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Apply for this neighbourhood grant to build community

Doug Hackett
July 5, 2021 1:12pm

How could you use your knowledge, skills and talents to connect with your neighbours and build new relationships?

That is the question the Squamish Community Foundation asks through our Neighbourhood Small Grants program. And our community project leaders have come up with many wonderful answers.

The Neighbourhood Small Grants or NSG provide grants of up to $500 for project ideas that connect people across boundaries of age, ethnic background, income level, sexual orientation, physical ability, etc.

The goal of the program is for neighbours to share their skills and knowledge and learn from each other.

There are six very simple principles that the grants encourage:

Everyone has gifts – we all have passions, skills and knowledge we can pass on to other and in turn, we can learn from the gifts of others.

Small is beautiful – a little act of kindness, of reaching out to our neighbours goes a long way to building a strong community.

Local is best – neighbours know what is best for their community and are best placed to make a difference in their own neighbourhood.

Where we live matters – in building community, it is the community that is the expert.

We learn together – a sense of belonging requires engaged and empowered residents.

Everyone is invited – we must always be conscious of barriers to action and support efforts to overcome them.

Any resident of Squamish or Britannia Beach can apply – young, old or in between. The application is very straight forward; we will want to know “What is your idea?” and “How can we help make it happen?”.

Of course, this year, we will also ask how you will keep your neighbours safe within the Provincial COVID health guidelines.

There is no financial reporting for your project and all we ask is that you join us for a year end wrap up party in November to celebrate with all the other project leaders.

So what ideas have our project leaders had in the past? Here are just a few:

A shared butterfly garden

Block parties to meet new neighbours

Community small library boxes

Area cleanups and plantings

Outdoor movie night

Children book package and online story hour

Shared class on food canning

And many, many more.

If you have an idea for a NSG project in your neighbourhood you can get more information and apply at  neighbourhoodsmallgrants.ca

Applications are open until August 2, 2021.

If you need a paper application or one in a different language please contact the Squamish Community Foundation. NSG@squamishfoundation.com

We are excited see your project ideas to create neighbourhood impact in the places we live.

Doug Hackett is one of the directors of Squamish Community Foundation.

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