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Funding helps organizations adapt to impacts of COVID-19 pandemic

The Community Services Recovery Fund was a one-time $400 million investment made by the Government of Canada. It helped community service organizations (charities, non-profits, Indigenous governing bodies) adapt and modernize their operations to help recover from the impacts of the pandemic.

This program was a collaboration between the Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada and United Way Centraide Canada. The Victoria Foundation, alongside community foundations from across the country, granted funds to organizations in our respective regions.

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Funded by the Government of Canada's Community Services Recovery Fund

Grant recipients: Southern Vancouver Island

$1,146,080 funded to 21 organizations on Southern Vancouver Island. These funds helped improve the efficacy, accessibility and sustainability of the community services provided by the grantees during the pandemic recovery period and beyond. The Victoria Foundation supported applications to the ‘Investing in Systems and Processes’ project focus area on Southern Vancouver Island. View the full program results.

Surrounded by Cedar

Surrounded by Cedar’s Community Services Recovery grant funded additional office space and an upgrade to meet the demand for services during the pandemic. They were able to use the funds to ensure their staff could safely deliver services to their community.

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