Vancity Community Foundation’s commitment to equity is helping reimagine philanthropy and earning it a place among Canada’s top funders. Among Canada’s most equitable charitable foundations, we ranked 6 nationally — and number one in BC.
Insights: How much affordable housing can we build on public land? Most cities and towns have vacant or underutilized land owned by the municipality and other levels of government
As we approach September 30th, which is Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we invite settlers and non-Indigenous Canadians to join us in taking reconcilACTION by participating in the One Day’s Pay campaign.
As we approach National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, we’d like to share some of the activities, deep learning and reoriented practices we have undertaken as an organization over the past year.
Content/Trigger Warning: This post explores topics of systemic racism in philanthropy including colonialism and anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism. For culturally safe and
Vancity Community Foundation is excited to share that the Vancity Affordable Community Housing Program’s project “Reaching New Heights: Scaling the Vancity Affordable Housing Accelerator Program across Canada” received support and funding from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Housing Supply Challenge Level-Up Round!
We encourage those who identify from groups who have been structurally excluded (Indigenous, Black and Racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, Disability communities, Non-Binary, Trans and Women Identified communities) to apply.
Today is International Women’s Day and March, Women’s History Month. It’s an opportunity for us to reflect on the women and girls in our lives and celebrate the achievements of women here at home and around the world in pushing for a more equal and just world.
At Vancity Community Foundation, a core priority for us is helping restoring affordability through initiatives that grow community-owned assets, distribute collective benefits, and create economic conditions for thriving. But we cannot do this work on our own. That’s why our advocacy work with government is critical. Just like last year, we had a team in Victoria analyzing the provincial budget announcement and bringing you some highlights.
To apply to the Reaching Home – Greater Vancouver Designated Community Services Call for Proposals 2024-2026, please visit the Community Entity, Lu’ma BCH Native Housing Society.
February 1, 2024 marks the start of Black History Month. For VCF, we are at the very beginning of our journey of understanding how to be better allies to Black communities and Black-led and -serving organizations.
