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Friday, August 5, 2022 10:00 AM
Residents of Surrey and White Rock will soon have greater access to more nutritious food through grants to local food security projects.
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Monday, July 25, 2022 9:30 AM
Indigenous and Black women, women of colour (IBPOC) and their families will see continued assistance from the local non-profit organization Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour (SNIWWOC), due to a $50,000 grant from the Province.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 1:27 PM
People who are vulnerable and and have low incomes will be supported with more than $440,000 in government funding for local poverty-reduction projects on Vancouver Island and in coastal communities.
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Thursday, March 24, 2022 11:45 AM
A new $34-million fund for non-profit groups in British Columbia will provide much-needed support for organizations that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to struggle during recovery.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2022 12:45 PM
A new labour market study will provide insights into British Columbia’s non-profit sector and help identify solutions to sector-wide challenges.
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Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:15 AM
British Columbians experiencing or at-risk of homelessness will benefit from expanded services, supports, and more timely access to care, thanks to new investments in Budget 2022.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022 7:30 AM
Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, and Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development, have issued the following statement in recognition of Community Social Services Awareness Month, March 1-31:
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Thursday, November 25, 2021 9:30 AM
Local governments will have the opportunity to apply for the third round of the Province’s Poverty Reduction Planning and Action Program grants to help develop local strategies and solutions to address poverty.
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Monday, November 15, 2021 8:30 AM
As many as 30 eligible British Columbians will get skills training to prepare them for jobs in the hospitality industry in the Okanagan and Shuswap regions.
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Monday, October 4, 2021 2:55 PM
Increasing supports and services in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic helped some of B.C.’s most vulnerable people, as outlined in the 2020 annual report on poverty reduction.
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