The province is extending BC Hydro’s Customer Crisis Fund (CCF) to continue providing support for people in financial crisis and help avoid disconnections of their…
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Committee members needed to help build barrier-free B.C.
Applications are open for people to serve on the new Provincial Accessibility Committee. The Accessible British Columbia Act is now law, and the first step…
Grant supports inclusive employment for small business
Employers in British Columbia are receiving support to create inclusive work environments for people with disabilities through a $4.8-million grant from the province. Over the…
Food Bank, Community Garden benefit from COTR gift
Donated garden sheds were constructed by college’s Introduction to Construction students Two Cranbrook organizations, the Cranbrook Food Bank and Community Connections (organizers of the Community…
Recognizing the role of community social services workers
Letter to the Editor Community Social Services Awareness Month is a perfect time to take a moment to thank one of the over 42,000 people…
Eligibility expanded for work experience grants
The third intake of the province’s Work Experience Opportunities Grant has broader eligibility requirements. “Based on feedback we received during the first two intakes, we’re…
Work experience grant supports inclusive economic recovery
Non-profit organizations can now apply for the second round of the province’s Work Experience Opportunities Grant to help deliver work experience placements to British Columbians…
B.C. Recovery Benefit applications to begin soon
The B.C. government today introduced legislation to secure funding for approximately 3.7 million British Columbians to receive the tax-free B.C. Recovery Benefit. Passage of the…
Grants awarded to promote inclusion
Fourteen community-based projects in B.C. are benefiting from $450,000 in government funding to increase accessibility and community inclusion, including the Kootenay Brain Injury Association’s Whole…
Emergency support for vulnerable people continues
The B.C. government is extending the provincial temporary crisis supplement for people on income or disability assistance and low-income seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. “As…