Foundry North Okanagan

06/06/2026

05/13/2026

✨ We’re making incredible progress, thanks to you! ✨
We’re proud to share that we’ve raised $5 million toward our $8.5 million goal to bring Foundry to the North Okanagan 💛
Talk about the power of community! Every donor, partner, business and supporter helping to make youth wellness services more accessible, coordinated, and welcoming.
But we’re not done yet...... With $3.5 million still to go, we need your continued support to make this vision a reality. Together, we can create a space where young people feel seen, supported, and connected.
👉 Join us as we close the gap and build something truly transformative.
🙌Donate today https://cmhavernon.ca/foundry/

05/12/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who dropped by the CMHA Vernon barbecue at Real Canadian Superstore Saturday. Because of your generosity, we raised more than $700 for Foundry North Okanagan and integrated health services for youth.
We also want to thank the team at Superstore, which donated all the food and supplies for the event. We are so appreciative of awesome community support.

05/06/2026

Thank you to the awesome students of Student Voice at VSS who welcomed us this afternoon! We were so excited to come talk about for activities at the school!

05/04/2026

We are beyond grateful to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation for its leadership and embracing the vision of Foundry North Okanagan. This is truly community supporting community. Thank you.

May is Mental Health Month, and we’re proud to mark it with news that reflects our deepest commitment to this community.

We are excited to announce that VJH Foundation has made a landmark investment of $500,000 to CMHA Vernon to support the creation of Foundry North Okanagan, a new centre which will offer barrier-free mental health, substance use and wellness services for youth aged 12 to 24. 💙

70% of mental health issues begin before age 18. Yet youth often face barriers when seeking mental health support. Foundry North Okanagan will change that, bringing together mental health counselling, substance use health supports, primary care, peer support, and wraparound services in one location, free of charge and without the need for referral, decreasing stigma and improving timely access to care.

This investment builds on our collaboration with Interior Health and the VJH Auxiliary to open the Youth Mental Health Pod at Vernon Jubilee Hospital last fall. These two projects will together form a continuum of care for young people across the North Okanagan.

We are honoured to be part of this journey and look forward to continuing this work together to build a healthier future for our youth.

Foundry North Okanagan will be located on 29th Avenue in Vernon. Groundbreaking is slated for this spring.

05/01/2026

So what is Foundry?!