The City of Regina is launching their annual hunt for city “snow angels”.
The program invites volunteers to give assistance to those in the community who may not be able to remove their own snow.
$75,000 is available to community organizations and private citizens looking to help those around them dig out from under old man winter.
Shayna Stock the city of Regina coordinator for community wellbeing and inclusion says the funds are driven to support community members who want to help out there neighbors – “the city has been offering grants for this program since 2019, we’re slowly growing it over time. We started out with about $50,00 available and now we’re close to $75,000 – and we are looking to grow that.”
The program is open to community associations and other non profits. Private citizens not registered as a non profit can access the funding as well – the only caveat they must carry liability insurance.
The city initiated this program to help those who can’t clear their own walkways.
“We want organizations to target house holds where one or more members has a barrier to shoveling their own snow. Whether a disability, older adults, or folks who can’t afford to pay for this service outside of the program.”
Currently 6 community associations are funded for the program – notably the cathedral village community association is a key success story. “They have really great volunteer turnout, and excellent feedback from those who are accessing the program.
“The entire program has been a great success story in terms of building relationships between neighbors, going beyond the snow removal and building a sense of community pride,” says Stock.
The application deadline is June 16th. The application can be found here.
