Supporting communities of the North Okanagan

Community Support

The following registered Canadian charities have previously been awarded a grant to support their initiatives:

Abbotsford Hospice Society
Alexis Park Elementary School
Allan Brooks Nature Centre
Archway Society for Domestic Peace
Athletics for Kids Financial Assistance Society
Air Rescue One Heli Winch Society
Autism Okanagan
Autism Society of BC
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central & Southern Interior of BC
Blind Beginnings
Boys and Girls Club Vernon
Canadian Mental Health Association – Vernon
Canadian Red Cross Society
CanAssist at the University of Victoria
Castlegar & District Community Services Society
Charles Bloom Secondary School
Cherryville Elementary School
Children’s Heritage Fund
Chilliwack Restorative Justice
Choices for Youth
City of Vernon (for a Bike Skills Park)
Clarence Fulton Secondary School
Columbia Basin Environmental Network
Community Dental Access Center
Community Foundation North Okanagan
Cops for Kids Charitable Foundation
Crisis Intervention and Public Information Society of Greater Victoria
Ellison Elementary School
Enderby and District Community Resource Society
Environmental Youth Alliance Society (EYA)
Family Resource Centre Society for the North Okanagan
Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail Society
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
Gavin Lake Forest Education Society
Greater Vernon Museum and Archives
Harwood Elementary School
Helping Out People Exploited
JA British Columbia
JW Inglis Elementary
Kalamalka Secondary School
Kidney Foundation
Lavington Elementary School
Literacy and Youth Initiatives Society of the North Okanagan (Junction Literacy Centre)
Literacy Society of the North Okanagan
Learning Disabilities of BC – Vernon Chapter
Mackie Lake House Foundation
Men’s Shed Vernon Society
Mission Hill Elementary School
Mission Hospice Society
Nexus BC Community Resource Centre
North East Native Advancing Society
North Okanagan Friendship Center Society
North Okanagan Hospice Society
North Okanagan Neurological Association
North Okanagan Youth & Family Services Society
North Valley Gymnastics
O’Keefe Ranch and Interior Heritage Society
Okanagan Boys and Girls Club – Vernon
Okanagan Landing Elementary School
Okanagan Science Center
Operation Freedom Paws Canada
Pallium Foundation of Canada
Partners in the Horn of Africa
Pedal Foundation
Power to Be Adventure Therapy
Rain City Housing and Support Service Society
Reach Out Youth Counselling & Family Services
Ronald McDonald House
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
School District #22 (Scholarships, Brown Bag Program, Crossroads Program, Student Support Services, Alternative Learning Program)
Schubert Centre
Silver Star Elementary School
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Social Diversity for Children Foundation
St. Albert Community Information & Volunteer Centre
Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation
The Children’s Family House Society of B.C.
Thompson Rivers University (EUReKA! Science Program)
The Kidney Foundation
Upper Room Mission Society
Vernon & District Family History Society
Vernon and District Immigrant and Community Services Society
Vernon Community Music School
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation
Vernon Learning Disabilities Association
Vernon Native Housing
Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
Vernon Science and Discovery Society
Vernon Secondary School
Victoria Brain Injury Society
Victoria Women’s Transition House
W.L. Seaton Secondary School
Yo Bro Yo Girl Youth Initative Society
Zajac Ranch Society

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Previous Grantees

Thank you to all the organizations who have submitted an application for this year.

The Foord Family Foundation is pleased to provide the following organizations with a grant to support these initiatives.

  1. Allan Brooks Nature Centre Society
    Allan Brooks Nature Play Space
  2. Archway Society for Domestic Peace
    Family Therapy & Healing through Horses Programs
  3. Autism Society of BC
    Social groups for children impacted by autism and other intellectual disabilities
  4. Canadian Mental Health Association, Vernon & District Branch
    Super Saturday and Friday Night Live – Tween Development
  5. CanAssist at the University of Victoria
    Teen Work
  6. Children’s Heritage Fund
    The Bridge Program
  7. Clarence Fulton Secondary School
    Breakfast Program
  8. Columbia Basin Environmental Network
    Wild Voices Program
  9. Community Dental Access Centre
    Access to Dental Care for Low Income Children and Youth
  10. Cops for Kids
  11. Ellison Elementary School
    Breakfast Program
  12. Enderby & District Community Resource Society
    Enderby Safe Summer Program & Early Years Fair
  13. Harwood Elementary School
    Transforming our School Library to a Learning Commons
  14. The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC & Yukon Branch
    Kidney Kids Camp
  15. Literacy Society of the North Okanagan
    Skills Boost After School Reading Club
  16. North Okanagan Neurological Association
    (NONA Child Development Centre) Child, Family & Community Resource Support
  17. Okanagan Boys & Girls Clubs
    Teen Junction Commercial Dishwasher
  18. School District No.22
    Scholarship
  19. Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation
    Take a Hike Program
  20. Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
    Dynamic Opportunities for Youth Rowing Program
  21. Vernon Science and Discovery Society
    New Space for Space and Planetarium Visitor Experience
  22. Vernon Learning Disabilities Association
    Supported Tutoring and Advocacy Program
  23. W.L. Seaton Secondary School
    Breakfast and Lunch Program
  24. Yo Bro Yo Girl Youth Initiative Society
    YBYG Training Employment Program for Youth Alumni
  25. Zajac Ranch Society
    Zajac Camper Allowance

Thank you to all the organizations who have submitted an application for this year.

The Foord Family Foundation is pleased to provide the following organizations with a grant to support these initiatives:

  1. Air Rescue One Heli Winch Society
  2. Autism Society of BC
  3. Charles Bloom Secondary School
  4. Cherryville Elementary School
  5. Chilliwack Restorative Justice
  6. Clarence Fulton Secondary School
  7. Columbia Basin Environmental Network
  8. Community Dental Access Center
  9. Cops for Kids Charitable Foundation
  10. Crisis Intervention and Public Information Society of Greater Victoria
  11. Enderby and District Community Resource Society
  12. Environmental Youth Alliance Society (EYA)
  13. Family Resource Centre Society for the North Okanagan
  14. Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail Society
  15. Harwood Elementary School
  16. Helping Out People Exploited
  17. JW Inglis Elementary
  18. Lavington Elementary School
  19. Learning Disabilities of BC – Vernon Chapter
  20. Men’s Shed Vernon Society
  21. North Okanagan Hospice Society
  22. North Valley Gymnastics
  23. School District #22
  24. School District #22 (Alternative Learning Program)
  25. School District #22 (Crossroads)
  26. School District #22 (Student Support Services Branch)
  27. Sleep in Heavenly Peace
  28. Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation
  29. The Children’s Family House Society of B.C.
  30. Thompson Rivers University (EUReKA! Science Program)
  31. Upper Room Mission Society
  32. Vernon & District Family History Society
  33. Vernon and District Immigrant and Community Services Society
  34. Vernon Community Music School
  35. Vernon Secondary School
  36. Victoria Brain Injury Society
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