Fund
The purpose of the Drs. Pierre and Dianne Faber Family Fund is to provide support for youth at risk, to build independence and self-sufficiency.
Fund
The Alexandra Paproski #XOXO Fund was created to honour the public and community service of Bette and Steve Paproski. Grants from this fund will support the dream of post secondary education for young (teen) parents and their children.
Fund
The Jhajj Foundation supports qualified applicants pursuing community economic development initiatives, with priority given to organizations with programs to support alcohol addiction and/or recovery.
News
The full report on the 2020 Homeless Count in Metro Vancouver provides new details on homelessness prior to the pandemic. Data shows number of people experiencing homelessness changed little from 2017; however, the changes brought on by COVID-19 mean the final report may not adequately reflect regional homelessness. Indigenous people and racialized groups continue to be over-represented among those experiencing...
Initiative
Governments, funders and community agencies rely on data from homeless counts to help make informed policy and program decisions. As in previous years, the goals of the 2020 Homeless Count are to obtain a reliable estimate on the number of people experiencing homelessness, to obtain a demographic profile of those individuals through the count survey, and to identify long-term data trends of homelessness in the region.
Fund
The Black Students in Canada Fund supports Black students with financial barriers to pursue public post-secondary education.
Fund
The Shannon Meehan Legacy Fund generates income to support the programs, operations and activities of the Powell River Association for Community Living.
Fund
KEATCA envisions a world where education is affordable and accessible to all. Founded on the model of sharing, KEATCA aims to build communities invested in promoting development through Knowledge, Education, and Training (KEAT) in Canada and around the world.
Story
Often organizations that approach Vancity Community Foundation for support are managing multiple competing priorities. Through enterprise capacity reviews, Vancity Community Foundation assists organizations with assessing their key strengths and challenges in the areas of product/service, marketing, management, and governance, infrastructure and systems, operations and human resources, and financial systems.
Story
2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society (SHHS). Over the past ten years the Society has provided over $3.5 million in funding to Surrey organizations that assist people experiencing homelessness. The Society has supported 55 projects with more than 50 partners assisting over 500 individuals, including children, who were homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness.