
Books on the Bus
Books on the Bus connects Red Deer Transit riders with free reading material to enjoy during their commute, on their lunch break or anytime
Twenty-one programs were chosen by the Red Deer & District FCSS Board, as follows:
Agency | Project | Amount Funded |
---|---|---|
Benalto Playschool | Benalto Playschool | $6,700 |
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Red Deer and District | Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Red Deer and District | $200,000 |
Bowden Play and Learn | Bowden Play and Learn | $3,000 |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Red Deer & District | Boys & Girls Clubs of Red Deer & District | $384,370 |
Central Alberta Refugee Effort (C.A.R.E.) Committee | Immigrant Youth Program | $83,000 |
Chinook's Edge School Division | Family School Wellness Program | $188,000 |
Circle of Red Deer Seniors Society | Golden Circle Outreach | $336,059 |
Delburne Playschool | Delburne Playschool | $6,500 |
Elnora Playschool | Elnora Playschool | $5,000 |
Red Deer Aboriginal Dance Troupe | The Fire Within Project: A Way of Life | $90,000 |
Red Deer Catholic School Division | Family School Enhancement Counsellors (FSEC) / First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Support Team (FNMI) | $196,500 |
Red Deer Family Services Bureau | FSCA Counselling Services | $122,000 |
Red Deer Family Services Bureau | Ready to Learn Together | $5,000 |
Red Deer Family Services Bureau | Home Support (HSP) | $45,903 |
Red Deer Meals on Wheels | Meals on Wheels | $90,000 |
Red Deer Public School District | Community Liaison Workers | $210,574 |
Shalom Counselling Centre | Healthier Families and Individuals | $116,000 |
Spruce View Rural Child Care Society | Spruce View Playschool | $7,982 |
YMCA of Northern Alberta | Universal Access | $75,022 |
Town of Penhold | Penhold Youth Club (PYC) | $51,000 |
Urban Aboriginal Voices Society | Urban Aboriginal Voices Society | $100,000 |
A listing of the 2019- 2020 FCSS Funded Projects with contact information is available in the 2019-2020 FCSS Funded Projects Brochure (pdf)
Books on the Bus connects Red Deer Transit riders with free reading material to enjoy during their commute, on their lunch break or anytime
The Small Acts Matter campaign is designed to remind each of us about the importance of small acts and how these can support children, youth, families, seniors and communities.