CESP Grant Recipients

Received $425,760.00 USD

A single mother of three working double shifts at a community hospital, Denise was three weeks from eviction when CESP confirmed her grant. The funds cleared 18 months of medical debt, secured her family's home, and seeded a small home-health practice she now runs from her kitchen table.

"I cried for an hour after the call. CESP didn't just write a check — they handed my children a future I could finally promise them."

Received $1,000,000.00 USD

After her veteran husband's disability ended his career, Lacy was running a tiny bakery out of a rented church kitchen. Her Builder Grant funded a full storefront, hired four neighbors, and now feeds 200 schoolchildren a week through a free-breakfast partnership with the local district.

"A life-changing grant — and the dignity to use it well. CESP believed in us before any bank ever would."

Received $350,000.00 USD

Nikki spent four years caring for her terminally ill mother and emerged with crushing debt and no savings. The CESP grant retired every dollar she owed and funded a vocational nursing program. She graduates this winter — debt-free, employed, and mentoring two other caregivers through the same path.

"From quiet hardship to genuine stability. The CESP team treated me with real respect — never once like a case file."

Received $58,600.00 CAD

When Jerry was laid off from the energy sector and Danielle's hours were cut at the school board, the Greggs fell six months behind on their mortgage. CESP's Household Rescue grant cleared the arrears, paid off two high-interest credit lines, and gave them breathing room to retrain. Jerry is now a certified solar installer; Danielle has started a tutoring co-op for newcomer kids.

"We went from hiding bills under the mail tray to sitting at the kitchen table planning a future. CESP gave us our marriage back."

Received NZ$100,454.00

A widowed grandfather of five, Ade was sleeping in his late wife's car after a predatory reverse-mortgage cost him his home of 32 years. CESP's Fresh Start grant covered emergency housing, legal fees to recover his title, and a modest workshop where he now restores furniture for local op-shops. Every grandchild has a key to his door again.

"I had stopped praying. Then CESP rang. I'm 71 years old and I am finally, properly, home."

Received €324,000.00

Fred and Mary lost their family bistro during the 2024 floods and were told insurance would cover 'next to nothing.' Their Builder Grant rebuilt the kitchen, refit the dining room, and funded a six-month wage runway for their staff of seven — all of whom returned to work. The bistro reopened on their 40th wedding anniversary.

"On a kissé devant tout le monde le jour de la réouverture. CESP didn't just save a business — they saved the heart of our neighbourhood."

Received A$765,310.00

A former rugby coach turned youth worker, Matthew had self-funded a sports-mentorship program for at-risk teens until his savings ran out. His Builder Grant fully endowed the program for five years, bought a minibus, and put three former participants on payroll as junior coaches. Local police have publicly credited him with a 31% drop in youth offending in his postcode.

"The lads don't see a charity case — they see a future. CESP made that possible, and I'll never stop saying their name."

Received £2,320,000.00

Sisters Louise and Cynthia ran a struggling 24-bed care home that was weeks from closure. Their grant retained every resident, upgraded the entire facility to dementia-friendly standards, and funded two new wings serving 60 additional families — with a permanent £18/hr minimum wage for their carers, well above the sector average.

"We toasted CESP with the residents that afternoon. Sixty families sleep safer tonight because someone, somewhere, decided we mattered."