Four charities receive $642K in public grants
(CNS): On 23 December the Ministry of Social Development gave CI$642,379 to four charities in extraordinary grants to help with specific projects. The one-off payments were given to the four non-profits for needs and projects that fall outside the scope of existing funding or agreements they have with government. The Cayman Islands Crisis Centre was given CI$325,000, the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) recieved $177,379, the Hope for Today Foundation (HTF) CI$90,000, and Meals on Wheels CI$50,000.
“These NPOs play a crucial role in our community, providing vital services and assistance to a diverse array of vulnerable people in the Cayman Islands, including children, victims of domestic abuse as well as substance abuse/addiction, and older persons,” said Minister André Ebanks, who noted that the grants were “derived from identified savings” from his ministry.
The Crisis Center, which received the largest grant, will be using the money to build an enhanced emergency shelter for its clients, who are women and children in dire situations and potential victims of domestic abuse. The NCVO will use its money to fund security measures and urgent repairs to its foster home.
The HTF will use its grant to fund operating expenses. The charity operates a sober living facility for recovering addicts. Up till now the HTF has been solely supported by the private sector, but it is now taking on more clients, some of whom are directed by the courts.
The ministry will monitor the work performed by the non-profit with this grant and, if the desired outcomes are produced, will aim to enter into a purchase agreement with HTF in 2023.
Meals on Wheels provides hot, nutritious meals to seniors and others who are homebound in the community, from Monday to Friday throughout the 52 weeks of the year. The government grant will support its relocation to a new facility and the purchase of new equipment in order tTo meet current and growing demand for this service.
Chief Officer Eric Bush said the Ministry of Investment, Innovation and Social Development was working towards a more coordinated network of social development in the new year. The ministry is also working on new legislation, policies and procedures to produce more durable solutions that address root causes and a view to transition those in need to an improved living standard over time.
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The NPO actually requires NPOs to keep accounts of donations and expenditures. The NPO registrar has the power to inspect those accounts.
You know who has ZERO statutory requirements to account and report? PRIVATE SECTOR entities not regulated by CIMA. Some of those include: REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS, RESTAURANTS, DEALERS IN PRECIOUS METALS AND STONES, LOGISTICS BUSINESSES. These industries are ripe for money laundering and ZERO reporting is required. You should follow those money trains.
George, you are so full of it. Happy New Year and to your new conspiracy theories.
As a Watercourse Road product and longtime worker and family man, I’d wager that most comments here are not from aid recipients or blue collar locals.
A few thoughts:
Cayman is just 1 generation onto the modern world, and phenomenal world-standing at that.. And probably the most expensive place in the world to live!
What we locals need is not mega charities or welfare state, but:
Life skills —
Emotional awareness
Decision making;
Community living — as the last generation did.
Family planning —
(Budgeting, saving for education and emergencies (etc).
— Remove the word JOB from our local vocabulary as we all need CAREERS,be it a trade or white collar positions.
— Focus on property ownership. The Gov’t NHDT offers should be explained and promoted wider to stop the sale of family lands..to the detriment of the next generation..and then dependence on renting.
— Encourage (DoE subsidise and teach) planting of fruit and veggie micro gardens at home..not unproductive ornamentals.
Control the multi cultural exposure..importing usually the worse..in local media and behaviours.
Examples:
–Relatives, neighbors and friends all going to drop it collect kids at same or nearby schools..or even going to work or shopping..they must feel that car pooling is a sin.
Ever notice that no one hitches rides here?!
–I know someone hoping to build small home..they saw someone just finish building a similar home and asked if they could get/buy a copy of their plans..they were told no. Why?
What our finance institutions would be welcomed to do us create Saving Bonds..for education etc..so the self-investment attitude can begin from when babies are born!
(I haven’t even started on how the private sector or employers could assist the small local population and new immigrants, but they are very much aware of those measures..eg. stop raising prices so high that government must again remove import duties to help consumers..for all this does is allow the shops to become the defacto tax collectors since they never drop the prices!
God help us in 2022!
Many years ago [ no not a fairy tale] the wise government of the day formed the Housing Development Corporation. debentures were issued and purchased largely by banks with a sprinkling of accounting and legal firms with a few private subscribers. The monies were advanced to Caymanians to purchase low cost homes. The board consisted of Caymanians and expats alike. There were no bad debts and the accounts were the first to be audited each year with no qualifications.
Then came along the big bad wolf in the form of a new government and the institution was told to sell its book of business and repay debenture holders.
Had that scheme continued by now it would have provided many more Caymanians with low cost housing.
Governments never seem to learn by their mistakes. This government could learn and easily revive the Housing Development Corporation.
But it is in operation..
Soso operation.
To be honest it’s a disgrace these things are not fully covered by government, rather than having to beg for scraps. Kids in care, hungry elders, battered victims of domestic abuse etc shouldn’t have to rely on charity.
Isn’t 70% of the CIG charity?
who is going to pay for those audits? Santa?
So you are saying they are not worth auditing or we should stop giving them money? Hoping it the latter as picking winners and losers in the NPO sector is a real cat fight and not government’s job.
Is this a joke, mon -Fri,so they must starve Saturday and Sunday look like the meals don’t have wheels Saturday and Sunday
Or public holidays
So when did you last volunteer to help MOW over a weekend ? Too busy drinking the bars dry ?
How about getting some of the lazy assed baby daddies and other relatives to help.
They sit in their yards looking at their shiny cars while volunteers feed their families.
Entitlement at it’s finest.
The Auditor General needs to please tell us how much Govt money goes to Meals on Wheels annually.
It seems that MOW gets a lot of Govt money every year, while other charities are starving.
Does Govt have a Purchase Agreement with MOW?
Perhaps the Auditor General can look at this because MOW gets 100,000s in grants annually, and other charities get a big “Sorry, no more money”.
Finally some good news around here. I hope Cayman works towards a happy, corruption free future. Happy to see they are taking care of thier charities and fellow man.
great news but hope they will consider Caymans ARK as well as they help many many people in many ways and have been doing so for years.
Thank God for CIG.
11.07am So true. ARK actually does what NAU should be doing rather than supporting able-bodied persons.
A lot better than dishing out pay rises to our M.P’s and Ministers plus the Civil Service, none of whom need it or deserve it.
10:19 you sound so bitter!
This is the best thing this govt. has done so far.
Thank you and Happy New year to all.
When they legalize Gunga I’m starting a charity called “Deals on Wheels” for people that are too wasted to go to the dealer themselves.
I understand that gunga affects your spelling.
They take $550,000,000 a year in wages.
Why should quality people get quality pay? I would rather have these people make the money than government officials
What a waste of money!!
$17.40 per second to manage 71,000 people
What was the process for applying? We’re all registered charities invited to submit an application? Who reviewed the applications and against what criteria?
Friends of friends
#leggewasright
The Government got lots and lots of money for sure, it seems we don’t need tourism, especially cruise ships.
Glad to read this. I would have almost reversed the order, as I believe Meals on Wheels does a phenomenal amount of good for so very little.