Jasper Community Team Society

Every month jasper community team members get together to share information identify priorities and find solutions to community trends. The caring c ommunity fund (ccf) is a fund of least resort to help clients of community outreach services overcome small out significant barriers to their well being. To access the fund recipients must be connected to a cos outreach workers and the request must be approved by the cos manager within the ccf there are subcategories: mentla health crisis fund disaster social services fund child & youth participation fund the ccf has been utilized to address the variety of different barriers. As an example the caring community fund was to used to purchase steel-toe boots allowing a community member who couldn't afford to purchase their own to start a new career and be better able to support their family jasper's santa anonymous program is run by the japser community team society. The program allows jasperites to share the magic of the holiday season with neighbour and fellow community members who may not otherwise to be able to take part. Ukrainian relief funds were new in the 2022/2023 year in support of displaced persons seeking relief from the war in the ukrain and safety in jasper alberta canada.