· Our Donors
· The value of donations
· Why donate?
· How to make a donation

Our Donors
The North Simcoe Catholic Family Life Centre receives its main funding through Catholic Charities and ShareLife.

Additional funding is received for special projects and programming.

• Quick Access, a counselling program, receives funding from the United Way of Simcoe County.
• Dedicated Dads, a parenting program for fathers, is funded for programs of children 0-6 through the Ontario Government's Early Years Challenge Fund.

Our Funds are used for:
People from all over North Simcoe of all faiths and backgrounds come to the Centre for help to improve relationships between couples, between parents and children and for individuals in distress. Through Professional Counseling and Family Life Education and Community Development activities our goal is to enhance healthy Family Life throughout our community. Our programs extend to schools, corporations and community groups and are open to all especially the poor, homeless and marginalized, and those caught in a cycle of anger and violence.

Why Donate?
As a non-profit organization core funding is never enough to cover the needs of the Centre. Community donations are required to subsidize counselling fees (which are on a sliding scale based on income). This allows us to give support to families touched by depression and suicide; assist victims of child abuse find joy in adulthood; give struggling couples and families hope, and guide youth through the pitfalls of adolescence. Donations may also be used for new technology, building improvements and equipment.

Ways of Giving
Your generous gifts allow us to enhance our programs.

Direct Giving
A donation of any amount will be greatly appreciated. Send donation to (agency address) and a charitable donation tax receipt will be sent to you for any amount over $5.00

Planned Giving
A planned gift is a charitable donation provided for during a donor's lifetime but until sometime in the future. The Planned Giving program encourages donors to consider the possibility of supporting The North Simcoe Catholic Family Life Centere through, for example, a will or as a beneficiary of life insurance.

Endowments.
You could establish a designated endowment Fund with the Huronia Communities Foundation (http://www.huroniacommunities.com) designated for the North Simcoe Catholic Family Life Centre. This type of fund gives the donor the opportunity to specify, at the time the fund is established, which particular charity they would like to support in perpetuity. It is a way your money is perpetually working for you. It is invested in an endowment and only the interest is used for particular charitable programs.

Go to What's Happening for the latest news on our fundraising activities.