Local giving. Lasting impact.
Give Where You Live is an exciting giving campaign that empowers you to join others in West Vancouver & the North Shore in supporting a select group of local charities. There are a range of partners selected each year, representing a variety of needs in our community. Donate to 1 or 2, or to them all – your donation will be matched, doubling your impact*!
Double Your Giving - Double the Impact!
Donations made through the West Vancouver Foundation to one of these partners, are matched by funds such as the Ian and Rosemary Mottershead Fund and Howard Martin Memorial Fund up to a set amount ($7,000-20,000, as indicated) per project.
2025 Charity Partners
Health & Wellness - Adults/Seniors
Avalon Recovery Society is about women helping women. Our mission is to provide safe, welcoming, and judgment-free spaces where women can find hope and healing from the effects of addiction and trauma.
Avalon Recovery Society’s annual One Day at a Time campaign raises vital support for women in recovery. Through Give Where You Live, matched donations will help sustain our North Shore Centre in West Vancouver, where women find connection, healing, and hope in community.
Fundraising Goal: $20,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $10,000 by the Nancy Farran Compelling Opportunities Fund.
The West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre meal program began as the COVID-19 pandemic brought light to a genuine need amongst the community and it's most vulnerable seniors, many of which lacked the financial means to access regular meals. The Feed the Need program currently serves 3 free meals per week, delivered by volunteers which positively impacts and improves the lives of the roughly 120 meal program participants. 350 meals per week are provided.
Your contribution makes a difference in the lives of our vulnerable seniors.
Feed one senior for three months for $355
Feed one senior for one year for $1,418.
Fundraising goal: $100,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $20,000 by the Ian and Rosemary Mottershead Fund. This allows you to feed two seniors for the price of one!
North Shore Community Resources (NSCR) is a non-profit and charity dedicated to individual and community well-being.
Linking seniors to personalized community supports
Our Social Prescribing program connects older adults with the community and social supports they need- boosting their health, independence, and sense of belonging. Each senior in our program is paired with a Community Connector who provides tailored one-on-one support and resource referrals (i.e. help completing benefit applications as well as connection to meal programs, in-home services, housing and transportation options, etc.), advocacy, coaching and compassionate encouragement to enhance health in a holistic way.
Fundraising Goal: $20,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $10,000 by the Ian and Rosemary Mottershead Fund.
Vancouver Food Runners helps businesses and organizations prevent food waste and delivers edible, fresh surplus food to nearby nonprofits and community food programs.
So far in 2025, 33 North Shore volunteers have completed 260 food rescues, delivering 53,394 pounds of fresh food from 10 donating businesses to 10 nonprofits operating community food programs.
Fundraising Goal: $14,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $7,000 by the Ian and Rosemary Mottershead Fund.
Sports & Recreation
West Vancouver Football Club (WVFC) has a history of excellence, going back to the 1920's.
Paul Myers has graciously donated to the construction and completion of the club’s sports bubble, but they still need outdoor warm-up turf and a washroom building. Learn more about this project that will provide a facility where kids can comfortably focus on the game throughout the year.
Total fundraising goal: $1.5 million
Fundraising goal through Give Where You Live: $40,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $10,000 by the Ian and Rosemary Mottershead Fund.
Health & Wellness - Youth/Families
Backpack Buddies' mission is to ensure food security for every vulnerable child in British Columbia.
Many children rely heavily on school meal programs but over the weekend may not eat at all until school starts again on Monday. This is ‘the weekend hunger gap.’ Backpack Buddies addresses this crisis by filling backpacks every Friday for students in need with meals and snacks to last the weekend. For a cost of only $25, Backpack Buddies sends a child home with a bag full of kid approved meals to last the weekend and beyond. Donate $250 to fill 10 kids' backpacks with food for a weekend, and your donation will be matched - allowing you to feed 20 children on the North Shore!
Backpack Buddies provides food to kids in 10 North Shore schools/locations including - West Vancouver: Hollyburn, Inglewood, Rockridge, West Vancouver, Sentinel and North Vancouver: Braemar Elementary, Larson Elementary, North Shore Neighborhood House, Queen Mary Elementary, Tsleil-Waututh Nation School.
Fundraising Goal: $20,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $10,000 by the Ian and Rosemary Mottershead Fund.
Red Fox serves two complementary missions via a progressive suite of programs; we promote healthy active living among children and youth and foster employment and life skills for youth who face barriers through our Youth Leadership Continuum (YLC).
The YLC program is for older youth facing barriers, and we provide inclusive job employment skills and experiences, offering them the tools and confidence to take on greater responsibilities in work and in life.
Your support will help Red Fox deliver 121 Active Play sessions right here on the North Shore at Queen Mary, XweMelch’stn Norgate, Ridgeway, and Chartwell Elementary schools.
Fundraising goal: $20,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $10,000 by the Ian and Rosemary Mottershead Fund.
Since 1979, North Shore Crisis Services Society (NSCSS) has provided emergency shelter, longer-term housing, and wraparound services to women and children leaving violence. They operate 10 unique programs, including the Safe Housing for Women and Children.
Women and children leaving abuse need a safe place to turn. Leaving is a courageous step, and resources must be in place to ensure that step is safe and sustainable. NSCSS’ supportive housing programs combined with wraparound supports provide that critical safety. Along with a secure and supportive home, families can also find community, access to legal advocacy, child and youth supports, multicultural outreach, and essentials like fresh food, clean clothes, and warm beds (for pets too).
Demand exceeds capacity: for every 2 people we house, 3 more must keep searching due to insufficient space. This past year, 80% of the women we served were single mothers, and at SAGE House, the number of babies and kids under age 4 doubled.
Your support helps keep the lights on and doors open for some of the most vulnerable women and children in our community.
Fundraising Goal: $20,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $10,000 by the Howard Martin Memorial Fund.
North Shore Restorative Justice Society (NSRJ) builds capacity and connectivity with the North Shore community in order to prevent and respond to conflict and harm. We do this through values-based processes that engage elders, adults and youth. We will work towards a future where restorative justice practices, principles and values are used throughout North Shore communities to prevent conflict and heal harms.
NSRJ operates two families of programs across the North Shore: The Restorative Response Program (RRP) for responding to harm that has occurred, and the Restorative Schools Program (RSP), for preventative programs such as Circles in Schools, professional development workshops, and community youth engagement.
Fundraising goal: $20,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $10,000 by the Howard Martin Memorial Fund.
Arts, Culture & Heritage
The West Vancouver Community Arts Council (WVCAC), has the mission to: increase and broaden the opportunities for West Vancouver and all North Shore citizens to enjoy and participate in cultural activities.
Your donation will support their Summer 2026 Free Community Events including Singing by the Sea and First Thursdays Art Walks.
Fundraising Goal: $20,000
Public donations made through the West Vancouver Community Foundation will be matched, up to $10,000 by the Howard Martin Memorial Fund.
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See videos from some of this year's partners.
