These web pages contain lists of secular charities which some local KASHA members have recommended.
Central Okanagan Community Food Bank
The Central Okanagan Community Food Bank is dedicated to providing much-needed food and support to those living in Kelowna and West Kelowna.
Home page: https://cofoodbank.com/ Donate page: https://cofoodbank.com/donate/
Kelowna Women’s Shelter
Since 1980, Kelowna Women’s Shelter has offered a safe place to stay and essentials such as food, clothing, and toiletries for women who have to flee quickly and don’t have the time to prepare.
Home page: https://kelownawomensshelter.ca/ Donate page: https://kelownawomensshelter.ca/give-help/donate-now/
Kelowna & District SHARE Society
The Kelowna and District SHARE Society is a non-profit, charitable, community-based thrift store. Volunteers are always welcome at the Depot. SHARE provides personal and household necessities to people in need through different programs. Read more….
Home page: http://kelownasharesociety.ca/ Donate Page: http://kelownasharesociety.ca/Donate
Click here to view Kelowna Now’s video of Share’s operation
Kelowna Women’s Shelter Thrift Store
Want to shop and support the Kelowna Women’s Shelter at the same time? Visit the Kelowna Women’s Shelter Thrift Store! Profits go back into the Shelter and support their many services.
Home page: https://kelownawomensshelter.ca/ Donate page: https://kelownawomensshelter.ca/give-help/donate-now/
Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC):
Dying With Dignity Canada is the national human-rights charity committed to improving quality of dying, protecting end-of-life rights, and helping Canadians avoid unwanted suffering.
Volunteering as an Independent Witness for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): Federal law requires a person’s assisted dying request to be signed by two independent witnesses.
More about independent witnessing here: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/witness_program
and here: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/witnesses_to_choice
DWDC home page: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca Donate page: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/give_today
Kelowna NOW Canada Society: (New Opportunities for Women)
Since 1998, NOW Canada has been providing front-line programs and services for women and youth who have experienced addictions, abuse, sexual exploitation, and mental health challenges.
Home page: http://www.nowcanada.ca/ Contact page: https://www.nowcanada.ca/contact_us/
United Way Central & South Okanagan Similkmeen
United Way has evolved from a fundraising organization to a community-impact organization, engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action to create positive change for people and communities. In doing so, they ensure that resources are invested where they are most needed and where they will have the greatest impact.
Home page: http://unitedwaycso.com/ Donate page: http://unitedwaycso.com/donate/
Cycling Without Age
Cycling Without Age is a movement started in 2012 by Ole Kassow. Ole wanted to help the elderly get back on their bicycles, but he had to find a solution to their limited mobility. The answer was a trishaw and he started offering free bike rides to the local nursing home residents.
Home Page: https://cyclingwithoutage.org/about/ Volunteer Page: https://cyclingwithoutage.org/the-pilot/
These web pages contain lists of secular charities which some local KASHA members have recommended.
Central Okanagan Hospice Association
They offer compassionate care, comfort, support, and learning to those who are dying or grieving within our community.
Home page: http://hospicecoha.org/ Donate page: http://hospicecoha.org/donate-to-coha/
The Foundry
Foundry Kelowna is a place where any youth or parent in our community can find easy access to the help they need, when they need it. It is an integrated youth and family initiative that will transform how mental health and substance use services are delivered in Kelowna; providing early intervention to support young peoples’ wellbeing.
Home Page: https://foundrybc.ca/kelowna/ Donate Page: Donate Here
The Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society
The Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society (“E Fry”) is a trusted charity that is dedicated to advancing the safety, legal rights & economic security of women & children.
Home Page: http://empowerific.com/ Volunteer Page: http://empowerific.com/volunteer/
Pathways Abilities Society
The society was organized in 1953 by a group of parents, teachers, doctors, and concerned citizens to ensure the education of children with mental handicaps.
Home Page: http://pathwayskelowna.ca/our-history/ Volunteer Page: http://pathwayskelowna.ca/volunteer-opportunities/
Bikeways
For 19 years, Bikeways has provided Kelowna and the surrounding Okanagan Valley communities with quality and low-cost used or gently-refurbished bicycles. All proceeds from the sale of our gently-used bikes and parts support Pathways Abilities Society, enabling paid employment for individuals with diverse abilities in our community.
Home Page: https://www.bikeways.ca/ Volunteer Page: https://www.bikeways.ca/volunteer-at-bikeways
These web pages contain lists of secular charities which some local KASHA members have recommended.
Plan Canada
Plan International is a global movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around the world to support social justice for children in developing countries.
Home page: http://plancanada.ca Donate page: https://plancanada.ca/donate
Spread the Net Against Malaria. This is now part of Plan Canada.
Since 2007, Spread the Net has helped to protect the lives of almost 32 million people by contributing to the delivery of over 15.3 million malaria-preventing bed nets to families in Africa.
Home page: http://plancanada.ca/spread-the-net Donate page: https://plancanada.ca/donate
Canadian Red Cross
The Canadian Red Cross mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world.
Home page: http://www.redcross.ca/ Donate page: Donate Here
Doctors Without Borders / MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical, humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.
Home page: http://www.msf.org/ Donate page: http://www.msf.org/en/donate
The Life You Can Save
This web site was started by Peter Singer to help advise people on the world’s most effective charities
Home page: https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/ Donate page: https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/best-charities
The Grandmothers’ Campaign
African grandmothers are caring for millions of children orphaned by AIDS. The Grandmothers’-to-Grandmothers’ Campaign raises funds in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s work with community level organizations in Africa that provide grandmothers and the children in their care with the necessities of life including counselling, nutrition, shelter, school supplies, and income generation activities.
Home page: http://grandmotherscampaign.org/ Donate page: http://grandmotherscampaign.org/get-involved/donate
Zatoun – Palestine Peace Awareness
Palestine Peace Awareness Inc. is a registered non-profit organization. Proceeds are used to directly benefit Palestinian farmers and children living in occupied Palestine and to create awareness for peace in Palestine.
Home page: http://zatoun.com/about_us.htm Donate page: http://zatoun.com/zatoun_donate.htm
World Food Programme
Assisting 91.4 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
Home page: http://www1.wfp.org/ Donate page: http://www1.wfp.org/donate-now
Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC):
Dying With Dignity Canada is the national human-rights charity committed to improving quality of dying, protecting end-of-life rights, and helping Canadians avoid unwanted suffering.
Volunteering as an Independent Witness for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): Federal law requires a person’s assisted dying request to be signed by two independent witnesses.
More about independent witnessing here: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/witness_program
and here: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/witnesses_to_choice
DWDC home page: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca Donate page: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/give_today
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These web pages contain lists of secular charities which some local KASHA members have recommended.
Our mission is to contribute to the fundamental research required for the development of a sustainable society using clean and renewable energy sources for generations to come.
The Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Grant (also referred to as the ‘Grant’) was established to provide financial support and promote graduate student research in the field of clean energy at Canadian Universities. Clean energy encompasses energy sources and processes that are an alternative to fossil fuels, with minimizing, neutral or ameliorating consequences on the environment. The objective of the Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Grant is to develop research skills and assist in the training of qualified individuals.
Home Page: http://tylerlewis.ca/ Donate Page: Donate Here
Ride for Clean Energy: http://www.rideforcleanenergy.com/ Donate Page: http://www.rideforcleanenergy.com/donate.html
to Bali Indonesia that would inevitably change their lives and the fate of the ocean. Devastated by the amount of plastic in the ocean, they set out to find out why no one was doing anything about it. One afternoon they came across an old fishing village where fishermen were literally pushing their boat through piles of plastic that had washed up on shore. The two surfers realized that the proliferation of plastic threatened both the ocean environment and the fishermen’s livelihood. Could the fishermen use their nets, they wondered, to pull the plastic from the ocean? This idea stuck with the 2 surfers and they knew it was time to hit the drawing board. After realizing that the demand for seafood was driving the fishermen to focus on fish instead of plastic, they knew they had to create something that could fund the desired cleanup efforts. This is how the 4ocean Bracelet was born.
Made with recycled materials, every bracelet purchased funds the removal of 1 pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines. In less than 2 years, 4ocean has removed 6,085,663 pounds of trash from the ocean and coastlines.
4ocean currently operates out of multiple countries and employs over 150 people worldwide.
Home Page: https://4ocean.com/ Support Page: https://4ocean.com/our-products/
In 1971, The Nature Trust of British Columbia took on the daunting task of protecting the natural riches of the province by building a treasury of wild natural areas to conserve iconic and important species at risk.
Four decades later, The Nature Trust of BC is a leading non-profit land conservation organization. We acquire and care for more than 480 conservation properties covering 175,000 acres (71,000 hectares) across BC.
Read more at: https://www.naturetrust.bc.ca/about Donate Page: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/37893/donation