Canada Helps has launched two new COVID-19 Cause Funds to give Canadians a streamlined way to donate to support frontline workers and all their favorite charities.
The Hospital and Healthcare Fund and the Community Care fund were announced yesterday.
“It’s a collective of registered charities that are responding to COVID (19) and it’s an innovative way for Canadians to support efforts to respond on a broader scale with one single donation,” said Director for Charity Engagement, Jacob O’Conner.
O’Conner noted that all donations to the COVID-19 Healthcare and Hospital Fund as well as the Community Care Fund will be doubled thanks to Gore Mutual Fund matching up to $2-million.
“Just yesterday (April 2) there has been over $220-thousand dollars raised in the Healthcare and Hospital Fund and in the Community Care Fund,” he said. “We are at $225-thousand raised in just a day, so there has been a pretty huge immediate response.”
This brings the total amount raised in just one day for both funds to just under half a million dollars. O’Conner also mentioned how statistics from last year are showing that the rate of donations sent by Canadians has been flattening lately. He said these funds are a really good way to consider donating especially in these times as most of the country is staying at home thinking “How can I help?”
You can go here and click on the top tab to donate.
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