Hamilton, Ontario – The Liberian Association of Canada has been awarded emergency funding of US$S9,846.50 from the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund led by Employment and Social Development Canada. With this funding, the association will mobilize volunteers to reach out to 121 vulnerable Liberian families within Toronto and surrounding areas to support issues with food security and address isolation due to COVID-19. This funding is in addition to $81,000 already secured by the association to support Liberians in the Province of Quebec. This effort is part of our nationwide strategy to support as many vulnerable Liberian families as possible across Canada,” according to Leo Nupolu Johnson, president of the Liberian Association of Canada. The Emergency Community Support Fund is administered by the Canadian Red Cross Society (“CRCS”) on behalf of the Canadian Government.

Source: Front Page Africa August 07, 2020 11:37 UTC