Community Prosperity Fund

South Delta Baptist Church | South Delta Starfish Pack Program

We are excited to highlight our first Community Prosperity Fund Recipient, South Delta’s Starfish Pack Program. The Starfish Pack Program, run by the South Delta Baptist Church, supports Children & Youth  by providing children with backpacks of nutritious food to take home over the weekend.

The Starfish Pack Program provides food for children over the weekend. Hundreds of students go to school Monday morning having had no food over the weekend, donations to Starfish Pack Program help change this.

Grant Recipient Impact Statement

“This grant could not have been better timed, as with the growing food prices and inflation, we were working hard to fundraise and keep our costs down. We are serving 60+ students now which means that our yearly costs are around $45,000 per year. Through generous grants like this, we can ensure that the Starfish Pack program will continue for years to come. We are incredibly thankful that the Delta Community Foundation selected us as one of the recipients of this award and we are so thankful to be a part of this wonderful community that supports the work that we are doing for students and families.” – South Delta Baptist Church, Starfish Pack Program

500,000 in Funding received through Community Prosperity Fund - Applications now being accepted!

The Delta Community Foundation has partnered with the Province of British Columbia and the Vancouver Foundation to distribute $500,000 in grants  through the Community Prosperity Fund. The Delta Community Foundation will fund multi-year grants for local charities committed to poverty reduction and social inclusion iniatives.

More about the Community Prosperity Fund
The Community Prosperity Fund (CPF) is a multi-year program investing $25 million into community organizations in British Columbia that are focussed on poverty reduction and social inclusion. The CPF is one of four funding streams under the Stronger Community Services Fund – a broader $60 million commitment from the BC Government to invest the nonprofit sector.

The CPF is an incredible opportunity to build relationships, deepen existing ones and support community well-being.

The application portal is now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied for Community Prosperity Funding!

The Community Prosperity Fund grant recipients will be announced in late August.

Please note that only one application can be submitted per organization for Community Prosperity Funding and we cannot directly fund Non Qualified Donees the Non Qualified Donee will have to have a sponsoring organization or qualified donee to apply with in order for our Foundation to issue the funds. We would issue the funds to the NQD.