PROVINCIAL FUNDS


$4.25 MILLION SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT BC


The Victoria Foundation is helping to meet the needs of people and communities throughout BC. In addition to the work we do locally, the Victoria Foundation hosts and administers a number of provincial funds.


In 2010, over $4.25 million was awarded to support thousands of individuals, families and organizations in all areas of the province.


$2 MILLION FOR FASD SUPPORT AND PREVENTION


The BC Ministry of Children and Family Development granted $10 million to the Victoria Foundation for a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Action Fund. In 2010, almost $2 million was distributed to numerous projects serving communities throughout BC. The projects help improve the lives of people living with the disorder, and promote prevention and education on FASD.


$1.4 MILLION FOR YOUTH EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE


The Youth Education Assistance Fund provides bursaries for post-secondary education for youth formerly in Government care. The Foundation has held this fund since 2002. Almost


$1.4 million was awarded to 249 post-secondary students last year.


$698,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS


The Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society, working in partnership with the Victoria Foundation, supports post-secondary education by providing scholarships and awards for students. The Government of BC granted the Scholarship Society $38 million for endowment funds. In 2010, $698,000 helped 173 students pursue post-secondary studies at 25 universities, colleges and institutions across the province.


$153,000 FOR ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY


The Lex Reynolds Adoption & Permanency Trust Fund supports groups that help children and youth find and maintain lifelong connections through adoption or other permanent avenues. In 2010, 7 full grants and 16 mini-grants were awarded totalling $153,000.


Grants and scholarships from these provincial funds have reached every corner of the province, benefitting thousands of BC residents.


ABORIGINAL INITIATIVES


WORKING WITH ABORIGINAL PEOPLE IN BC


Over the past decade, the Foundation has supported Aboriginal people through funding programs for individuals and organizations, and as the trustee for First Nations’ settlement funds. We also host endowment funds for Aboriginal- serving organizations such as Surrounded by Cedar here in Victoria.


FUNDING FOR ABORIGINAL PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS


All of the funds awarded through the Scholarship Society’s BC Aboriginal Student Award – over $253,000 in 2010 – go to Aboriginal learners pursuing post-secondary education in BC. In addition, approximately 20% of bursaries from the Youth Education Assistance Fund go to Aboriginal youth formerly in Government care.


For organizations serving Aboriginal people, we provided funding to help children and youth find and maintain lifelong connections through adoption and permanency, and to improve outcomes for people with FASD, many of whom are Aboriginal. In 2010, the Foundation also provided grants for language preservation, a learning program for Métis and First Nations middle school youth, and a pre-school program at the Victoria Native Friendship Centre.


HELPING FIRST NATIONS BUILD CAPACITY


As the trustee for settlements with the Kwadacha and Tsay Keh Dene Nations, the Victoria Foundation provided funding for 43 projects in 2010 that are helping these First Nations improve their social and economic well-being.


Health workers, school upgrades and supplies, a safe house for children, community greenhouses, a society for elders and equipment for managing reservoir lands were some of the projects funded in 2010.


Since 2002, the Foundation has invested $22 million in Aboriginal people and communities in BC. With our track record and experience, we’re helping hundreds of individuals access programs and services, and supporting capacity building within Aboriginal communities and First Nations.


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