The City of Abbotsford, in partnership with Vancity Community Foundation, is seeking applications for funding for projects that will help prevent and reduce homelessness in Abbotsford.
A total of $1.3 million has been provided in Abbotsford by the federal government as part of the Reaching Home program for 2021-22.
Reaching Home is a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness by providing direct support and funding to designated communities, Indigenous communities, territorial communities, and rural and remote communities.
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The City of Abbotsford became a designated community under the Reaching Home program in June 2020.
Project proposals must fit one of the three following categories to be considered for funding:
• capital projects
• services (housing services, prevention and shelter diversion or client support services)
• coordination of resources/data collection
Proposal applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20.
The Abbotsford’s Reaching Home community advisory board will review all proposals and provide recommendations to city council for project funding approval in October.
Questions can be sent to reachinghome_abbotsford@vancity.com. More information is available online at abbotsford.ca/reachinghome.
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