Our third wave of Community Response Funds is hitting British Columbia mailboxes with another $121,120 going out to 15 charitable organizations. Since the First West Foundation launched the Response Fund in May, $476,820 has been granted to organizations focused on basic needs and food security in Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union, Enderby & District Financial, a division of First West CU, Island Savings a division of First West Credit Union and Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union regions. Combined with annual granting, a total of $1,164,440 has been infused into communities across BC so far this year.
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6470 201 St
Langley, British Columbia
V2Y 2X4
Top company causes
Food & Nutrition
Social Services
Financial Literacy
Top employee causes
Food & Nutrition
Animal Welfare
Health & Well-being
Youth Development
Education
Food & Nutrition
Animal Welfare
Health & Well-being
Youth Development
Education
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Dollars Donated
7K
Hours Logged by Employees
$142K
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Our social, environmental and people practices are integral to strengthening our communities and ensuring that in years to come, our credit union, our members and employees, live, work and play in a healthy and sustainable community.
District of Mission Arts Council
British Columbia Hockey League
Mission Hospice Society
Langley Environmental Partners Society LEPS
RibFest Langley
Abbotsford Arts Council
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It is great to see a Good Company, such as Envision Financial, giving back to their local community. Local acts of kindness, volunteerism and donations help to make our country the amazing place that it is today. A big thanks to Envision Financial for their contributions to building a stronger and more connected community.
Shelina JamaniSOS Children's Village BC
Envision staff are amazing! Envision has been a great supporter of SOS Children's Village BC over the years and continue to not only want to help but are always so eager and happy which makes every project and volunteer efforts so successful. We LOVE having Envision as a part of our volunteer team and think of them as part of our SOS BC family!
Mackenzie GaytmennBig Brothers Big Sisters of Langley
Envision Financial has been a long-term supporter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Langley. This organization has made an effort to be involved in each of our annual fundraising events and their impact has a significant reach! We thank them for continually choosing to support our cause and their commitment to our organization and families we serve.
Envision Financial Run for WaterAbbotsfordSep 27, 3 - 9pm
Join us at the 2020 Envision Financial Run for Water for a day of fun activities at our booth!
Hosted by Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union.
We’re excited to celebrate the community leadership of Jimmy Whitlock with an Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union SimpleGenerosity award. A $1,000 donation in Jimmy’s name has been made to the New View Society.
For more than 2 years, Jimmy has been leading an initiative he created to raise awareness of mental illness and the services New View offers to our community. Jimmy started what is called the New View Jersey Challenge—a series of 10 jerseys are passed from person to person as a friend or family nominates them. The idea is each takes a photo of themselves in the jersey and shares their experiences or knowledge around mental illness and New View Society. The photos are posted on social media where individuals can consider donating to the New View Society. Jimmy has been a champion for creating awareness and supporting our community's most vulnerable.
Jimmy is thoughtful, reliable, accountable, kind, and takes initiative. He is a true leader and inspiration. Jimmy is now part of our New View family; he inspires all of us to be the change. With the proceeds that Jimmy has raised we are able to extend and offer additional opportunities for our members and we are grateful for the financial and advocacy Jimmy brings.
For more than 2 years, Jimmy has been leading an initiative he created to raise awareness of mental illness and the services New View offers to our community. Jimmy started what is called the New View Jersey Challenge—a series of 10 jerseys are passed from person to person as a friend or family nominates them. The idea is each takes a photo of themselves in the jersey and shares their experiences or knowledge around mental illness and New View Society. The photos are posted on social media where individuals can consider donating to the New View Society. Jimmy has been a champion for creating awareness and supporting our community's most vulnerable.
Jimmy is thoughtful, reliable, accountable, kind, and takes initiative. He is a true leader and inspiration. Jimmy is now part of our New View family; he inspires all of us to be the change. With the proceeds that Jimmy has raised we are able to extend and offer additional opportunities for our members and we are grateful for the financial and advocacy Jimmy brings.
We love our #communities & we know you do, too! We're proud to announce our Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union Community Endowment grants for 2020. We're sending out $420,486 to 33 different organizations. For a complete list of who's who & what's what, check out the link: http://bitly.ws/8RqE
On the frontlines
Join the Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union and First West Foundation Community Help Fund and donate today to support our local hospital and frontline workers.
We’re pleased to provide a $500 donation to kick start fundraising efforts and help our community thrive.
Tell us about your charity and how the community can help your organization
Through the generosity and passion of our supporters, we fund and promote outstanding healthcare at Delta Hospital and in our community. We are grateful for our community's support of critical needs at Delta Hospital. Hospital staff are working around the clock to keep our community healthy and safe. The Delta Hospital COVID-19 Response Fund will support equipment needs related to COVID-19. By making a charitable gift in support of our COVID-19 Fund, you can help us to ensure our staff and patients have access to the very best equipment and resources possible.
Donate
https://dhchfoundation.ca/
Keeping families safe
Sending thanks and a $500 donation from the Community Help Fund of Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union and First West Foundation to our friends at Reach Child and Youth Development Society to support the purchase of PPE supplies. Join us and donate today and help keep families safe.
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Reach Child and Youth Development Society (REACH) is a value based non-profit organization that has been providing support services to children and youth with special needs and their families for over 60 years. In response to needs within our communities, REACH has developed a wide variety of programs and services over the years that serve Delta, Surrey and Langley.
In addition to children with autism, children from birth to nineteen years of age with an array of developmental disabilities such as Down Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, learning and physical disabilities as well as behavioural and mental-health challenges all benefit from the range of support systems offered by REACH.
Each year over 1,200 children benefit from programs and services at Reach. Our family-centered, individualized and responsive approach means that families experience success and each child is given the opportunity to reach their potential.
At the onset of Covid-19, we very quickly had to alternatives to continue to support our REACH families. For parents with a child with special needs, these times are even more stressful and challenging so it is vital that we remain connected to offer them support and tools to manage day to day.
With our group and in-person therapy programs cancelled since the onset of COVID-19, we have been working hard to maintain virtual contact and services to carry on with therapy sessions, provide parents tools and materials, offer counselling and support to our vulnerable children and families as best as we can. Our goal is to assist with challenging behaviours and work with parents to develop strategies to continue their children's Individualized Education Therapy Plan (IEP) within their homes.
Additionally, Covid-19 has resulted in a dramatic increase in the the number of children and families who are in need of REACH Counselling services as as result of the added stressors and impact on mental health and well-being.
As we enter Phase two of the Covid re-start plan, we are having to purchase a lot of PPE to ensure the safety of all of our staff, children and families as we begin resume in-person services.
Our priority is to ensure that we have the necessary PPE and safety equipment in place to safely resume the programs that are most effectively done in-person such as out Autism therapies and Counselling. We are most grateful for any support the community can offer with PPE or donations for purchases.
Donate
https://www.reachchild.org/giving/
Caring for local families
Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union and First West Foundation are donating $500 from our Community Help Fund to help raise funds for local moms, dads and caregivers. Join us!
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Mamas for Mamas is a charitable organization that supports mothers and caregivers in crisis by providing ongoing support to individuals and families facing various poverty-related struggles.
We are committed to giving a hand up, not just a hand out to those struggling by providing them with essential needs. We are actively engaging with multiple levels of government and non-profit agencies; together we are working to change the systems that contribute to the vicious cycle of poverty, mental health issues, housing, and food insecurity.
In typical Mamas style we have created a task force to help all those affected by this pandemic; whether that be financially, emotionally or physically. We are banding together to #Respondlikeamother.
As Mamas, we tend to take care of everyone else first, to make sure our children, partners and parents’ needs are met. Keeping on trend, we recognize this is not just a Mamas issue, but an everyone issue. It is time to build longer tables, not higher fences.
Let’s gather at the table the seniors that do not have the ability to leave their homes to buy groceries. The mothers patiently waiting for their child tax benefit to come through to buy their essentials. The single dad that is unable to work because he needs to stay home and care for his children. Big picture, we all need to come to the table.
Poverty in our community is going to increase significantly over the next days, weeks and months. The long term effects will be catastrophic to those on a limited income.
So today we ask you to join us by contributing whatever you can bring to the table. We all know someone, or many people who will need help in the coming weeks and months. It starts here and now.
It takes a village to raise a child, and it is going to take a resilient and dedicated community to raise the bar on how we treat each other in times of uncertainty. Let us be the example of how a community can #respondlikeamother
This digital fundraiser will be in support of maintaining the emergency and crisis relief support required for the clients of our at-risk program that will continue to fill the gaps in poverty relief. Poverty comes in all forms, and we all need to make sure our mamas and their families have their bases covered.
We will continue to be on the front lines and working with other agencies to come together, gather our resources and get them to the people who need them. We are as always providing a hand up, not a hand out.
Donate
https://www.mamasformamas.ca
Community Help Fund
We're pleased to provide a $500 grant from the Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union and First West Foundation Community Help Fund to further the efforts of MOSAIC and its programs for families in our community.
Tell us about your charity and how the community can help your organization
Since 1976, MOSAIC has worked to strengthen communities by supporting newcomers in building their new lives in Canada.
MOSAIC provides comprehensive programs and services for refugees, immigrants, migrant workers and refugee claimants in BC, furthering the success and sense of belonging of individuals from diverse backgrounds and enriching communities.
Donations will help MOSAIC continue to make a difference for newcomers with:
• Assistance through our newly launched Health Navigator program to navigate online portals for COVID-19 self assessment, available in 18 languages
• Help for families with virtual school work, story time, music and English language training
• Emotional support and safety planning for women experiencing gender-based violence
• Assistance with applications for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and other supports
• Social connections from virtual practice sessions of the Multicultural Seniors Choir to online peer support gatherings
Donate
https://www.mosaicbc.org/about/donate/donation-form/
Volunteers needed to mentor local youth
One of the most valuable gifts we have to give is our time. The Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union and First West Foundation Community Help Fund is donating $500 to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fraser Valley mentoring programs. Learn more and donate or register to volunteer today!
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We continue to look for volunteers to become mentors to young people in the community. We expect the need for mentors to grow significantly over the next 18 months.
For some, volunteering is not an option so a donation helps us with our recruitment of volunteers and with our programming costs.
Donate
http://www.mentoringworks.ca
A Community Help Fund donation of $500 from Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union and First West Foundation is on its way to Chilliwack Hospice Society to help kickstart their fundraising efforts. COVID-19 restrictions have impacted planned giving opportunities--join us and help keep programs in place to help those in need.
Chilliwack Hospice Society
We support adults, teens and children who are facing terminal illness, or grieving the loss of a loved one. With help from the community we can continue to offer all of our programs and services free of charge to those who need it. Programs such as 1-to-1 Grief support, Hearts can Heal, Grief support for Children, Horse Whisperer Grief Camp for Children & Teens, Relaxation Therapy for those with terminal illness, Supportive Walking Program, Traumatic Loss Grief Groups, and much more. With COVID-19 we have lost all of our fundraising opportunities, donations are very much reduced, our Thrift store had to remain closed for many weeks. All of this has had a devastating effect on our finances at a time when people need our programs and services now more than ever. We hope you will see the importance of the support that we offer to the community and you might consider helping us with financial support. Thank you
http://chilliwackhospice.org/
Name of Charity
Chilliwack Hospice Society
Tell us about your charity and how the community can help your organization
We support adults, teens and children who are facing terminal illness, or grieving the loss of a loved one. With help from the community we can continue to offer all of our programs and services free of charge to those who need it. Programs such as 1-to-1 Grief support, Hearts can Heal, Grief support for Children, Horse Whisperer Grief Camp for Children & Teens, Relaxation Therapy for those with terminal illness, Supportive Walking Program, Traumatic Loss Grief Groups, and much more. With COVID-19 we have lost all of our fundraising opportunities, donations are very much reduced, our Thrift store had to remain closed for many weeks. All of this has had a devastating effect on our finances at a time when people need our programs and services now more than ever. We hope you will see the importance of the support that we offer to the community and you might consider helping us with financial support. Thank you
Donate
http://chilliwackhospice.org/
Strengthening local families
The Community Help Fund from Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union and First West Foundation is sending a grant of $500 to our friends SOS Children's Village BC to jumpstart their fundraising efforts. Join us and help local families.
Tell us about your charity and how the community can help your organization
My name is Shelina and I’m a full-time member of the Development team at SOS Children’s Village BC. I have three amazing children, a wonderful husband, and two curious dogs. To keep myself busy in my ‘off time’, I also run my own tea shop and teach prenatal classes.
Then along came COVID-19. I’ve had to close my business, I am not teaching any classes, and I am home with my family 24/7. Along with the surprising challenges of working from my dining room, this ‘forced’ family time has been my blessing. The other night, when I was having trouble falling asleep, I began to wonder about the homeless youth in our communities and how the global pandemic might be affecting them. I felt a swell of sadness and worry.
Six years ago, there was a youth standing outside our office in the pouring rain, so naturally I invited him in. This young man had no jacket and was shivering – he was waiting for a ride that never came. We chatted for quite some time and as he relaxed into the environment, I asked him if he would like something to eat. He ended up polishing off the lunches of two staff members. He shared with me that he had been in many different foster homes before aging out of care. He said that his defense mechanism was to make himself unlovable before his newest family had a chance to reject him.
With his permission he was immediately referred to the Transition to Adulthood (TTA) team. They supported him in finding safe accommodation, purchasing food and other necessities, and getting employment. The inner strength of these youth is always inspiring, and we nurture their natural resilience by providing a safe and stable relationship with a caring youth worker. At SOS BC we practice what we preach every day: “Once an SOS kid, always an SOS kid”. As a graduate of the TTA program he can reach out to us at any time as part of our community of belonging. After all, how many of your kids have come back home between lumps and bumps? We do not stop being parents when our kids leave the nest.
Please give what you can, and let these kids know that they do matter! With your gift you are sending them a clear message: SOS BC is their forever home and people are paying attention. Thank you in advance for continuing to be our Village through thick and thin.
Donate
https://www.sosbc.org/what-can-you-do/leave-the-light-on-campaign/
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We're committed to giving back to the community!View the Pledge
6470 201 St
Langley, British Columbia
V2Y 2X4
Top company causes
Food & Nutrition
Social Services
Financial Literacy
Top employee causes
Food & Nutrition
Animal Welfare
Health & Well-being
Youth Development
Education
Food & Nutrition
Animal Welfare
Health & Well-being
Youth Development
Education