About the Family and Community Education Fund
Since 1989, through the contributions of participating local unions, the USW Family and Community Education Fund has supported activities like:
- Steelworkers Summer, where members’ children work at summer jobs in a USW district or national office to learn more about what our union does.
- Family Education Days, where local unions host picnics and fun days for the whole family and wider community.
- Subsidies to local unions to send young members to NextGen, district and national conferences.
Project Reports
USW Family & Community Education Fund (FCEF) Report on Projects – 2019
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USW Family & Community Education Fund (FCEF) Report on Projects – 2019/2020
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USW Family & Community Education Fund (FCEF) Report on Projects – Summer 2021/Spring 2023
Advisory committee
An advisory committee, made up of members and staff appointed by the Canadian directors, is responsible for reviewing the Fund and guiding its direction. A project review committee, also made up of members and staff appointed by the Canadian directors, is responsible for evaluating and approving large project submissions on a quarterly basis.
In 2024, the FCEF advisory committee included:
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Warren Luky*
Local 6166, District 3
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Alexandre Lebrun-Picard*
Local 6818, District 5
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Liezsel Cariaso*
Local 8300, District 6
![Dayna](https://usw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dayna.jpg)
Dayna Sykes*
District 3 Education Co-ordinator
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Maude Raîche*
District 5 Education Co-ordinator
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Amanda Zakhour*
District 6 Education Co-ordinator
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Alexandra Eshelman*
Administrative Assistant to the National Director
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Gabriele Simmons*
FCEF Co-ordinator
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Earl Graham
District 3 Staff Representative
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Dany Maltais
District 5 Staff Representative
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Anita Bryan
District 6 Staff Representative
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Meg Gingrich
Assistant to the National Director
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Adriane Paavo
Department Leader, Education and Equality
*Members of the project review subcommittee.