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
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
Family Resource Centre Society for the North Okanagan
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
Gavin Lake Forest Education Society
Harwood Elementary School
Helping Out People Exploited
JW Inglis Elementary
Kidney Foundation
Literacy and Youth Initiatives Society of the North Okanagan (Junction Literacy Centre)
Literacy Society of the North Okanagan
Mission Hill Elementary School
Mission Hospice Society
Nexus BC Community Resource Centre
North East Native Advancing 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
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)
Schubert Centre
Silver Star Elementary School
Social Diversity for Children Foundation
St. Albert Community Information & Volunteer Centre
Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation
Thompson Rivers University (EUReKA! Science Program)
The Kidney Foundation
Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation
Vernon Learning Disabilities Association
Vernon Native Housing
Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club
Vernon Science and Discovery Society
Victoria Women’s Transition House
W.L. Seaton Secondary School
Yo Bro Yo Girl Youth Initative Society
Zajac Ranch Society
News in the Community
Grants Awarded in 2021
Thank you to all the organizations who have submitted an application for this year. The Foord...
Okanagan Science Centre Roof Repairs
A donation to the Okanagan Science Centre has people cheering from the rooftop. The Foord Family...
Grants Awarded in 2020
Thank you to all the organizations who have submitted an application for this year. The Foord...
Allan Brooks Nature Centre Online Learning Program
Vernon’s Allan Brooks Nature Centre is ready to launch the first phase of a brand new online...
Grants Awarded in 2019
Thank you to all the organizations who have submitted an application for this year. The Foord...
Grants Awarded in 2018
Thank you to all the organizations who have submitted an application for this year. The Foord...
Grants Awarded in 2017
Thank you to all the organizations who have submitted an application for this year. The Foord...
Grants Awarded in 2016
Thank you to all the organizations who have submitted an application for this year. The Foord...
New $1.6 Million Facility for Children with Special Needs announced for North Okanagan
A community initiative called Build the Clubhouse is underway to construct a new $1.6 million...
Alexis Park Elementary School Library
Thank you to the Foord Family Foundation for their contribution to our school through their grant...
Sealant Project
Thanks to the Foord Family Foundation, CDAC will offer preventive sealants for low income grade...
Funding from the Foord Family Foundation for busing
Like nature itself the Allan Brooks Nature Centre’s busiest time of year is springtime and their...