The Family Resource Centre is one of the 11 recipients of Council Discretionary Grants (photo by Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)
Council Discretionary Grants
Nearly $48K in Vernon grants going to local agencies
Jun 10, 2025 | 12:55 PM
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Almost a dozen local agencies are going to receive some financial aid through Vernon’s Council Discretionary Grant program.
There were 16 agencies who applied for grants in the April intake period this year. Eleven were approved for funding totalling nearly $48,000:
- B.C. Wildlife Federation: $8,000 (of a requested $18,000) for the purchase of one National Archery in the Schools Program-standard archery kit for use in a Vernon school
- Family Resource Centre Society for the North Okanagan: $2,700 for the purchase of panic buttons
- Kalamalka Starfish Society: $8,250 (of a requested $15,000) for the food costs related to feeding students at 11 of the 20 local schools
- North Okanagan Pipes and Drums: $5,000 for uniform purchases
- Okanagan Quality of Life Society: $3,000 (of a requested $6,300) for the purchase of computers, printers, and software
- Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Vernon: $1,561.12 for costume purchases
- Vernon Community Band: $400 for regular program funding
- Vernon Amateur Athletics Association: $5,000 for the purchase of high jump mats and hurdles
- Vernon Lawn Bowling: $2,000 for the purchase of a new fridge and sink
- Vernon Paddling Centre Society: $2,000 to support the Adaptive Paddling Program wheelchair porta potty rental
- Vernon She Shed Society: $10,000 (of a requested $20,000) for the purchase of new equipment and flooring replacement.
Hope Air, Mackie Lake House Foundation, and the Vernon Montessori Society also applied to the program, but were denied grants due to limited funding available.
