The Gordie Howe International Bridge team has released its latest round of funding for community organizations.
As part of the Community Benefits Plan, a total of $100,000 will be distributed to eight projects in Windsor and four in Detroit.
The local organizations to benefit include:
- Essex County Black Historical Research Society: Across the River to Freedom: Early Black History in Sandwich, Ontario
- Border City Athletics Club: Women Can Summit Series
- The John McGivney Children's Centre: A Bridge to Play McGivney: New Accessible Ramp
- Windsor Police Services Community Services Branch in partnership with New Beginnings: Sandwich Community DiverCity BBQ
In Michigan, the projects benefiting include:
- First Latin America Baptist Church of Detroit: Community Recreation Service Center
- Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation: Delray Bilingual Programs for Family Assistance
- Unity in Our Community TimeBank: Joyful Movement Outside
- Clark Park Coalition: Southwest Detroit Winter Carnival 2022 at Clark Park.
According to the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, the recipients were selected following an application process that ran from November 2020 through January 2021 and resulted in 30 eligible submissions.