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Community Prosperity Fund

This Program is Now Closed. No New Applicants are Being Accepted.

The Community Prosperity Fund was a $25 million investment from the Government of B.C. that advances poverty reduction and social inclusion in local communities. The Government of B.C. recognized that non-profits are vital to people and communities in B.C. They are important partners, often providing services to those made vulnerable in all corners of British Columbia. The Community Prosperity Fund was able to successfully drive positive change in Kamloops and the surrounding region.

“The Community Prosperity Fund will be immensely beneficial for charities, non-profits and Indigenous-serving organizations in our region. We know these organizations improve our communities by advancing poverty reduction and social inclusion. If they thrive, we thrive. This means that this type of funding is essential for our community to grow and create communities where we all belong.” 

Announced on the inaugural B.C. Nonprofit Day, the Community Prosperity Fund was a unique funding structure that allows communities and organizations to decide how they use the funding. BCICF ensured applications were reviewed at the local level. The Community Prosperity Fund also responded to what the community needed by creating space to implement the funding over up to three years and supporting both operational expenses and project delivery funding. This made sure that non-profits could decide what would most benefit them and their communities.

The following projects are being supported in Kamloops, Chase, Ashcroft and Merritt:

  • $100,000 was invested to A Way Home Kamloops Society to support the operation of their Scattered Sites Housing Program that provides a Housing First solution to homelessness;
  • $100,000 was invested in the BC Association of Pregnancy Outreach Programs to move forward with their mission to operate a 6-bedroom bed-based program for perinatal individuals, who use or have used substances, and their infants;
  • $70,087 was invested to Big Bear Child and Youth Advocacy Centre to support and sustain their core operations and activities;
  • $80,821 was invested to Chase and Area Family Services to provide direct community support in food justice, low-income assistance, and resource provision;
  • $100,000 was invested to fund Kamloops Pastoral Charge United Church of Canada to support the PITStop program;
  • $80,822 was invested to fund Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre Society to build and deliver support groups;
  • $29,350 was invested to fund Nicola Valley Community Arts Council to facilitate therapeutic art programs;
  • $50,000 was invested in The Ashcroft HUB Society to sustain core operations and enhance staff training, increasing their overall capacity.
  • $3,920 was invested to fund Kamloops Hospice Association to support staff in completing a certificate program, equipping them to provide culturally relevant care to those in their final stages of life.