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Giving Tuesday is a global giving movement that inspires people to support and champion the causes they believe in and the communities in which they live.
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This fund was established to honour the memory of Maria Motta. This fund will support Burnaby Neighbourhood House seniors' programming.
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Founded in 1989, Vancity Community Foundation (VCF) believes in the power of collective effort to build thriving, vibrant communities. While our innovative approaches have amplified non-profit work, we recognize that many tools, including philanthropy, have perpetuated inequities. Our new strategic plan aims to increase equity by focusing on community-owned assets, collective benefits, and economic conditions for thriving. We will engage...
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Konrad joined Vancity Community Foundation in 2024 as a Community Program Officer for Reaching Home.
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The BC Farmers' Markets –Nutrition Coupon Program Fund provides an opportunity for lower-income families, seniors and pregnant women to buy fresh, locally grown food from BC farmers in 55 communities across the province.
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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.
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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. For instance, an easy walk from my home takes me past a vacant patch of land where an old firehall was demolished when a bigger one was built nearby. While previously...
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The following service projects received Reaching Home funding for the period April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026: Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society - Staying Housed in Collingwood Continue providing outreach and case management services to individuals and families who are homeless or on the fringe of homelessness. Forge strong relationships with service and housing providers. cnh.bc.ca Family Services of Greater...
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Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy (RH) is a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness across Canada. Reaching Home is funded by the Government of Canada and delivered by a local Community Entity. The program directives can be found at Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy Directives. To learn about the projects and their impact, please visit the Community Entity...
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Here are helpful resources on homelessness that are specific to the Metro Vancouver region. new releases Employment and Social Development Canada announced in November 2019 the release of the Reaching Home Coordinated Access Guide and the HIFIS Implementation Guide, now available in both official languages on the Homelessness Learning Hub. (Employment and Social Development Canada, 2019) Future contacts with the...