Why recent headlines about declining rents are telling an incomplete story — and what it means for renters across the province.

This Giving Tuesday, we’re excited to introduce our Collective Impact Funds, developed to reflect Vancity Community Foundation’s (VCF) new strategic plan and priorities. These funds are designed to make giving simpler, more impactful and rooted in trust.

Tuesday March 1, 2022, Territories of Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations/Vancouver B.C. The Vancity Affordable Housing Accelerator Fund is a revolving loan pool that provides nimble, flexible, low-cost financing to not-for-profits undertaking affordable housing development projects during the acquisition, pre-development, and pre-construction phases. It also offers individual and institutional social impact investors an opportunity to invest in local, community-owned affordable...

British Columbia's 2025 Budget was delivered Tuesday morning on the same day tariffs by the United States on Canada kicked off an unprecedented and unpredictable trade war. For the third year in a row, Vancity Community Foundation was there in Victoria to help deliver you the highlights from the announcement.

Supportive housing as a term has been in the media a lot over the last few years, mostly as a result of neighbourhood campaigns against this type of housing and reports that link it to public safety issues. But is this fair and, more importantly, a complete picture? In this edition of Insights we take a look at what supportive housing is, who it is built for, and what its impacts are on residents and the wider community.

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...

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!

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.

Vancouver, BC; November 16, 2023 – A new report released today by Vancity Community Foundation shows that accelerating non-market housing will help dramatically boost affordability across Metro Vancouver for those who need it most.

Here at Vancity Community Foundation, we know that strong government funding is key to building communities that are affordable, resilient, equitable, and in Right Relations with the land. A major part of this work includes our advocacy to government. That is why we had a team in Victoria for today’s budget announcement to help make sense of the numbers and provide some important highlights.