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Community Connections receives $465K to support services for people with disabilities

Jesara Sinclair | CBC News | Posted: March 16, 2017 2:00 PM | Last Updated: March 16, 2017

Funding will help organization upgrade facility

Image | Bobby Morrissey

Caption: Bobby Morrissey, MP for Egmont, announced the federal funding on behalf of Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains. (Steve Bruce/CBC)

Community Connections in Summerside, P.E.I., will receive $465,000 from federal and provincial governments to upgrade its facility.
The non-profit organization offers support services for people with disabilities in the Summerside area.
It will receive $350,000 from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)'s Innovative Communities Fund to reconfigure its building, build an addition, and upgrade plumbing, electrical and heating systems.

Image | Community Connections

Caption: An artists' rendition of what Community Connections' renovated and expanded facility will look like. (Steve Bruce/CBC)

The Government of Canada's Homelessness Partnering Strategy will provide $100,000 to support the organization's residential housing component.
P.E.I.'s provincial government will provide $15,000 through its Community Development Fund.

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