Vancity Community Grants
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| Issuing Organization(s) | Vancity |
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| Category | Animals & Wildlife, Environment, Health, Social Well-Being |
| Description | Over the years Vancity has invested over $34 million to groups working to achieve positive social and environmental change in British Columbia. Please review our granting areas carefully to determine if your project meets the guidelines.
Community project grants are for those projects that focus on acting on climate change, facing poverty and growing the social economy. Applications that demonstrate work in two or more of these three strategic areas are preferred, as are those that focus resources specifically at marginalized people (including Aboriginal people, immigrants, refugees and people with low incomes). Learn more. Targeted grants for projects in key focus areas
This area includes projects and organizations that reduce our community’s environmental impact and promote solutions to climate change. Find out more about Vancity’s grants for acting on climate change.
This area includes grants for projects and organizations working to help move people with low incomes from poverty into self-reliance. Find out more about Vancity’s grants for facing poverty.
This includes projects and organizations that promote and support not-for-profit sustainability, and projects that encourage the growth and development of co-operatives, not-for-profits and social enterprises. |
| Issuing Notes | Community branch grants
Each Vancity branch makes small grants of up to $500 to support local initiatives that meet our community leadership goals in the communities our branches serve. If you’re interested in applying for a branch grant, contact your local branch for details. |
| Deadlines | January 31, May 15, September 15 |
| Link | https://www.vancity.com/MyCommunity/NotForProfit/Grants/CommunityProjectGrants/ |
| Contact | Region 1: Vancouver/North Shore
Includes: Bowen Island; North Vancouver; Vancouver; West Vancouver Contact: Senior Coordinator, shannon_condon@vancity.com Region 2: Burnaby/Tri-Cities Includes: Burnaby; Coquitlam; New Westminster; Port Coquitlam; Port Moody Contact: Senior Coordinator, michelle_pandher@vancity.com Region 3: Richmond/Surrey Includes: Delta; Ladner; Richmond; Steveston; Surrey; Tsawwassen; White Rock Contact: Senior Coordinator, michelle_pandher@vancity.com Region 4: Fraser Valley Includes: Abbotsford; Aldergrove; Chilliwack; Cloverdale; Langley; Maple Ridge; Mission; Pitt Meadows Contact: Senior Coordinator, louise_pochailo@vancity.com Region 5: Victoria/Gulf Islands Includes: Capital Regional District; Gulf Islands Contact: Community Investment Manager, danella_parks@vancity.com |
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| Previous Recipient(s) | BC Wildlife Federation, Better Environmentally Sound Transportation, Bridges for Women Society, British Columbia Food Systems Network, Cameray Community Fund, Catching the Spirit Youth Society, Centre of Integration for African Immigrants, Changing Climates Educational Society, Chrysalis Society, Children's Arts Umbrella Association, DreamRider Theatre Society, Fraserside Community Services Society, Greater Victoria Volunteer Society, Haney Farmers Market Society, Hope in Shadows, Junior Achievement of British Columbia, Kids Up Front Foundation, Leave Out Violence BC, Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, Neighbours Food Cooperative, Neworld Theatre Society, OPTIONS: Services to Communities Society, Pacific Community Resources Society, Potluck Café Society, Quest Food Exchange, Richmond Food Bank, Street Corner Media Foundation, Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation, The Firehall Theatre Society, The Galiano Club, The Kettle Friendship Society, Tradeworks Training Society, Vancouver Fruit Tree Project Society, Vancouver Native Health Society, Working Gear Clothing Society |
| Country Awards Granted In | Canada |
| Region(s) Awards Granted In | Vancouver, North Shore, North Vancouver, Vancouver, West Vancouver, Bowen Island, Burnaby, Tri-Cities, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Steveston, Tsawwassen, White Rock, Aldergrove, Chilliwack, Cloverdale, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows, Fraser Valley, Cloverdale, Victoria, Gulf Islands |
| Tags | Vancity, Community Grants, climate change, poverty, social economy, |
