The Prince George Community Foundation is giving $960,550 in funding to support 20 projects in northern B.C. through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund.
The Community Services Recovery Fund is a one-time investment of $400 million by the Government of Canada to help community service organizations, charities, non-profits, and Indigenous governing bodies located in Canada dealing with long-term impacts of the pandemic.
The following projects are being supported in Prince George:
- $38,700 was invested to fund the Spruce Capital Senior Recreation Centre – Prince George for Modernizing Communications, Marketing, and Governance.
- $44,000 was invested to fund the Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Society for their Technology Innovation Recovery Plan
- $70,200 was invested to fund Theatre North West Society for their Communication, Marketing and Fundraising: The Reboot program.
- $63,000 was invested to fund Northern BC Friends of Children Society for their Digital Transformation & Data Capacity project.
- $98,700 was invested to fund the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation for their Adapting HRIS and Asset Mgt Automation and System program.
The following projects are being supported elsewhere in central and northern B.C.:
- 35,550 was invested to fund the Canadian Mental Health Association of South Cariboo for Increasing Cybersecurity within their organization.
- $62,720 was invested to fund the Bella Coola Foodshed Alliance for their Governance Enhancement Project
- $22,191 was invested to fund Quesnel & District Child Development Association for a Virtual Services Support Room.
- $13,695 was invested to fund Atlin Historical Society for Website Re-development.
- $86,020 was invested to fund Northern Edge Sport Association - Smithers for their NESA Facility Management Software, Hardware & Security Upgrade Project.
- $19,750 was invested to fund Terrace & District Community Services for Digital Transformation and Data Capacity program.
- $40,000 was invested to fund the Gitsegukla First Nation for their Documents and Records Management project.
- $49,500 was invested to fund Connexus Community Resources for their Accounting Software Enhancement project.
- $32,000 was invested to fund Tl’azt’en Nation for their Building Resilience program.
- $71,665 was invested to fund Gitxsan Child and Family for their GCFSS System Enhancement project.
- $14,409 was invested to fund the Crooked Leg Ranch Society to support their Increased Animal Rescue Capacity Post-Covid program.
- $10,900 was invested to fund Kitimat Community Services for a Technology Upgrade.
- $10,500 was invested to fund the Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club to introduce satellite services for onsite programs and communications.
- $100,000 was invested to fund the Kwadacha Nation for their Sage Intacct Finance Program Upgrade
- $77,100 was invested to fund the Ulkatchol First Nation for their Ulkatchol Health and Wellness Policy Development project.
