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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...
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At the end of the period, 2019, Vancity Community Foundation held $88,227,587 in consolidated assets and had distributed $3,954,398 to charities and community initiatives. Please review our 2019 Annual Report for more information.
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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.
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Additional Reaching Home Designated Community COVID-19 Economic Response Plan Funding We would like to acknowledge the traditional and ancestral unceded territory of the: Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil- Waututh, Kwikwetlem, Tsawwassen, Katzie, Kwantlen, Qayqayt, and Semiahmoo Nations. They have been custodians of this land for thousands of years and we would like to pay our respect to the elders and knowledge keepers...
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The John and Joan Freeman Scholarship Fund provides a scholarship or a bursary to female high school athletes in East Vancouver, pursuing post-secondary education.
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The capital of Radius Sling Shot Fund is used to make seed equity investments directly into the enterprises participating in the RADIUS Slingshot Accelerator program.
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The Lulu Fund was created by Louise Leclair, in consultation with Barbara Pulling, as a means of supporting Vancouver-based community arts and social justice organizations.
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The Arts for Life Fund was created in 2014 by Christine Rondeau and Alistair Stewart to support qualified donees that focus on art projects, work spaces and artists in Vancouver, including dance, theatre, fine art and music.
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The Black Students in Canada Fund supports Black students with financial barriers to pursue public post-secondary education.