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 SEARA Fund was established to support BIPOC Artists facing financial hardship due to COVID-19.
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...
News
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.
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 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.
Fund
The Black Students in Canada Fund supports Black students with financial barriers to pursue public post-secondary education.
News
In the wake of recent acts of anti-Black violence and discrimination in Canada and the United States, Vancity Community Foundation expresses our solidarity with Black people, Indigenous people and people of colour, and the changemakers fighting for racial justice and an end to racialized violence. We share in the outrage over the senseless deaths of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, Chantel Moore, George...
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.