Community Services Recovery Fund

$1,146,080 funded to 21 organizations on
Southern Vancouver Island

 

Now more than ever, charities and non-profits are playing a key role in addressing persistent and complex social problems faced by all Canadians. The Community Services Recovery Fund is a one-time investment of $400 million made by the Government of Canada to help community service organizations (charities, non-profits, Indigenous governing bodies) adapt and modernize.

 

The funds will help them be better equipped to improve the efficacy, accessibility and sustainability of the community services that they provide through the pandemic recovery and beyond. The Victoria Foundation supported applications to the ‘Investing in Systems and Processes’ project focus area on Southern Vancouver Island. The Canadian Red Cross supported the ‘Investing in Program and Service Innovation and Redesign’ funding stream and United Way Centraide supported the ‘Investing in People’ funding stream.

Southern Vancouver Island Funding Recipients

  • Quadra Village Community Centre 
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Social services  Four part project implementing cloud based accounting, improving online donor content, improving hybrid meeting capacity and providing improved program accessibility through translation.  $19,973.00  
  • Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Development and housing  Investment in equipment, IT/digital infrastructure, and physical space  $27,500.00  
  • Cowichan Green Community Foundation
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Duncan  Social services  Investment in equipment, IT/digital infrastructure, and physical space  $28,359.00  
  • Cowichan Valley Hospice Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Duncan  Social services  Investment in equipment, IT/digital infrastructure, and physical space  $29,045.00  
  • Greater Victoria Lifetime Network Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Social services  Building on existing technology to enhance digital infrastructure and transformation and data capacity  $60,120.00  
  • Green Teams of Canada
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Environment  Investment in equipment, IT/digital infrastructure, and physical space  $96,446.00  
  • Hulitan Family and Community Services Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Social services  Decolonizing policies and governance  $33,000.00  
  • Island Kids Cancer Association
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Social services  Developing partnerships or mergers  $57,910.00  
  • Island Sexual Health Society HR Program Development
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Health  Diversity, equity, inclusion and reconciliation related work  $42,650.00  
  • Mayne Island Food Bank Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Mayne Island  Social services  Developing/redesigning organizational strategies  $48,425.00  
  • Nourish Cowichan Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Duncan  Social services  Development and implementation of communications plan including small contact management system  $78,782.00  
  • Pauquachin First Nation
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    North Saanich    Investment in equipment, IT/digital infrastructure, and physical space  $100,000.00  
  • Salt Spring Arts Council
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Salt Spring Island  Arts and culture  Digital transformation and data capacity  $71,030.00  
  • SeaChange Marine Conservation Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    North Saanich  Environment  Developing/redesigning organizational strategies  $15,755.00  
  • Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Vancouver Island
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Social services  Digital transformation and data capacity  $100,000.00  
  • Sooke Fine Arts Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Sooke  Arts and culture  Developing/redesigning organizational strategies  $35,750.00  
  • Transition Salt Spring Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Salt Spring Island  Environment  Digital transformation and data capacity  $13,600.00  
  • Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees (VICCIR)
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Health  Investment in equipment, IT/digital infrastructure, and physical space  $98,300.00  
  • Victoria Chinatown Care Society
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Health  Investment in equipment, IT/digital infrastructure, and physical space  $25,010.00  
  • Victoria Event Centre
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Arts and culture  Developing/redesigning organizational strategies  $68,125.00  
  • Victoria Women's Transition House
    City  Sector  Project Type  Funding Amount 
    Victoria  Social services  Personnel (staff/volunteers) growth, engagement, and retention  $96,300.00  

About the Community Services Recovery Fund

The Victoria Foundation is proud to have worked with community foundations from across Canada as part of the Community Services Recovery Fund. This fund is a collaboration between the Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada, and United Way Centraide Canada to provide funding to Community Service Organizations, including non-profit organizations, Indigenous Governing Bodies or Registered Charities located in Canada. The Community Services Recovery Fund responds to what Community Service Organizations need right now and supports organizations as they adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

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