Grant to our community:
Health and Social Development
Introduction
Healthy individuals make for strong communities. But for some members of our community it can be a struggle just to meet basic needs. Vancouver Foundation provides grants in the area of Health and Social Development to ease the effects of poverty, and help citizens live healthier, more productive lives. From helping people develop appropriate skills, encouraging healthy lifestyles or engaging people who are marginalized, these grants build stronger communities from the ground up.
Purpose
The purpose of the Health and Social Development grants is to support projects that are designed to enhance the capacity of adults, families and communities to create healthy, caring, safe and supportive environments for all.
Goals
- Support innovation in working with people to improve their quality of life, particularly projects that have the potential to create systemic change.
- Support initiatives that will build the capacity of community agencies, communities and volunteers who are working to advance the health and well-being of individual adults and families.
- Encourage initiatives that support the development of inter-agency cooperation, collaboration and dialogue with particular interest in projects that support public, private and social sector partnerships and those that build linkages with other sectors of the community (i.e. arts, environment, economic, education, business etc.).
- Support prevention, public education and social development activities that will enhance or improve the broad determinants of health within communities (i.e. nutrition, education, safety, housing and employment), with particular emphasis on projects that will help to mitigate the effects of poverty.
- Focus on issues and approaches that have been identified through informal neighbourhood and local community networks, directly involving local citizens and volunteers.
- Support initiatives which welcome the presence and participation of groups who have been labelled, marginalized and isolated.
Advisory Committee
To apply
Submit your Letter of Intent - first step to apply
Funding Guidelines - eligibility, what we fund, etc.
Application Process - steps to apply
Application Deadlines
Frequently Asked Questions
Vancouver Foundation Contact
Tel: 604.688.2204
Email: info@vancouverfoundation.ca
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Disability Supports for Employment Fund
Supports initiatives by non-profit, charitable organizations that promote the social and economic independence of individuals with disabilities.
Neighborhood Small Grants
Helping residents become active in their neighbourhoods and strengthening their communities from the ground up.
Letter of Intent: submit here
To apply
Submit your Letter of Intent - first step to apply
Funding Guidelines - eligibility, what we fund, etc.
Application Process - steps to apply
Application Deadlines
Frequently Asked Questions
Grants Search
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