300
  • South Gate Centre - Double door refrigerator - $5,275

2023 RECIPIENTS +

Middlesex County

  • Hutton House – PATCHWORK (People, Agriculture Training, Community, Hospitality Widening, Occupational Retraining, Knowledge) - $16,500
  • London Community Resource Centre – Westview Community Garden - $7,000
  • London Health Sciences PEPP Program – PEPP It Up Come Grow with Us Gardening Project - $2,724.78
  • Investing in Children – Safe Food Preparation Equipment for School Age Children - $9,893.11
  • Salvation Army London Citadel – Operation Mobilizing Hope - $2,082

Oxford County

  • Ontario School Nutrition Program - $11,000
  • Meals on Wheels - $420.85
  • South Western public Health - $399.56
  • Women's Employment Resource Centre - $13,100
  • Oxford County Library - $4,002.70
  • Domestic Abuse Services - $6,500

2022 RECIPIENTS +

Middlesex County

  • ATN Access for Persons with Disabilities Inc - *Green Wall Program *- $3,200

  • Sanctuary Ministries of London - Garden Tiller & Soil - $2,500

  • Ontario Society for Crippled Children - Kitchen equipment upgrades and replacement - $4,000

  • London Health Sciences Foundation - PEPP It Up Garden Program - $5,000

  • Meals on Wheels London - Three-door freezer - $8,078

  • Congregation of the Sisters of St.Joseph in Canada – Hospitality Centre equipment - $4,822

Oxford County

  • Cycles of Life for Supportive Transitional Housing - $7,500
  • Tillsonburg & District Multi-Service CentreTillsonburg & District Multi-Service Centre - $851
  • Indwell - Harvey Woods Loft - $6,060
  • South Gate Centre - $5,366

2021 RECIPIENTS +

Middlesex County

  • Women's Rural Resource Centre

    • Garden Grow Stations - $3,000

  • London Community Resource Centre

    • Food Equity Program Equipment - $10,500

  • YFC London

    • Cabinets and Coolers - $7,200

Oxford County

  • Women’s Employment Resource Centre

    • Food Forward Oxford Program – Fridge & Freezer - $6,909.79

  • South Gate Centre

    • Local Roots Food for All Program – Triple Door Freezer and installation - $11,100.21

  • Oxford County Library – Ingersoll & Tillsonburg

    • Seed Library Program – 2 Garden Grow Towers - $2,690

2020 RECIPIENTS +

Middlesex County

  • Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre

    • With Urban Roots London for Urban Farm upgrades to create a more efficient and productive farm that will serve even more members of the London community during this crisis. - $7,800

  • St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation

    • Biigajiiskaan “Culture as Care” Kitchen Renovation - $10,600

Oxford County

  • Children's Aid Society of Oxford

    • Kitchen equipment for The Open Door Program that provides a variety of programming focusing on food security, including: Breakfast Club, Homework Club, Community Kids Learning, and a Community Garden. - $5,079

  • Oxford County – Ontario Student Nutrition Program

    • Garden Grow Towers for gardening in schools and at home to leverage the ability of public health nurses and dietitians to work with schools to improve the school food environment, develop food literacy skills and promote vegetable consumption - $13,321

2019 RECIPIENTS +

Middlesex County

  • London Youth for Christ
    • Kitchen equipment for Cafe Connect, a safe space to provide youth healthy food, cooking classes, employment and leadership and life skills - $18,400

Oxford County

  • The Raw Carrot: Woodstock

    • Kitchen Renovation for this non profit social enterprise that provides permanent employment for individuals with dis(Abilities) - $11,900

  • Ontario Student Nutrition Program - Oxford

    • School Tower Gardens for four schools to allow growing food indoors and improve the school environment, develop food literacy skills and promote vegetable consumption - $6,500

2018 RECIPIENTS +

Middlesex County

  • Youth Centre for Change Kitchen
    • Equipment to support educational and nutritional resources - $18,400

Oxford County

  • Indwell Blossom Park
    • Kitchen development - $18,400

2017 RECIPIENTS +

Middlesex County

  • Glen Cairn Community Resource Centre

    • Walk-in cooler/freezer and ice machine - $23,935

  • Women's Rural Resource Centre of Strathroy & Area

    • Community garden equipment - $2,505

Oxford County

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ingersoll, Tillsonburg & Area

    • Kitchen equipment upgrade - $3,000

  • Ontario Student Nutrition Program - Oxford

    • Appliances and cooking equipment - $12,500

2016 RECIPIENTS +

Middlesex County

  • Investing in Children

    • Kitchen infrastructure - $9,700

  • Thames Valley District School Board - Trafalgar Public School

    • Kitchen renovations and equipment - $25,700

Oxford County

  • Bullwinkle's Eatery
    • Renovation for culinary training program - $6,000