We envision a region where all Basin residents and communities experience social well-being. This means that everyone can meet their basic needs, participate fully in community life and obtain support through strong social sector organizations.
Our Social Advisory Committee provides strategic advice to guide our support for social well-being in the Basin.
What's New
Kootenay families to benefit from new child care spaces May 26, 2021 - More parents in the Kootenays will be able to return to work, go back to school or pursue other opportunities as the Province and the Trust invest in new, licensed child care spaces, about 50 of which are expected to open in the fall. The Province is supporting three projects to create 125 new licensed child care spaces in Trail, Fernie and Elkford. The Trust is a partner on projects in Trail and Elkford.
More Child Care Spaces, Plus Many More Upgrades April 15, 2021 - Families in the Columbia Basin will soon have more child care options, and children will have better and safer places where they can play, build new skills, grow their imaginations and run about as they develop their bodies and minds.
Non-Profits To Close Technology Gaps March 22, 2021 - The Trust provides over $1 million to 178 organizations Non-profit, community and Indigenous groups in the Basin will receive support for technology-related initiatives with funding from Columbia Basin Trust this spring. Over $1 million will go to 178 organizations to […]View all Social articles.
Funding and Other Support
- If you have an idea that will strengthen social well-being and address social issues in communities, our Social Grants could help support it.
- Since 2017, the Trust has offered a Child Care Support Program.
- If you have a project idea that will create new child care spaces or improve the energy efficiency of your child care facility, the Child Care Capital Grants could support it.
- We have partnered College of the Rockies to offer, Early Childhood Educator Training Wage Program and Early Childhood Educator Wage Subsidy Program, to help address the shortage of Early Childhood Educators in the Basin.
- We have partnered with Kootenay Kids Society to provide advisory services to registered child care providers in the Basin. These advisory services will support, enhance and increase quality licensed child care spaces.
- If you need support making your non-profit organization stronger, our Non-profit Advisors Program can help you increase capacity, become more sustainable and become more efficient.
- We help Basin communities address literacy issues through our partnership with the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy.
- In 2019, the Trust and the Kootenay Boundary Community Services Cooperative (KBCSC) renewed a partnership to address common goals including strengthening capacity of social sector non-profits and developing innovative approaches to address complex social needs in the Basin. Learn more about the KBCSC.
- If your business or organization needs financial support but isn’t able to secure conventional financing, our Impact Investment Fund may be able to help.
Contact
Nicole MacLellan
Manager, Delivery of Benefits
nmaclellan@ourtrust.org
250.304.1674
Report Templates
See final report templates for Social programs below:
Social Connections Initiative Interim/Final Report Template
Food Recovery Initiative Interim/Final Report Template
Social Grants Final Report Template
ECE Workforce Development Fund Final Report Template
Child Care Capital Grants – Equipment Final Report Template
Child Care Capital Grants – Create or Improve Spaces Final Report Template
