We are proud to have partnered with Community Foundations in the BC Southern Region, Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada to deliver Canada’s Healthy Communities Initiative (CHCI) in the Southern BC Region.

 

SurreyCares Community Foundation has worked along with the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan, Central Okanagan Foundation, Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies, Maple Ridge Community Foundation, North Okanagan Foundation, and the Port Moody Community Foundation to provide the funding. Thank you to our amplifiers, Coquitlam Foundation,
Port Coquitlam Community Foundation, and Nakusp and Area Community Foundation for their support. 

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Launched on Feb 09, 2021, we’ve invested $3,712,903 through the CHCI to support community-led organizations in developing local, small-scale infrastructure projects that respond to the immediate needs arising from COVID-19 while building towards a more pandemic-resilient future. We are pleased to announce the projects that the CHCI has supported.

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FUNDING RECIPIENTS announced to date

Round 1 Recipients 

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• Rotary Club of Nakusp Society - $55,000 was invested to fund The Nakusp Natural Adventure Park project (Nakusp);

• The Sharing Farm for the Growing Food - $20,000 was invested to fund the Growing Food, Growing Community Project (Richmond);

• Sqilxw Apna - $99,000 was invested to fund the N’sis’ooloxw Pathways project (Vernon);

• Pedal Foundation - $66,000 was invested to fund the Oppenheimer Bicycle Repair Clinics project (Vancouver);

• District of Mission Parks, Recreation & Culture - $64,251 was invested to fund the Youth/Community Centre project (Mission);

• Wildsight Elk Valley - $88,000 was invested to fund the EcoGarden - Learning & Growing Space project (Fernie);

• Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre - $74,958 was invested to fund the Welcome to Nikkei Garden project (Burnaby);

• Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail - $72,000 was invested to fund the Okanagan Rail Trail: Northern Gateway Welcome/Way-finding Station project (Vernon); 

• Canadian Society Promoting Environmental Conservation - $43,000 was invested to fund the From local farms to our connected tables, Food for everyone project (Vancouver);

• Oliver Parks and Recreation Society - $42,647 was invested to fund the Get out and Play: Oliver Racquet Sport Court Development project. (Oliver)

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Cross-Hub Projects (R1) 

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• Health Arts Society - $50,000 was invested to fund the Concerts in Care Online (Western Canada).

• DUDES Club Society - $95,000 was invested to fund the Building Online Community for Indigenous & Marginalized Men

• BC Hospice Palliative Care Association - $64,875 was invested to fund the Grief & Bereavement Symposium, Community Outreach, and Website Collaborative.

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Round 2 Recipients 

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• Helping Out People Exploited – $59,525 was invested to fund the App for vulnerable Women project. (Kelowna)

• Kimberley Wellness Foundation – $61,048 was invested to fund the Swan Ave Park project. (Kimberley)

• Walk Around Lake Country – $98,097 was invested to fund the Lake Country Trail Mapping, Signage and Wayfinding project. (Lake Country)

• Township of Langley – $74,000 was invested to fund the Grief & Bereavement Symposium, Community Outreach, and Website Collaborative project. (Langley)

• Stalew Arts and Cultural Society – $86,150 was invested to fund the Grounding Langley: Sharing the Language of the Land and Water project. (Langley)

• Pacific Parklands Foundation – $12,000 was invested to fund the Kanaka Creek Regional Park Interpretive Art Murals project. (Maple Ridge)

• Kootenay CarShare Cooperative – $56,250 was invested to fund the Air Carshare expansion to the Kootenay Region project. (Nelson)

• City of Nelson – $25,000 was invested to fund the Rosemont Multigenerational Park Project. (Nelson)

• The Lower Mainland Purpose Society – $84,350 was invested to fund the Digital Inclusion Hub project. (New Westminster)

• Desert Sun Counselling and Resource Centre Society – $33,765 was invested to fund the Digital Lending Library project. (Oliver, Osoyoos, Okanagan Falls)

• Erris Volunteer Fire Association – $39,900 was invested to fund the Erris Outdoor Recreation Area project. (Princeton)

• James Gilmore Elementary School – $9,180 was invested to fund the Gilmore Community Gardens project. (Richmond)

• Spuzzum First Nation – $82,830 was invested to fund the Spuzzum Village Community Infrastructure Initiative project. (Spuzzum)

• NightShift Ministries – $74,468 was invested to fund the Beyond Our Walls (community outreach) project. (Surrey)

• Society for Children & Youth of BC – $22,491 was invested to fund the Play Streets: Child-and-Youth Centered Public Space Activation project. (Vancouver)

• Windermere Secondary School, Vancouver School Board – $68,246 was invested to fund the Windermere Community Fitness Park project. (Vancouver)

• Individualized Funding Resource Centre – $49,984 was invested to fund the Accessible Nature Wellness Program. (Vancouver)

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Large Stream Projects (R2) 

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• Big Brothers/Big Sisters Kelowna – $105,668 was invested to fund the Digital Mentoring Programs and Services project.

• Matsqui First Nation – $249,848 was invested to fund the Matsqui First Nation Multi-use Pathway and Nature Trail project.

• Boothroyd Indian Band – $250,000 was invested to fund the Indigenous Gathering Space for ​Boothroyd Indian Band project.

• East Kootenay Foundation for Health – $250,000 was invested to fund the Not Alone Campaign - Foundry East Kootenay project.

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Cross-Hub Project (R2) 

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• The Yoga Outreach Society – $75,350 was invested to fund the First Nations Women’s Yoga Initiative project. (Surrey)

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Round 3 Recipients 

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• Sher Vancouver LGBTQ Friends Society – $100,000 was invested to fund the Peer Support, Intake, Information and Referral project. (Surrey, Delta, Vancouver)

• Okanagan College Foundation – $63,360 was invested to fund the Kalamalka Indigenous Garden project. (Kelowna)

• SuperChefs Cookery Society – $76,204 was invested to fund the SuperChefs Virtual Cookery & Pop Up Community Depot project. (Surrey)

• South Country Trails and Recreation Association – $100,000 was invested to fund the Jaffray Trail System project. (Jaffray)

• Hives for Humanity – $18,540 was invested to fund the Astoria Urban Farm - Pollinator Parklet project. (Vancouver)

• North Okanagan Cycling Society – $71,170 was invested to fund the NOCS Trail Improvement Project. (Vernon)

• North Slocan Trails Society – $100,000 was invested to fund the New Denver All Wheels Park Proposal project. (New Denver)

• Fresh Roots – $96,240 was invested to fund the Growing Communities: Animating Schoolyard Farms for Connection, Fun and Learning project. (Lower Mainland)

• Elevation Outdoors Experiential Programs Association – $76,240 was invested to fund the Knox Mountain Bike and Adaptive Equipment Rentals project. (Kelowna)

• DRS Earthwise Society – $46,240 was invested to fund the Earthwise Community Courtyard and Connections project. (Delta)

• Osoyoos Farmers' Market – $21,715 was invested to fund the Public Faces - Safer Spaces project. (Osoyoos)

• South Okanagan Similkameen Pride Society – $17,340 was invested to fund the Digital Solutions for South Okanagan Similkameen Pride Society project. (Penticton)

• Kaleden Community Association – $88,740 was invested to fund the Pioneer Park Paths and Accessibility project. (Kaleden)

• Independent Living Vernon – $28,364 was invested to fund the ILV Digital Solutions project. (Vernon)

• Vancouver Chinatown Foundation – $76,153 was invested to fund the Light Up Chinatown: A Community Revitalization project. (Vancouver)

• Naramata Seniors Community Services Society – $98,740 was invested to fund the Spirit Park: Creating an uplifting and vibrant community park project. (Naramata)

• House of Omeed – $100,000 was invested to fund the House of Omeed Food Refuge Distribution Centre project. (Coquitlam)

• Arts Council of the Central Okanagan – $92,037 was invested to fund the Light Up Kelowna project. (Kelowna)

• Learning Disabilities Society of Greater Vancouver – $100,000 was invested to fund the “LDS Access” mobile classroom: transforming disabled children’s lives through learning project. (Vancouver)

• A Rocha Canada – $33,231 was invested to fund the Farm & Forest: Ecological Literacy, Social Connections and Food Security project. (Surrey)

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Large Stream Projects (R3) 

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• Atira Women's Resource Society – $250,000 was invested to fund the Women's Parklet project.

• British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) - $72,000 was invested to fund the Cultivating Non-Violence in Today's Youth through the Humane Education project.

• Canadian Health and Fitness Institute (CHFI) - $234,394 was invested to fund the Active Communities - Healthy Ways project.

• Cosco Seniors Health and Wellness - $30,000 was invested to fund the Energizing Responsive Services: Aging Well, Myths Dispel response to the pandemic project.

• Skawahlook First Nation – $100,000 was invested to fund the Syéxw Chó:leqw Adventure Park Outdoor Education & Health Living Initiative project.

• Westminster House Society for Women - $60,055 was invested to fund the Intensive Outpatient Virtual Recovery Program.