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.
