{"id":197458,"date":"2025-08-04T17:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=197458"},"modified":"2025-08-04T17:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:38:38","slug":"ywca-muskoka-announces-374946-funding-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/ywca-muskoka-announces-374946-funding-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"YWCA Muskoka announces $374,946 funding boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>From YWCA Muskoka<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YWCA Muskoka is pleased to announce funding of $374,946 over three years, through 2027-28, for Circles Muskoka, disbursed by the Government of Canada through Reaching Home: Canada\u2019s Homelessness Strategy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, June 25th, Circles Muskoka celebrated another successful year of programming with a dinner, social, and drum circle at Kerr Park. Representatives from YWCA Muskoka and United Way Simcoe Muskoka (UWSM) were pleased to announce three more years of funding to continue delivering the Circles\u00ae Muskoka poverty reduction program in Gravenhurst and expand to Bracebridge in Fall 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Circles\u00ae Muskoka is a peer support program that helps individuals and families at risk of homelessness move out of poverty by building social capital, reducing isolation, and fostering collaboration to move towards stability. Administered by YWCA Muskoka, the program is a local response to the complex challenges of poverty, offering both personal and systemic pathways towards economic self-sufficiency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis funding for Circles\u00ae Muskoka is critical in addressing homelessness and helping community members get the support they need and deserve,\u201d says the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure. \u201cThe federal government is committed to supporting communities across the country in ensuring every Canadian has a place to call home.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis funding comes at a critical time,\u201d says Jenny Sifft, Circles Muskoka Coordinator. \u201cMany residents in our communities are struggling with the high cost of living, precarious housing, and limited access to resources. Circles\u00ae Muskoka creates opportunities for real, sustainable change by connecting people with the support, relationships and tools they need to thrive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Circles is a community-based initiative that creates intentional friendships across economic boundaries to reduce poverty. 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