Support Our Troops Fund

Support Our Troops is offering new funding opportunities for current serving CAF families in Alberta! The Support Our Troops Fund receives proceeds from the sale of Support Our Troops license plates in Alberta. This funding will support the following:

Are you a military spouse/partner who requires recertification/training/education?

In order to increase the success of finding employment up to $3,500 may be available to spouses/significant others to support recertification/training/education.

• Spouse/significant other must be reflected on a member’s MPRR.
• Courses must be at a recognized post-secondary institution or adult retraining centre. ** not intended for the purpose of clinics, workshops, professional development training, presentations.
• Courses can be through distance learning.
• It is expected that courses will be short in duration, a few weeks or months. **EXCEPTIONS will be on a case by case basis
• Courses must be related to potential employment.
• For recertification, proof from the applicable professional association is required.

Contact the Community Services & Evaluation Advisor for more details.
P. (780) 973-4011 ext. 528-7048
E. brenda.davidson@mfrcedmonton.com

Support Our Troops is offering new funding opportunities for current serving CAF families in Alberta! The Support Our Troops Fund receives proceeds from the sale of Support Our Troops license plates in Alberta. This funding will support the following:

Are you newly posted to Edmonton?

Support to spouses/children of newly posted in families. To ease with the transition into a new community, funds may be available for a family up to a maximum of $300 per dependant to cover the cost of one club/activity/sport for the first 12 months only.

• Dependants must be reflected on a member’s MPRR.
• Date CAF family moved to current Base/Wing.

Contact the Family Navigator - Relocations for more details.
P. 780-973-4011 ext. 528-6385
E. outreach@mfrcedmonton.com

Support Our Troops is offering new funding opportunities for current serving CAF families in Alberta! The Support Our Troops Fund receives proceeds from the sale of Support Our Troops license plates in Alberta. This funding will support the following:

Helping Children Stay in Touch during a deployment of 90 days or more! 

For families supporting children of deployed members, up to $250 per family may be available to assist with the purchase or subsidization of a tablet/iPAD. The intent of this support is to help children stay connected via social media with the parent that is away from home.

• This is a one-time purchase.
• Phones are not included in this program.
• CAF member’s deployment date(s) and location.
• Member must be deployed a minimum of 90 days (90 consecutive days must be reflected on the CFTPO “in theatre” or “in training” and the deployment must extend 90 or longer. Travel days are not included.)
• Funding can be requested no more than two weeks before the deployment (as indicated on the CFTPO). We must receive confirmation that the member HAS deployed before sending in the application.

Supporting documentation required: copies of CFTPO, MPRR (reflecting number of children), paid receipt and completed SOT forms. For reimbursement, a Pre-Authorized Debit Form or Void Cheque (joint account or the CAF member’s account) is also required.

Contact the Family Navigator - Absences for more details on these requirements. 
P. (780) 973-4011 ext. 528-6304
E. deployment@mfrcedmonton.com

https://www.supportourtroops.ca/Get-Support/Scholarships

https://www.supportourtroops.ca/Get-Support/Camps