Grants help improve access to fresh food in remote communities
Two northern First Nations communities will have greater access to nutritious food through grants for Indigenous-led food security projects.
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Honourable Nicholas Simons
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A new investment of $2 million will support the development and growth of British Columbia’s co-operative businesses, while expanding services for people who use them.
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.
Haida Gwaii and Nuxalk Nation will have greater access to nutritious food through grants to local food-security projects.
Residents of Surrey and White Rock will soon have greater access to more nutritious food through grants to local food security projects.
Kamloops and Lillooet area residents will have greater access to nutritious food through grants to local food security projects.
Two northern First Nations communities will have greater access to nutritious food through grants for Indigenous-led food security projects.
Community social-service agencies and families will benefit from provincial investments in research and a new grant program that will support long-term sustainability of the community social-services sector.
The Province is investing $8.4 million to advance reconciliation in the B.C. community social services sector.
Ukrainian citizens arriving in B.C. under the federal Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) can now apply for hardship assistance from the B.C. government.
As many as 36 eligible people will get occupational and employability skills training over three intakes to prepare them for jobs as veterinary assistants on the Lower Mainland.
People facing food insecurity in B.C. will benefit from new government funding for community-based programs.
A range of community services for people with disabilities throughout B.C. will be expanded, thanks to a provincial grant of $3 million over three years.
Thirty sites in eight municipalities and two Indigenous communities are receiving grants through the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) to support the creation of more welcoming, inclusive places for people living with disabilities.
A new initiative will improve the quality of life for British Columbians living with hearing and sight loss, which is known as deafblindness.
Government’s new accessibility plan, AccessibleBC, outlines how provincial ministries will embed accessibility and inclusion in their work and services over the next three years.
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