CMHA Vernon is one of the 22 area organizations benefiting from provincial grants (photo by Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)

By Liam Verster

Community Gaming Grants

Area organizations benefit from provincial grants

Jul 13, 2022 | 1:10 PM

Nearly two dozen organizations that serve area residents are benefiting from provincial funding.

The Community Gaming Grants program is providing 22 organizations in the area with a total of $951,100 in funding to improve services that benefit members of the community.

“There are so many organizations in our community that are dedicated to improving the lives of others, especially in times of great need,” said Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee.

“With these grants, we are supporting their vital work so that they can continue being there for our friends and neighbours.”

The top beneficiaries in the area are the Vernon and District Association for Community Living ($105,000); North Okanagan Child Care Society ($100,000); North Okanagan Neurological Association ($98,000); Vernon Science & Discovery Society ($86,000); and the Vernon and District branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association ($84,000).

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Other organizations receiving funds through the Community Gaming Grants Program include:

North Okanagan Hospice Society – $63,000
Vernon Upper Room Mission Society – $60,000
Community Dental Access Centre (North Okanagan) Society – $55,000
Whitevalley Community Resource Centre – $54,500
Archway Society for Domestic Peace – $43,000
Shuswap Okanagan Treatment Society – $32,000
Cherryville Community Food & Resource Society – $25,000
Literacy Society of the North Okanagan – $23,500
Family Resource Centre Society for the North Okanagan – $23,000
Schubert Centre Soiety – $22,000
Vernon Lodge No. 45 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada – $20,500
Rotary Club of Vernon – $16,000
Rotary Club of Vernon: Silver Star – $16,000
Lumby & District Health Services Society – $11,000
Learning Disabilities Association of British Columbia, Vernon Chapter – $5,000
Scouts Canada: 1st BX Group – $4,100
North Okanagan Optimist Club – $4,000

In total, more than $61 million in grants is being distributed to 1,364 human and social service organizations across B.C. through this program this year.

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by Liam Verster

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