Ken and Debbie Rubin Public Interest Advocacy Fund

The Ken and Debbie Rubin Public Interest Advocacy Fund provides small grants to novel action projects within Canada that might not otherwise be funded . The Fund was set up in 1999 as an advised fund within the Ottawa Community Foundation. Applications will be considered, but are not limited to, the following  areas: social justice projects ; consumer and environmental health and safety issues; freedom of information and privacy rights; food safety and sustainable  food production ; civil liberties issues; public interest investigations; public interest research training; and innovative youth community projects