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Whittlesea grants to help groups help vulnerable

Single parents, the elderly and the young

are among those to benefit under the Whittlesea council’s $130,089 community development grants for this financial year.

The grants range from $500 to $5000 and include $1000 for the Cornerstone Life Church to set up a program to connect single mothers in Mernda.

Sole Fathers United received two grants totalling $6720 for support programs, while the YMCA was given $5000 for after-school respite care for children with disabilities.

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