The Spring deadline for Family & Community Education Fund (FCEF) projects over $5,000 is April 16, 2021! Small project submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis.
The FCEF funds projects big and small! We accept large-scale project requests four times per year, so keep an eye on our large project deadlines. There are three left in 2021 – visit our website to see them listed.
Your District Education Co-ordinator can receive applications for projects under $5,000 at any time. You’ll get a response to your submission almost immediately. Speak with your District Education Co-ordinator or the Fund Co-ordinator at any stage of your project development for support and don’t hesitate to submit proposals for multiple events.
Not sure what kinds of events we give funding to? Check last year’s annual report to get a sense of the sort of projects your local union siblings have hosted!
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Workers at A New Tomorrow Treatment Solutions Ltd., an addiction treatment centre in Kamloops, B.C., have joined the United Steelworkers union (USW). A New Tomorrow provides treatment and recovery programs for youth and adults living with addiction. Social workers, counsellors, nurses, addiction workers, cooks and cleaners work together to provide the care, […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) union again helped protect Canada’s steel industry from dumping by several Chinese steel manufacturers, which make forged grinding media, essentially large steel ball bearings used to crush ore and rock. As a result of the USW’s intervention before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the federal government imposed initial tariffs […]
In 2025, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) continued to support partners in Canada and more than a dozen other countries, providing emergency relief in times of need and advancing programs that tackle the root causes of inequality. Throughout the year, the SHF engaged USW members across Canada on issues of global solidarity and the work […]