Community Foundation North Okanagan

08/06/2026

Our region is facing an active wildfire season. Thousands of people have been displaced, families across the North Okanagan have lost their homes.

We've launched the Wildfire Response 2026 Fund: a trusted, local way to help evacuees now, and support the rebuilding ahead.

Every gift is tax-receipted and 100% granted locally.

👉 Donate at www.cfno.org/wildfire-response-2026

Multiple wildfires are affecting the North Okanagan. Give today to the Wildfire Response 2026 Fund, a trusted, local way to support evacuees and rebuilding, with every gift tax-receipted.

07/30/2026

We didn't want to wait until we're gone to make a difference."

Janet Armstrong came to Vernon in 1983 for a job at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Lloyd Davies followed two years later. "I followed Janet," he laughs, "and I still like hanging out with her."

Forty years on, they're still a team. Their net-zero home runs on 41 solar panels, built well ahead of BC's energy standards to prove it could be done. And their giving works the same way: ahead of schedule, on purpose.

In 2024, Janet and Lloyd created a Flex Fund with Community Foundation North Okanagan so their generosity could reach the community now rather than sit invested in perpetuity. In one year it has distributed more than $170,000, from food security and youth mental health to the arts and solar panels on affordable housing.

Read their story: https://www.cfno.org/news/janet-lloyd

📷 Steve Rosset

07/16/2026

A day of honest connection. 🌿
Seven community foundations came together for the Connect BC Thompson Okanagan Regional Gathering — sharing what we do well, where we need help, and where we can grow stronger together.
Facilitated by Yolanda Liman and captured live in this incredible illustration by Anna Gorman, both of Drawing it Out — swipe through to see the day, section by section: our shared hopes, our honest strengths & needs, the opportunities we mapped together, and the commitments each foundation is carrying forward.
💛 Grateful for this network.

Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen BC Interior Community Foundation North Thompson Communities Foundation Shuswap Community Foundation Community Foundation North Okanagan Central Okanagan Foundation

06/04/2026

Cancer Society's Wheels of Hope program needs volunteer drivers to help local cancer patients get to and from treatment, both in Vernon and to Kelowna, Salmon Arm, and Enderby. 🌷
The schedule is flexible, from once a week to once every other week, and drivers are reimbursed 50 cents per kilometre.
If you have a vehicle and a little time to give, this is a meaningful way to support neighbours when they need it most.
🌼 Apply at volunteercancer.ca or email [email protected]
Because taking on cancer takes all of us. It takes a society.

04/18/2026

🌱 Got a small idea with BIG potential? 💡
Neighbourhood Small Grants are back! If you have a project that brings people together and strengthens your community, we want to hear about it. 🙌

🎨 Paint a mural
🌼 Start a garden
📽️ Host a movie night
📦 Deliver care packages
♻️ Lead a ReThink Waste workshop
Whatever your idea, you could receive up to $500 to bring it to life! 💵

Applications open April 7 – May 15, 2026
For residents of the North Okanagan

Learn more and apply at www.cfno.org/neighbourhood-small-grants

04/15/2026

🎉 It's back — and we want YOUR ideas!
Got a vision for a neighbourhood event or skill-sharing workshop? Apply for a Neighbourhood Small Grant and get up to $500 to bring it to life!

📅 Applications open April 7 to May 15th, 2026.

This grassroots program is all about connecting and celebrating our neighbourhoods. No experience needed — just a great idea that brings people together. The application is quick and simple!

We believe everyone has something to offer their community. 💛

Learn more and apply at: www.cfno.org/neighbourhood-small-grants