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The community foundation

for Delta, British Columbia, Canada

As Delta's only community foundation, we provide an opportunity for donors to become community builders. We help donors develop their philanthropic goals then achieve those goals. We do that by matching their interests and concerns with community needs and opportunities. Then we find innovative and responsible ways to give their investments lasting impact for the long term.

Homeless benefit from COVID-19 emergency fund

Posted on Jun 17, 2020

Homeless people in the community needing a little extra during the coming months ahead and into the Fall will receive gift cards, food and help if they come to the door of the Ladner United Church and Delta’s Emergency Response Shelter with the help of a $1,000 Covid19 Relief Grant from the Delta Foundation, Delta's community foundation.

Food Bank support from the O'Keeffe family

The O'Keeffe Family Fund and Sandra O'Keeffe have donated $2,508 to the South Delta Food Bank through the Delta Foundation. The Food Bank, which has experienced increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, is one of five causes supported by the O'Keeffe family.

Support for vulnerable populations suffering during pandemic now coming through Emergency Community Support Fund

Posted on May 19, 2020

Vulnerable populations across Canada continue to be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Marginalized groups, youth, children and the elderly, essential workers, and newcomers are just some of the communities that are facing increased challenges right now.

Poverty relief for mothers

Poverty relief for mothers through Mamasfor MamasFor low income mothers and families raising children as they struggle with trying to make ends meet, all volunteer Mamas for Mamas, in Delta, welcomes relief of $8,000 to cover the cost of groceries, diapers, formula, counseling and the part-time, temporary hiring of somebody to deliver and pick up. Funding of $4,000 comes from the Rotary Club of Ladner, which resonated with Mama’s for Mama’s vision that no mother or caregiver, or child, is left behind, especially during this even more challenging period of COVID-19 restrictions. The Delta Foundation matched that donation with another $4,000 in community relief funding. -- photo courtesy of Delta Optimist

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South Delta Food Bank receives support in hard times

South Delta Food Bank helps provide supplemental support in the way of groceries to 80 individuals and families dealing with short or long term poverty. It has experienced increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Food Bank has received $2,000 from the Delta Foundation to help continue supporting those in our community who need food for themselves and their families.

Small grants for neighourhoods … at a social distance

Last year Delta Foundation offered funding support up to $500 to groups of Delta residents to get together for shared projects or just to socialize near their homes with the Neighbourhood Small Grants. With matching funds from the Vancouver Foundation and administrative support of the City of Delta the program funded 17 projects over the summer months.

This year, given social distancing and other measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a similar program is now offered to residents throughout Delta as the “Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants (R-NSG)” program. As before, this new grant stream will support small scale community projects to build community strength and resilience, foster community creativity and wellbeing, and tackle social isolation. This year, however, the program will follow new social/physical distancing guidelines.

Chamber music in Delta

From intimate recitals to dynamic chamber ensembles, presented in Delta, at the South Delta Baptist Church, and in New Westminster, Coquitlam and the North Shore, Vancouver Chamber Music Society invites some of Canada’s best musical talents together with internationally acclaimed artists to present unforgettable musical experiences to the public. Delta Foundation has supported the Society with $1,750.

89th birthday celebrated with gift to Delta community

On the occasion of his 89th birthday, retired electrical contractor, who immigrated from Essex, England at a young age, George Ling, is donating $4,371 to the Delta Foundation for a community cause where there is need, such as housing and food bank.

Delta-wide, multi-agency group for children and youth receives Foundation support

The Child and Youth Committee, a multi-agency group which plans and acts in support of children and youth in Delta, will use $2,000, received from the Delta Foundation on September 17, 2019, to provide community-wide events like information fairs and workshops.

Representatives of social service agencies and other organizations in Delta collaborate through the Committee to promote and deliver accessible, high-quality prevention, intervention and support services for children and youth and their families, through an integrated service delivery approach.

Beautification of townhome community — Neighbourhood Small Grant

Having replaced a wooden retaining wall with concrete last summer, a 34-unit townhouse complex in Tsawwassen found the new wall unsightly in contrast to the attractive surroundings.

Shoreline clean up with Neighbourhood Small Grant

Eighty volunteers of all ages, from Tsawwassen and Ladner, assembled on a Saturday in June and removed 6,045 pounds of debris off 16 local shorelines. The clean up crew tracked what was being collected then weighed, sorted and transported it for recycling or waste disposal. A Neighbourhood Small Grant from the Delta Foundation, through funding from the Vancouver Foundation, covered hospitality and other expenses.

Hydrotherapy pool at Centre for Child Development supported

Over 3,000 children and youth with special needs in the South Fraser area, including 600 children living in Delta, receive various therapies from The Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland so they can reach their potential.

Townhome BBQ with Neighbourhood Small Grant

A 30-year-old townhouse complex in Ladner attracted 90 seniors residents to a community BBQ in one of the cul-de-sacs on July 21, 2019 with the help of a Neighbourhood Small Grant of $400.

Annual neighbourhood street party with Neighbourhood Small Grant

Mexican Fiesta was the theme of the ninth neighbourhood street party in Ladner on July 13, 2019. This year the local residents were given an extra boost with $300 from a Neighbourhood Small Grant from the Delta Foundation, through funding from the Vancouver Foundation.

Spring Swap with Neighbourhood Small Grant

Household items and clothing were the “currency” among families and neighbours in a Delta neighbourhood at a May 4, 2019 Spring Swap. The swap ran from 10 am to 2 pm with no limits on the number of items each person could take home or on the people who were welcome to attend. A Neighbourhood Small Grant from the Delta Foundation, through funding from the Vancouver Foundation, covered hospitality and other expenses.

Sound improved for community classroom

Serving up to 100 people seated, the Heritage Room education wing of Cedar Park Church, as a facility for the community as well as the church, now provides an essential portable audio equipment system with support of the Delta Foundation.

North Delta block party with Neighbourhood Small Grant

A culturally diverse neighbourhood in North Delta, ranging from young children to seniors, held a block party on September 7, 2019 simply to bring the local community or neighbourhood together. It was funded by the Neighbourhood Small Grants from the Delta Foundation, with funding from the Vancouver Foundation.

Tsawwassen street party with Neighbourhood Small Grant

Continuing an event of the past two years, a group of Tsawwassen residents held an end-of-summer street party on September 7 to mark the subdivision’s 45th Anniversary. The event organizers wanted to reach out to more people, young and old, living in the area to help celebrate, with the help of $400 from the Delta Foundation’s Neighbourhood Small Grants program, funded by the Vancouver Foundation.

Small grants can boost Delta neighbourhoods

Delta residents who want to connect and engage with others to make their community a better place to live can do something about it with a Neighbourhood Small Grant from the Delta Foundation.

Based on a simple but powerful idea – that everyone is a valuable member of the community and that we all have something to share — Neighbourhood Small Grants of $50 to $500 can enable local residents to strengthen their community by bringing people together, sharing their skills and knowledge, celebrating diversity, and increasing their sense of belonging.

Support for workshop to support families of Little House substance abuse clients

Little House Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Society’s Heart of the Family workshop provides family members, spouses, and friends of those enroled in the recovery program with a chance to learn about substance use disorder, available resources, and coping skills for every family member. For some families which find the cost of workshop to be a challenge, a grant by the Delta Foundation, from the Sam Fogel Fund, of $3,566, will help them participate.