Drawing on key data and themes from our Vital Signs 2024 report, we will present a new Vital People/Vital Causes online and in the Coast Reporter on the first Friday of every month. Vital Cause: Financial Stability for Charities Charitable organizations on the Sunshine Coast are heavily reliant on two things to...
Drawing on key data and themes from our Vital Signs 2024 report, we will present a new Vital People/Vital Causes online and in the Coast Reporter on the first Friday of every month. Vital Cause: Seniors The Sunshine Coast Foundation’s Vital Signs 2024 found that, as of 2023, 50% of the Sunshine...
In August 2023, the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre (SSAC) took a significant step toward ensuring its longevity by establishing an Agency Fund with the Sunshine Coast Foundation (SCF). This move signals a commitment to securing the Centre’s financial future and continuing its vital support for...
‘Music was the portal to his soul’ remembers the late artist’s mother. The legacy of a visionary musician and environmental crusader has reached a generational milestone. Teenaged musicians now eligible for grants from the Daniel Kingsbury Music for Youth Endowment were not yet born when Kingsbury...
On April 26, the Sunshine Shack at Gibsons Community Centre celebrated 15 years of providing community inclusion and both paid and volunteer employment for people with diverse abilities. Gibsons Family Network (GFN) is a family organization that began in 2004 with the purpose of providing opportunities...
Established in 1976, the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre (SSAC) is a volunteer-driven organization that provides activities and services in support of the independence and well-being of its members, including an affordable and nutritious meal service program prepared by Chef Emily McPherson and team. For many,...
The final gathering of a two-year series dedicated to sharing Coast Salish weaving practices while fostering truth and healing took place this week in Sechelt. Earlier workshops of the Weaving a Gathering Place series involved cohorts of Indigenous women and Indigenous girls under the tutelage of...
The Board of the Sunshine Coast Foundation is very pleased to announce that Erin Storey has been appointed as its new Executive Director. Erin brings 25 years of management and leadership experience in for-profit, strata management, and small business ownership to the role. “With her strong...
Today – February 27, 2023 – is a very special day for us. It marks the 20th anniversary of our official incorporation. What started as an exploratory idea among a handful of community members in the spring of 2002, the Sunshine Coast Foundation has blossomed into a...
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....