People receiving provincial income assistance in British Columbia who are also eligible to receive the new federal Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) will keep the entire…
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Food security grants for two local organizations
More than $4 million is supporting 65 organizations in British Columbia, including two locally, to strengthen food security infrastructure that helps redistribute food to people…
City pushes province on rising costs from homelessness
Rising costs around homelessness in the City of Cranbrook to municipal taxpayers, and the need for better supports to local service providers and programs by…
Local pilot project gets grant to eliminate period poverty
Through a provincial grant announced in May 2022, United Way BC has dispersed approximately $220,000 for 10 pilot projects that work toward the elimination of…
Funding for wildfire and integrated natural resources work
As many as 120 eligible people will receive training to prepare them for employment in wildfire and integrated natural resources fields in five regions around…
New grant to support sustainable community services
Community social-service agencies and families stand to benefit from provincial investments in research and a new grant program that will support long-term sustainability of the…
Financial assistance available for displaced Ukrainians
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. Eligibility…
Celebrating AccessAbility Week
Letter to the Editor May 29 to June 4 is AccessAbility Week in British Columbia and in Canada. While this is the fifth year our…
Grant helps project look into poverty reduction in region
The B.C. Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction today announced that a joint East Kootenay poverty reduction project will be receiving $73,800, part of…
New WorkBC app available to help find jobs
British Columbians have another tool to navigate B.C.’s labour market and can search and find employment opportunities on the go with the new, easy-to-use WorkBC…