Ottawa Faith Community Capacity Building Program (OFCCBP)
Do you have ideas on how we can restore the freshwater and nature around us?
Greening Sacred Spaces, in partnership with Watersheds Canada, has launched a program designed to help faith communities connected to bodies of water with their freshwater & nature stewardship needs!
This program aims to encourage and promote better care of shorelines, waterways, and natural spaces by providing Ottawa communities (& surrounding areas) with support and resources for environmental projects.
Access our information toolkit, including over 150 invaluable resources, case studies, and local knowledge for the Ottawa and surrounding area so you can learn about an issue and how to take action with your faith community.
Applications are currently CLOSED.Thank you so much to everyone who applied!
This two-year program will provide a total of six Ottawa and surrounding area faith communities with tools such as an information toolkit and a microgrant program opportunity (up to $1000) in order to implement a variety of possible water-based or nature-based initiatives in 2023.
Initiatives such as, but not limited to: community gardens, youth programs,educational poster campaigns, shoreline cleanups, Indigenous water walks, rain gardens, water celebration events, shoreline restorations, heat pump retrofits, and many more!
Consult the following infographic below for more ideas!
Download this infographic to always have environmental project ideas handy!
Project Inspiration Graphic examples; Green audit & retrofits, invasive species management, natural shorelines, stormwater managment, shoreline cleanups, fish habitat, community gardens, community science, youth engagement, indigenous water education
Other key features of the program:
Along with the toolkit and grant, additional support will be provided depending on the needs of the faith community and its project (ex: in-person support, connections to expertise and services, promotion, physical materials, etc.)
Expert guidance from Watersheds Canada and your local Conservation Authority
An interactive, online story mapping project will be put together at the end of the program to illustrate all the initiatives completed. This will act as inspiration for future projects and will showcase the actions achieved to promote water education and sustainability.
Contact Emily Sayadi, Program Coordinator, GSS Ottawa at greeningsacredspacesottawa@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
This program is possible thanks to generous funding from the Ottawa Community Foundation and the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.
