Past Smart & Caring Recipients

2024 Grant Recipients

In 2024, just over $59,000 was granted to the following projects:

• Abbotsford Hospice & Grief Society – Child & Youth Grief Support Program
  Supporting grieving children and families in our local schools, while providing training and education for teachers and staff, with a focus on the indigenous community.
• Abbotsford Association for Healthy Aging – Seniors Social Cafe
  Facilitating and fostering friendships amongst older adults to help reduce social isolation and loneliness. Seniors Social Cafes are tailored to seniors to build on community connections and supports.
• Abbotsford Youth Commission – FOCUS
  FOCUS is a mental health group for youth with workshops that build skills around resilience, emotions, coping strategies, anxiety, stress, and self care.
• Creative Centre Society for Mental Wellness – Young Adults Support Program
  To support young adults with severe mental illness; foster recovery, community integration & societal contribution through volunteer opportunities. Expansion includes additional spaces & a teaching kitchen.
• Care for Women – Community Expansion
  To expand existing services for an additional 20 pregnant vulnerable and at-risk mothers and their babies with practical and emotional help with a 1:1 mentor in their home, meals, cleaning, transportation to medical appointments, and resources.
• Gathering Markit – School Lunch Kits
  Lunch kits come with a choice of drink, yogurt, granola bar, choice of fruit, fresh veggies, cheese and crackers. Parents can choose what their kids will eat for only $1 a kit.
• InAsMuch Community Society – Helping Newcomers Through Mental Health and Parenting Supports
  This project will provide parenting helps, and tools to encourage good mental health so newcomers can thrive.
• Salvation Army – Back to School Backpack Event
  Provides students in middle & high schools with packs filled with supplies along with a gig card/family to ease cost challenges.
• Volunteer Cancer Drivers – Abbotsford Cancer Patient Complimentary Transportation Program
  Provides complimentary, safe, compassionate & on-time transportation for Abbotsford Cancer parents to and from their essential care at designated Lower Mainland cancer centres.

2023 Grant Recipients

In 2023, just over $57,000 was granted to the following projects:

❤️ Abbotsford Hospice Society – Children & Youth Grief Support
???? Abbotsford Police Foundation – 2023 APF Celebrating Community
⚖️ Abbotsford Restorative Justice & Advocacy Association – The Graduated Mentoring Program
???? Archway Community Services – Seva Food Pantry
???????? Cyrus Centre – Breaking Down Barriers – Crises and Counselling
???? Gathering Markit – Meal Kits
????️ InAsMuch Community Society – Heal & Thrive – Mental Health Help for Refugees and Newcomers
???? Salvation Army – Back to School Event