stories - Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen

Youth now have support dealing with grief and loss

Processing the grief that accompanies the loss of a loved

Grant helps seniors services in the Similkameen keep on rolling

Many seniors across the South Okanagan Similkameen depend on the support

Local hamper program helps keep food on the table

The Food Cupboard at Oasis Church has seen firsthand how

First chance to give back

100 Men are hosting their first event of 2023, with

Schellenberg Family

Vance’s Camp Boyle Legacy Fund 1960 -1990 Vance was the

Charity sets new course in response to pandemic

NeighbourLink Summerland is a volunteer-driven organization that has been supporting

Safe home provides a haven of security and support

“The pandemic seems to have stirred something up.” These are

Grant helps newcomers move ahead

It can take as many as 15 years for newcomers

Remembering a community builder

When I met up with John and Bob Armstrong to

Bursary established to honour former Keremeos editor

New fund will help graduates at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School

Established in 1991 the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen has been giving choices and funding change to make our local communities better places to live.

We acknowledge that we live, work, and learn within the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Syilx Nation.