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December 17, 2015
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With the arrival of Syrian refugees in B.C. high on the mainstream news agenda, Fresh Voices Youth Advisory Team members Dina Ganan and Diego Cardona have been speaking to the media about how the community can come together to support new refugees. Recognizing what refugees will bring to our...
November 18, 2015
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Fostering Change is an initiative of Vancouver Foundation to improve policy, practice and community connections for young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood. We’re working in collaboration with a growing set of partners to achieve our goal – that every young person leaving foster...
November 6, 2015
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If you are considering making a donation to any of Vancouver Foundation’s charitable causes or to your endowment fund before the end of the year, please keep in mind the following deadlines: December 17th, 2015 - Deadline date for donating gifts of securities. Gifts must be in the Vancouver...
November 2, 2015
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We are pleased to release the Fall 2015 edition of the Vancouver Foundation Magazine, Finding Inspiration in Generosity . Vancouver Foundation Magazine brings you stories of modern philanthropy. It features the people and organizations that are making a difference in communities across British...
October 23, 2015
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Image credit: Kamloops Art Gallery Facebook Page Jann Bailey was a valued member of Vancouver Foundation’s Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, from 2012 up until her death in October of this year. She was a passionate advocate of our work, as well as the many extraordinary projects and creative...
October 23, 2015
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Vancouver Foundation’s Fresh Voices initiative has launched a new website: freshvoices.ca The Make-It-Count campaign website has served us very well. An amazing 2,399 signatures to our petition, and changes by government to the way English Language Learning (ELL) is framed in schools across the...
October 15, 2015
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On Thursday October 8, 2015, Mark Gifford, Director of Grants and Community Initiatives and the Fostering Change Initiative at Vancouver Foundation spoke about leadership requirements to address issues facing young people leaving foster care. "How do we line up support around the caregivers, social...
October 14, 2015
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Vancouver Foundation proudly announced the winners of the 2015 Fresh Voices B.C. Awards and the 2015 National Fresh Voices Artivism Award to a packed crowd of young people, community members, business leaders and elected officials at Vancouver’s Terminal City Club. The 2015 awards recognize the...
October 9, 2015
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Vancouver Foundation, partnership with the Carnegie Community Centre, is proud to announce the Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants program is now accepting fall 2015 applications. For many years, we’ve been working together to give downtown east side artists the opportunity to advance their careers...
September 2, 2015
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Vancouver Foundation is proud to announce the expansion of the Neighbourhood Small Grants program into two new communities through co-funding partnerships with Clayoquot Biosphere Trust and Victoria Foundation . Residents in Clayoquot Sound and Victoria (Hillside-Quadra) can apply for a small grant...
August 13, 2015
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“They’re an inspiration,” Michael Galli says about refugee students he has met during his 20-year tenure teaching English as an additional language (EAL). Galli is past president of BC TEAL, the association of BC teachers of English as an additional language, established in 1967. TEAL and its...
July 28, 2015
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Vancouver Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of Fostering Change Grants for 2015. Our commitment to this work stems from a long-standing investment to end youth homelessness by focusing our efforts on a group of people at high risk of homelessness − young people previously in foster...
July 20, 2015
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19th Birthday Exhibit Youth who were formerly in government care currently comprise 40% of homeless youth in British Columbia. Many of these young adults transitioning out of care face challenges such as finding a job and permanent homes. Developed by youth through the Youth Homelessness Initiative...
July 15, 2015
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Vancouver Foundation is proud to support a new program by Disability Alliance BC (DABC) that aims to help put money back in the pockets of 20,000 British Columbians with Disabilities. The launch of Tax Assistance and Information for People with Disabilities DABC (Tax AID DABC) will help people with...
July 8, 2015
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Born and raised in Burnaby, Trevor Hall understands the importance of every person doing their part to make our community a better place to live. Trevor started his career as a youth care worker for a non-profit organization, providing front-line services for children with developmental...
June 29, 2015
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Community Foundations of BC Gathering In November, Vancouver Foundation was proud to host the Community Foundations of BC Gathering, a three day workshop designed to inspire learning, develop shared knowledge and further collaboration amongst BC’s 53 community foundations. The gathering featured...
June 26, 2015
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This week Kevin McCort and Al Etmanski visited with the hosts of Roundhouse Radio at their new site in Railtown. The new station plans to launch the urban talk and spoken word format radio station later this summer. During the visit, Kevin and Al met with CEO Don Shafer and Director of Programming...
June 22, 2015
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Screen Shot 2015-09-25 at 4.15.51 PM.png To meet the people behind the numbers, please read our 2014 Year In Review
June 10, 2015
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For the past six years Judie Cummer has been getting together with her neighbours to plan an annual block party, supported by a grant from Vancouver Foundation’s Neighbourhood Small Grants program. The block party draws up to 200 neighbours from the surrounding area and members of the local police...
June 9, 2015
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On May 13th 2015 our Fresh Voices initiative hosted “My Mother’s Home” to honour the stories of resilience and diverse migration journeys of racialized immigrant and refugee mothers in British Columbia. More than 160 people attended the sold out event at the Vancity Theatre to watch our film, view...
June 9, 2015
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On May 21 st Vancouver Foundation’s Neighbourhood Small Grants team hosted a one-day event to bring together coordinators, Resident Advisory Committee members and project leaders representing all the communities with whom we currently partner. The Summit included opportunities to connect and share...
June 2, 2015
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The Fostering Change team has been on the road with Community Conversation events across the lower mainland focused on getting communities talking and learning, sparking new thinking, and identifying priorities for grants to support youth in transition from foster care. Over 30 people attended our...
May 29, 2015
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Vancouver Foundation's Fostering Change initiative is hosting a day that focuses on supporting wellness for young people transitioning out of foster care. Our forum will bring together frontline staff working with young people to share their knowledge, expertise and questions. You will hear...
May 21, 2015
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We are pleased to release the 2014 Year-In-Review. Inside the report you’ll get an overview of initiatives we undertook this past year as well as discover the impact that donors have made in our community. Thank you for continuing to place your trust in Vancouver Foundation. Together we are...
May 20, 2015
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StepUp BC is an initiative of the provincial government’s Labour Market Partnership Project funded through the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training. In partnership with the Vancouver Foundation, StepUp BC was developed to support the human resource needs of non-profits in BC. StepUp BC...