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Stories of Change

Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society

Creating Homes for Ten Years

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.

Hives for Humanity

Capacity Reviews Help Focus Funding

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.

Margaret Mitchell Fund

A legacy of advocating for women's rights

When Margaret Mitchell passed away on International Women’s Day in 2017 at the age of 92, she left a legacy of advocating for the rights of women and greater economic and social justice for all. Her Fund continues to support programs and initiatives that promote economic and social justice for women in East Vancouver.

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We offer investments, loans, grants and direct strategic support to changemakers who share our vision for a just and vibrant society. Find out if you qualify for support.

Initiatives

We deliver, support, and/or engage in projects and initiatives that advance social justice, financial inclusion, and or environmental sustainability. Learn more about these amazing organizations:

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News

Vancity Community Foundation Receives Provincial Grant To Help Expand Access To Community Rent Banks

The Province of B.C. has granted $10-million to the Vancity Community Foundation to develop a sustainable provincial rent bank program. Rent banks provide emergency low- or no-cost loans to help renters facing eviction. The funding announced earlier today by the Honourable Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, means more renters facing short-term financial difficulties will soon have better access to assistance from community rent banks.