Image: Supplied by K. Paddon / Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon welcomes the news that over $700,000 in community gaming grants will be awarded to Chilliwack-area organizations.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Community funding

Chilliwack-area organizations receive over $700,000 to bolster community services, food banks

Jul 13, 2022 | 12:24 PM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack MLAs Kelli Paddon and Dan Coulter say an annual funding allocation of over $700,000 will help Chilliwack-area non-profits and service clubs flourish by doing what they do best.

Chilliwack Community Services and Chilliwack Hospice Society each received $100,000 in community funding through the Community Gaming Grants program. A total of 18 Chilliwack-area agencies were bolstered through the funding allocation.

“Whether it’s the Chilliwack Hospice or Agassiz-Harrison Community Services, every one of the organizations receiving this funding are vital to our communities,” Paddon said. “I’m so grateful for everyone who is involved in making sure people in our communities receive the care they need, from volunteers to employees, to those in government who deliver this funding, thank you,” Paddon said.

Other Chilliwack-area agencies on the beneficiary list include Alano Club of Chilliwack ($45,000), Ann Davis Transition Society ($72,000), Chilliwack Learning Society ($30,000), and Chilliwack Resource Centre ($10,000).

Even smaller non-profits like Chilliwack Resource Centre ($10,000) benefited from the generous infusion, as did Kiwanis Club of Chilliwack ($15,000), Kiwanis Club of Sardis ($45,000), Scouts Canada 1st Fairfield ($2,000) and Scouts Canada 6th Chilliwack ($10,200)

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Rosedale Traditional Community School Society was awarded $20,000, while Promontory Heights Elementary Community Association received $12,000.

Chilliwack Senior Peer Counselors can maintain its platform of enhancing the social and mental health of seniors thanks to an allocation of $49,300.

Rounding out the list were Chilliwack Youth Health Centre Society ($40,000), Knights of Columbus ($30,000), Steller’s Jay Lions Club ($15,000), Kateslem Youth Society ($50,000), and Agassiz-Harrison Community Services ($62,675). The funds for Agassiz-Harrison Community Services will provide children, youth and family services, as well as food and nutrition services.

“We have faced a lot of challenges in the last few years, and organizations that offer human and social services have been there for us every step of the way,” Coulter said. “Investments like this are one way our government helps essential organizations, like Chilliwack Community Services, continue to deliver amazing outcomes to people in our communities.”

Image: Supplied by MLA Dan Coulter

The NDP-led B.C. government will distribute more than $61 million in grants to 1,364 human and social services organizations around B.C. This funding means people can continue access to services such as food banks, children and youth programs, mental health supports, and other services that enhance health and well-being.