Administered by The Central Okanagan
Foundation. Contact Sandi Oloffs for
more information at 861-6160

DEADLINE for next grant cycle is:
February 23 2007 at 3:00 PM

Community Social Development Grants
Grants are available to registered non-profit
Kelowna based organizations offering primary
prevention programs to reduce the incidence of
social breakdown. Programs must be orientated towards
groups, preventative in nature and not funded by a senior government.
The application deadline is 3:30 p.m. on the last Friday of February.

Emergency Grants
Emergency grants may be available to registered non-profit organizations offering social programs in Kelowna, for the purpose of assisting the organizations through a financial crisis. Any monies granted will be short-term bridging funding only and will depend on the availability of funds in the Social Development Grant Reserve. Grants will not exceed $5,000.

Grants to Address the Sexual Exploitation of Youth
The Planning and Corporate Services Department administers Grants to Address the Sexual Exploitation of Youth. Annual allocations for these grants are based on business licence revenues. Handled by Community Planning, the grants are available to agencies developing programs to combat the sexual exploitation of those under 19 years of age within Kelowna city boundaries. The application deadline is 3:30 p.m. on the last Friday of February.

For all categories of grants, grant applications, letters of agreement and terms of reference are posted on the City of Kelowna Website. Paste the following address into your web browser:
http://www.city.kelowna.bc.ca/CM/Page89.aspx

For more information please contact Sandi Oloffs at the Central Okanagan Foundation at
(250) 861 – 6160, sandi_cof@shaw.ca or Theresa Eichler, Community Planning Manager, at (250) 469-8633, teichler@kelowna.ca