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2024 Recipient Gallery
Click on the three areas of focus buttons below to view photos and testimonials of recipients.
To apply for funding and learn more about the focus areas and criteria, click here.
Regina Early Learning Centre
Regina, SK
$50,000
"Thanks to the donation from Access Children's Fund, we're able to continue the work we do in the community every day to support young children. The Access Communications Children's Fund is helping us out with our space on Fifth Avenue, the Early Years Family Resource Centre, as we revitalize it to provide a safe space for children and families when they visit us to play, explore, and enjoy programming." - Monica Totton, Executive Director
Connaught Elementary School
North Battleford, SK
$4,000
"Today's Readers, Tomorrow's Leaders" - Students can take home and keep free books from a book dispensing machine. As rewards for their achievements and special celebrations, students receive tokens to use in the machine. This program aims to eliminate socioeconomic barriers and promote lifelong learning, helping to close the literacy gap.
Neil Squire Society
Regina, SK
$4,900
The Children's Fund donation purchased four Assistive Technology support kits for elementary classrooms. These kits are designed for children with learning disabilities and those who are neurodivergent, providing essential support in the classroom. Each kit includes a weighted balance ball chair, a wiggle seat cushion, hearing protectors, C-Pen e-readers, special needs keyboards, and more.
Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers Inc.
Porcupine Plain, SK
$2,000
The Indigenous Languages AdventureSmart colouring book project aims to promote cultural awareness, language revitalization, and language learning through the distribution of interactive colouring books. By printing the "Hug-A-Tree and Survive" colouring books in English, French, and five Indigenous languages, the initiative seeks to foster an appreciation for Indigenous cultures and inspire engagement with Indigenous languages as well as education about safety and survival skills. The project will distribute 8,500 copies to children and adults and includes hosting presentations in communities, with a focus on Indigenous populations throughout Saskatchewan.
Nipawin Kinsmen Club - Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Nipawin, SK
$4,982
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program, successfully launched by the Nipawin Kinsmen two years ago, provides enriching literary experiences for young children in Nipawin. Currently serving 108 children, the program delivers a free age-appropriate book to each participant every month from birth until they turn five, allowing them to keep the books as their own. With an annual cost of $47 per child, the program prioritizes families and children in need through connections with local schools and community initiatives, ensuring that every child has access to the joy of reading.
Autism Resource Centre
Regina, SK
$10,000
"By providing funding for the Autism Resource Centre Summer Skills Building Program, we were able to provide not just summer camp activities but also skills-building programs throughout the summer so we can address the gap between the school year and the summer. This provides some consistency and regularity so that when they do go back to school, they haven't regressed." - Angela Ricci, Executive Director
North Central Family Centre
Regina, SK
$11,000
"The funds we receive from the Access Communications Children’s Fund support our afterschool and evening program for children and youth, where we provide mentorship, food, and activities. This funding allows us to provide a safe and supportive environment for children, youth, and families to participate in activities and programs." - Kimberly Wenger
Albert Park Community Association
Regina, SK
$5,000
Summer Bash "Cultural Evolut!on" - Summer Bash provides opportunities for youth performers to share their culture and talents through music and dance, creating an inclusive and welcoming community.
Lumsden Beach Camp
Lumsden, SK
$2,500
"Camp for All" - Lumsden Beach Camp is dedicated to helping families who want their children to experience a summer camp that emphasizes leadership, personal development, inclusion, community building, physical activity, and environmental awareness. The camp collaborates with various organizations to support underrepresented groups in accessing camping opportunities.
St. Peter Community School
Regina, SK
$3,500
"Panther's Play!" makes summer camps accessible to all students at St. Peter's Community School, regardless of their income.
Coronach Library
Coronach, SK
$2,000
"LEGO Club" - The Lego Club is an after-school program for children aged 6 to 12. It offers a safe environment for kids to engage their creativity and serves as an alternative for those not interested in sports.
Horizon School Division
Humboldt, SK
$7,500
"CARE Project" - The CARE Project focuses on Conversation, Advocacy, Responsibility, and Empathy to assist youth in managing challenging situations and equip them with skills for conflict resolution.
Southdove Training Services Inc.
Regina, SK
$8,750
"Dinka heritage language instruction through in-class language teaching and language instruction summer camp." - In collaboration with the Anglican Diocese of Qu’Appelle, the Southdove Training Services is organizing Dinka language instruction summer camp for the children and youth ages 9 – 20 from August 12 to 19 2024.
Afro Tribes Summer Camp
Regina, SK
$10,000
The Afro Tribes Summer Camp emphasizes the preservation of cultural heritage, aiming to introduce children to the rich diversity of African cultures, traditions, and history while fostering pride in their heritage. Participants will engage in activities such as music, dance, storytelling, art, and digital design projects. Through these experiences, they will develop a deeper understanding of African customs and play a vital role in preserving these traditions for future generations.
Creative Kids Canada
Regina, SK
$20,000
The Dream Broker program supports children aged 5-12 from families demonstrating financial need, focusing on communities with the most vulnerable at-risk children and youth. This program allows them to engage in artistic and cultural activities either at school or within their community, outside of regular school hours. It is available in community schools located in Regina, North Battleford, Yorkton, Estevan, Kindersley, Weyburn, Humboldt, Kamsack, Melfort, Fort Qu'Appelle, and Southey.
Queer Connections YQR Inc.
Regina, SK
$3,425
Queer Connections YQR Inc. is a community youth group that serves as a safe haven for high school-aged youth, including both queer individuals and their allies. This youth group provides a welcoming environment where young people can ask questions, feel accepted, and access resources related to queer identity.
Western Region III Queen City Local 34
Regina, SK
$5,000
WRIII is committed to promoting, preserving, and sharing the cultural heritage and traditions of the Métis people in the Regina region and surrounding areas. The Elders and Matriarchs have generously volunteered their time to sew outfits for the Métis Jigging group. These traditional Métis garments instill confidence and pride in the performers, making them visually striking during their performances. The outfits play a crucial role in preserving and sharing the culture, allowing the youth to connect with their roots.
Regina Food for Learning
Regina, SK
$15,000
"Many of the students we serve come from environments where poverty is a common denominator, leading to food insecurity at home. By providing meals in schools, we offer a safe space for children to access food, which for many, may be the only nutrition they receive in a day. When students are well nourished, teachers have reported a profound improvement in their behaviors and academic success. Thanks to benefactors like Access Communications, we can continue to feed 1,090 children in 17 schools for the 2024-25 school year. Their generous contribution will provide meals for our children for an entire month of school, and we are profoundly grateful to Access Communications Children's Charity." - Lin Gennutt, Executive Director
Sask Sports Hall of Fame
Regina, SK
$2,000
"Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum" - The museum's programming promotes healthy lifestyles and fosters an inclusive community by providing safe, fun, affordable, and accessible summer activities for children aged 4-11, specifically targeting at-risk populations.
Hudson Bay Family and Support Centre Inc.
Hudson Bay, SK
$3,500
"Picnic in the Park" - Picnic in the Park will help reduce the cost of feeding a family during the summer. Families will also have the opportunity to participate in games, physical activities, enrichment lessons, and make new friendships.
Family Service Regina
Regina, SK
$4,000
"Young Parent's Summer Program" - The Summer Program is a comprehensive program that enhances school engagement and graduation success for pregnant and parenting youth. The average age of the participants is 16, with some as young as 14.
Al Ritchie Community Association Inc.
Regina, SK
$15,000
"No Child Left Behind" - This project aims to provide all children up to the age of 18 with access to a diverse range of programs focused on Health and Wellness, Education and Literacy, and Social Inclusion. Each year, over 1,000 children benefit from our programs.
YWCA Regina Inc.
Regina, SK
$10,000
Y's Kids: Children Exposed to Violence (CEV) is a program offered by the YWCA Regina that provides free group support for children and caregivers who have experienced violence or disharmony.
Caring Hearts
Regina, SK
$10,000
Caring Hearts Grief Camp for Children and Youth is a day camp for children & teens who are grieving the death of a loved one.
Heritage Community
Regina, SK
$3,000
Kids in the Kitchen is a life skills program designed to help children become confident and comfortable in the kitchen. It teaches basic culinary skills and safe food-handling practices. In our inner-city community, household food insecurity is a significant issue, with many families lacking the funds to purchase healthy food. The program also includes meal planning and making informed food choices, encouraging kids to try new and more nutritious options.
Street Culture Kidz
Regina, SK
$3,500
The SCP Life Skills Program supports high-risk youth who are experiencing homelessness and facing challenges such as domestic violence, family breakdowns, addiction, and legal issues. The program aims to enhance the self-esteem, self-worth, and cultural identity of the vulnerable youth we serve.
Children's Fund Recipients
Full List of 2024 Recipients
| Donation | Organization | Community | Program |
| $20,000.00 | Aberdeen Composite School | Aberdeen | Provide new playground facility for community. |
| $500.00 | Qu'Appelle Valley Music Festival Association | Balcarres | Qu'Appelle Valley Music Festival |
| $5,000.00 | RAK Club ~ St Gabriel School | Biggar | Youth Kindness Conference ~ Building Tools for Tomorrow |
| $13,740.00 | Biggar & District Family Centre | Biggar | Children's activities. Learn to cook |
| $5,000.00 | Town of Bredenbury - Bredenbury Community Daycare | Bredenbury | Read, Grow, Thrive: Enhancing Early Literacy in Rural Saskatchewan |
| $20,000.00 | Bulyea Elementary School | Bulyea | Playground |
| $3,657.00 | Cornerstone Family and Youth Centre Inc. (CFY Family Centre) | Carlyle | Early childhood literacy |
| $2,000.00 | Coronach Library | Coronach | Lego Club |
| $20,000.00 | DES Playground Fundraising Committee | Delisle | DES Playground Fundraiser |
| $3,500.00 | Esterhazy Public Library | Esterhazy | Autism Friendly Library |
| $10,000.00 | Envision Counselling & Support Centre Inc. | Estevan | Counselling |
| $750.00 | Estevan Public Library | Estevan | Musical instruments |
| $3,000.00 | Souris Valley Theatre | Estevan | Youth Drama Camps |
| $11,000.00 | Kitchen Party Music Inc. | Forget | Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party |
| $5,000.00 | Fort Qu’Appelle Community Outreach Management Centre Inc. | Fort Qu'Appelle | Food security for families in need |
| $5,200.00 | Qu'Appelle Valley Friendship Centre | Fort Qu'Appelle | Educational after-school and evening programming |
| $10,000.00 | North Saskatchewan River Basin Council (admin of Notice Nature Program) | Hafford | Summer programming |
| $3,500.00 | Hudson Bay Family and Support Centre Inc. | Hudson Bay | Picnic in the Park |
| $7,500.00 | The CARE Project | Humboldt | The CARE Project: Conversation - Advocacy - Responsibility - Empathy |
| $7,000.00 | Big Brothers Big Sister of Humboldt | Humboldt | Mentoring |
| $5,000.00 | Humboldt and District Community Services | Humboldt | Summer program |
| $3,870.00 | Ituna and District Regional Park | Ituna | Summer day camp |
| $5,000.00 | Alex Robertson Public Library | La Ronge | Children's Library Upgrade |
| $10,000.00 | Gordon Denny Community School | La Ronge | Sensory room equipt. |
| $6,500.00 | Canine Action Project | Lashburn | Dog House Building |
| $5,000.00 | Luseland School Student Council Committee | Luseland | Playground Upgrade |
| $4,500.00 | Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries INC | Meadow Lake | Housing & Parenting Program |
| $3,250.00 | Carpenter High School | Meadow Lake | Make ribbon skirts & shirts with at-risk youth |
| $5,000.00 | Mainprize Regional Park Authority | Midale | Summer Fun in the Sun |
| $5,000.00 | Midale Public Library | Midale | Literacy Program |
| $1,800.00 | Midale Swimming Pool under MORE 2000 Organization Inc. | Midale | To provide accessible swimming lessons and water safety education |
| $2,600.00 | Neudorf Parkland Library | Neudorf | Neudorf Parkland Library Relocation |
| $4,982.00 | Nipawin Kinsmen Club - Dolly Parton Imagination Library | Nipawin | Give children books to read with their parents |
| $10,000.00 | BGC Battlefords | North Battleford | Drop In Program |
| $10,000.00 | St. Mary's School | North Battleford | St. Mary's Wellness Initiative |
| $5,000.00 | North Battleford Comprehensive High school | North Battleford | NBCHS Beading/Culture Club |
| $4,000.00 | Connaught Elementary School | North Battleford | Literacy |
| $6,000.00 | Battlefords & Area Sexual Assault Centre | North Battleford | Sexual Assault awareness and prevention |
| $750.00 | Outlook-Rudy Fire & Rescue/Outlook-Rudy FireFlies | Outlook | Outlook-Rudy Fire & Rescue Summer Education Program |
| $1,000.00 | Oxbow Public Library | Oxbow | Access Infant Initiative |
| $10,000.00 | Scientists in School | Pickering | Providing Access to Hands-on STEM Education for Vulnerable Children in Rural Saskatchewan |
| $2,000.00 | Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers Inc. | Porcupine Plain | Colouring Books in indigenous languages |
| $50,000.00 | Regina Early Learning Centre (RELC) | Regina | Safe Programming Space |
| $15,250.00 | Rooted Connections | Regina | Youth Mentor Program |
| $15,000.00 | Al Ritchie Community Association Inc. | Regina | After-school Programming and Literacy |
| $15,000.00 | Regina Food for Learning | Regina | Nourishing Young Minds |
| $11,000.00 | North Central Family Centre | Regina | Learning and Culture Programs |
| $10,000.00 | Autism Resource Centre | Regina | Summer Programming |
| $10,000.00 | Caring Hearts | Regina | Grief Camp |
| $8,750.00 | Southdove Training Services Inc. | Regina | Dinka Heritage Language Instruction |
| $5,000.00 | Albert Park Community Association - Summer Bash | Regina | Cultural Evolut!on |
| $5,000.00 | Normanview Residents Group Inc. | Regina | Circle Of Courage |
| $5,000.00 | Walker School Community Council | Regina | Nutrition Program |
| $4,010.00 | Family Service Regina | Regina | Summer Programming |
| $3,500.00 | St. Peter Community School | Regina | "Panthers Play!" |
| $3,000.00 | Regina Rotary Club Community Foundation Inc. | Regina | Free Reading Program |
| $2,500.00 | Lumsden Beach Camp | Regina | Camp for All |
| $2,000.00 | Sask Sports Hall of Fame | Regina | SASKATCHEWAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC. |
| $2,325.00 | Warriors of the Wild - Trekking Adventures Inc. | Regina | Uniquely You Crew - Outdoor Activities |
| $8,000.00 | Break Free Outreach Ministries Inc. | Regina | Art Supplies |
| $3,425.00 | Queer Connections YQR Inc. | Regina | Youth group |
| $5,000.00 | Regina Public Library | Regina | Printing costs for literacy books |
| $20,000.00 | Creative Kids Canada Inc. | Regina | Ages 5-12 cultural and arts after school programming |
| $1,000.00 | St. Augustine Community School | Regina | Purchasing of food, etc. to make a traditional Christmas meal for students |
| $3,500.00 | Street Culture Kidz Project Inc. | Regina | Life Skills programming |
| $4,900.24 | Neil Squire Society | Regina | School toolkit for disabilities |
| $3,000.00 | Heritage Community Association Inc. | Regina | Cooking program to promote healthy eating |
| $10,000.00 | Afro Tribes Festival Inc. | Regina | Camp workbooks |
| $2,500.00 | The Caring Place | Regina | Group therapy |
| $5,000.00 | Sacred Heart School | Regina | GRIT program for students |
| $18,000.00 | City Kidz - Regina Ministry Inc. | Regina | Summer Camp |
| $5,000.00 | Western Region III Queen City Local 24 | Regina | To create Métis outfits and engage community Elders to support children at risk in the community. |
| $5,025.00 | Riffel High School | Regina | Integrated theatre program between students with disabilities and mainstream program. |
| $10,000.00 | YWCA Regina Inc. | Regina | Therapeutic Programming |
| $20,000.00 | Kinsmen Club of Rosetown | Rosetown | Accessible Playground Development |
| $5,000.00 | Global Empowerment Initiative for Women Inc. (GEIWI) | Saskatoon | Summer Programming |
| $5,000.00 | Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan (LDAS) | Saskatoon | I Can Read: Books for Everyone |
| $3,600.00 | Possibilities Recovery Center | Saskatoon | drop-in program to providing barrier-free mental health support to youth |
| $7,800.00 | Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association | Saskatoon | Sponsorship of 15 youth with financial barriers to attending the camp |
| $1,000 | Town of Shaunavon | Shaunavon | Summer Active |
| $3,500.00 | Chinook Regional Library | Swift Current | Books - Alphabet and Numbers |
| $20,000.00 | Tisdale Lions & Lion L's Club | Tisdale | Lion's Spray Park Rejuvenation |
| $5,000.00 | Weldon Playground Project | Weldon | New Playground |
| $3,500.00 | Weyburn Art Council | Weyburn | Spark Summer Camp 2024 Art and Recreation Supplies |
| $10,000.00 | Weyburn Youth Center | Weyburn | Accessible feature +at-risk |
| $10,000.00 | Salvation Army Weyburn Corps | Weyburn | Feed children lunch during the summer months |
| $10,000.00 | Inclusion Weyburn | Weyburn | Inclusive Summer Camp |
| $5,000.00 | Bring2Life Creative Counselling | Yorkton | The Community Coping Skills Project |
| $5,250.00 | Dr. Brass School | Yorkton | Indigenous Cultural Academy and Building Active Leaders |