St. John’s, March 8th, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Quadrangle, a charitable organization working towards creating a community centre for 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and organizations, has currently been awarded $237,332 in funding through the Government of Canada’s LGBTQ2 Community Capacity Fund towards our Quadrangle Capacity and NL Network Project. We are 1 of the 76 capacity-building projects receiving funding from the $15 million Federal funding announced February 11, 2021. This support allows our charity to build capacity in continuing towards the community's dream of a provincial hub/centre for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community of the province. Working with consultants and key stakeholders will develop several plans and policies including a 5-year strategic plan, a marketing plan, an inclusion, diversity and accessibility plan, a fund development plan, an Indigenous outreach strategy and more. This federal funding is the largest amount of support given to our newly formed charity to date.
This type of project is the first of its kind in Newfoundland and Labrador, following similar models of other 2SLGBTQIA+ community centres across Canada.
To read more about the funding announcement please reference the links below:
https://www.canada.ca/.../government-of-canada-announces...
https://www.canada.ca/.../backgrounderenabling-the-future...
“The LGBTQ2 Community Capacity Fund helps advance equity for LGBTQ2 individuals in Canada by supporting the network of organizations across the country to build new tools, enhance collaboration, and strengthen organizational development at the local level. The Government of Canada is committed to working with and for all LGBTQ2 individuals in collaboration with community-led organizations to combat all forms of discrimination. By supporting projects like the Quadrangle Capacity and NL Network, we are working to build back an even better and consciously more inclusive Canada where everyone can be their true authentic selves.”
—The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth
If you’d like to help support this provincial charity or get the word out about donating to Quadrangle, please feel free to share our Canada Helps page. https://www.canadahelps.org/.../quadrangle-lgbtq.../
A Big Thank you to our amazing grant writer Megan Murphy
Thanks,
The Quadrangle NL Team