Now more than ever, Community Service Organizations (charities, non-profits, and Indigenous Governing Bodies) are playing a key role in addressing persistent and complex social problems faced by all Canadians. The Community Services Recovery Fund is a $400 million investment from the Government of Canada to...
In 2020, the Sunshine Coast Foundation recognized the need to be a local leader in the movement to advance gender equality. Around the same time, we applied for a Gender Equality Grant through the Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) and we were fortunate to receive it....
A new endowment at the Sunshine Coast Foundation has been established in memory of Glenda Mitchell. Glenda’s bright smile and charming sense of humour have been missed since her death from cancer this past November. Throughout her illness, Glenda was able to secure support from the...
A new report from the Sunshine Coast Foundation and Living Wage for Families BC has estimated that the 2021 living wage for the Sunshine Coast is $19.79 per hour. A Living Wage is the amount that each adult must make to support the basic expenses...
The Board of the Sunshine Coast Foundation is very pleased to announce that it has appointed Connie Baxter as its incoming Executive Director. Connie brings more than 30 years’ experience in non-profit and municipal government leadership to the role. She is passionate about working collaboratively...
A new endowment at the Sunshine Coast Foundation has been established in memory of Jennifer Gray. Jen was an active contributor to life on the Sunshine Coast before her death from cancer last summer. Helping others and giving back to the community had always been a...
The Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue Association lost a long-time volunteer earlier this year, Robert Allen. In his memory, the Association is establishing an endowment at the Sunshine Coast Foundation. Annual grants from the Robert Allen Memorial Endowment will support land search and rescue activities...
The Board of Directors of the Sunshine Coast Foundation announces that, after five years at the helm, Wendy Francis will retire as Executive Director early in 2022. Wendy joined the Foundation in January 2017 and has provided strong leadership that has supported a period of...
On June 11th the four food banks on BC's Sunshine Coast launched a Coast-wide food bank drive to raise $100,000 for their current and future operations by July 15th. With COVID-19 exasperating financial pressures for families on the Coast, the local food banks- the Sunshine Coast Food Bank, the Pender Harbour Food Bank, the Salvation...
Philanthropy for the 3rd Millennium is a program of the Sunshine Coast Foundation that engages with a group of younger (~25-50) workers and community leaders. Its goal is to help them understand the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the Sunshine Coast, the role of philanthropy...