The Victoria Foundation has been publishing the annual Victoria’s Vital Signs report since 2006, but it wasn’t until 2012 that Sports and Recreation was added…
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Food Security Centre a testament to power of commmunity
The speech below, delivered by Matthew Kemshaw at the announcement of the purchase of the Food Security Distribution Centre, is a testament…
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$100,000 Available for Grants to Improve Oral Health
June 26, 2019, Victoria The Victoria Foundation announced this week that it’s seeking grant applications for projects aimed at improving accessibility to oral health services…
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Chloe & Aubrey Berry Bursary Fund
Chloe and Aubrey were happy, generous, warm, caring of their friends and imaginative. Chloe was wise beyond her years, clever and articulate. She had an…
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Guest Blog: Connecting kids with nature
Peninsula Streams Society recently established a legacy fund hosted and managed by the Victoria Foundation. The Peninsula Streams Society Fund will provide a source of…
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Local grocers launch Island Food Caring campaign to support Food Rescue Project
Five grocery store operators and the Victoria Foundation announced the launch of Island Food Caring, a new campaign to raise awareness and funds for the…
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2019 Donor Tea honours leaders of today and tomorrow
The Victoria Foundation’s annual Donor Tea event, recently held at Government House, is a way for our staff and board to thank the donors who…
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Vital Victoria Podcast – Episode #13 – Learning
American children’s rights activist Marian Wright Edelman once said, “Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better…
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Guest Blog: Youth Volunteerism – Barriers and Breakthroughs
There were five panelists (three youth with lived experience and two adults with lived experience/field expertise) who spoke at the Youth Volunteerism: Barriers…
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Guest Blog: Vital Youth finale celebrates young philanthropists
For a long time, I connected philanthropy to wealth. In my mind a philanthropist was a rich person who donated their money to charity. This…
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