Drawing on key data and themes from our Vital Signs 2024 report, this is our final Vital People/Vital Causes for 2025. All previous editions of Vital People/Vital Causes can be found on our website. Vital Cause: Give Where You Live Small businesses are the backbone of the...
Sunshine Coast Foundation deploys donors' gifts where they matter the most If you're considering making a charitable gift this season, whether a large or small donation, a new fund or a legacy bequest, it often begins with the same question: "Where can my contribution make the...
The Sunshine Coast Foundation is inviting eligible local organizations serving the Sunshine Coast [1] to apply for funding through Free to Play, a new, multi-year initiative supporting projects that help children spend less time on screens and more unstructured time in the outdoors – imagining,...
November 13, 2025 – ch’atlich/Sechelt A rising cost of living—especially for housing—has caused the Sunshine Coast’s living wage to accelerate to the highest amount since the calculation began, this year’s report shows. The region's 2025 living wage is $26.65 per hour, an increase of 23 cents (0.9%)...
Our annual Responsive Community Grants program provides up to $10,000 to support community-strengthening programs and projects that respond to local and current needs. Beginning in 2026, we’re also introducing a simpler, one-step application process — eliminating the Letter of Intent stage to make applying more straightforward and efficient. With this change comes...
Honouring Susan and Bob Hoy: 2025 Darren Entwistle Community Builder Award Recipients We’re delighted to celebrate Susan and Bob Hoy, recipients of the 2025 Darren Entwistle Community Builder Award, presented at the Gibsons Community Building Society’s 11th Annual Gala Fundraiser & Tribute on October 4, 2025....
Drawing on key data and themes from our Vital Signs 2024 report, we will continue presenting a new Vital People/Vital Causes every quarter this year. Vital Cause: Arts & Culture's Contribution to Economic Health Arts and culture are more than a source of inspiration on the Sunshine...
In June 2025, we proudly awarded $9,450 in scholarships & bursaries to 10 outstanding SD46 graduating students in support of their post-secondary journeys: Jessica DeBoer The Women in STEM Bursary Fund Connor Dixon Patrina Thomson Memorial for Music and Dance Fiona Josna Felex Gordon/Parker Family Scholarship Fund for Nursing and Care Kylie...
We're thrilled to announce our 2025 Responsive Community Grants recipients. $142,895 in funding was distributed to 16 charitable organizations in support of their community-based programs and projects that address local and current needs on the Sunshine Coast: British Columbia Conservation Foundation $10,000 Restoring Wetlands for Wildlife in the...
Drawing on key data and themes from our Vital Signs 2024 report, we will continue presenting a new Vital People/Vital Causes every quarter this year. Vital Cause: Our Future Entrepreneurs Small business is the heart of the Sunshine Coast economy. Businesses offer young people their first jobs,...