[New] Connections Adult Learning Receives $34,500 Trillium Grant

On Thursday, December 15th, 2022, local MPP John Jordan met with the team at Connections Adult Learning (CAL) to hear more about the $34,500 Resilient Communities grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) that was used to assist with the Strategy, Succession, Sustainability and Success of their Leaning Centres. The project will be completed by January 2023 and a Strategic Plan has been developed.

“The demands of a shrinking workforce have greatly impacted the need for available learning opportunities at every level”, said Jordan. “The work being done by Connections Adult Learning is critical to the successful integration of adults entering a competitive workplace. Lanark Frontenac Kingston is on a positive track for immediate and future employment and this kind of funding means that adults who want to upgrade their skills and abilities are going to get the help they need”.

The OTF grant has allowed CAL to focus on their strategic planning and promote for the future learning needs of adults and allowed for a smooth transition between our Executive Directors. This grant will give people in the community improved access to learning opportunities and connections to the community at the Learning Centres for years to come.

"The impact of this Ontario Trillium Foundation grant cannot be overstated,” said Tracy Riddell, Executive Director of Connections Adult Learning. “This grant has allowed for strategic planning and succession planning for Connections Adult Learning to help us to implement more training to meet the needs of our learners.”

Connections Adult Learnings mission is to help adults set and meet learning goals by increasing their skills and economic and personal abilities. For more information about our training programs, please visit the website at: www.ncalc.ca or follow us on Facebook at Connections Adult Learning.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), an agency of the Government of Ontario, and one of Canada’s leading granting foundations celebrates 40 years of grantmaking in Ontario and making a lasting impact in communities. Last year, OTF invested nearly $209M into 2,042 community projects and partnerships, which included funding for the Government of Ontario’s Community Building Fund. Visit otf.ca to learn more. ■ gain much traction, “I think this is a noble cause but I don’t really see that we need a task force,” said Fred Fowler.

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