Section 5.0 – Program Guidelines: Financial Empowerment & Climate Justice
Section 5 – Initiative Funding
Funding Requested maximum $10,000
Describe what your organization is doing to build its long-term financial stability
Have you applied for funding through a Vancity program previously?
Is your organization currently working with/being supported by Vancity?
Section 5.1 - Community Partnership Program Themes
We seek to support organizations that will implement solutions that help under-served communities & local
businesses build financial resilience to safeguard against the climate crisis, life’s emergencies, reduce the risk
of financial hardship, and withstand financial shocks. Please also inform us if:
Your initiative is led by or will partner with Indigenous, Black, People of Color, Newcomers, Women, Persons with
Disabilities or other under-served communities in the planning and delivery of the project
Your initiative involves two or more organizations who are collaborating to deliver your work or build your capacity
to expand or maintain services and support your clients
Please review the criteria below carefully and select all that apply. Your initiative will:
*For more support related to environmental sustainability, please check out our Vancity enviroFUND program
Design & deliver economic activities that address the climate transition with a racial equity justice lens, &
will enable communities and small businesses to build financial resilience, withstand financial shocks and take
action on climate change. Examples include:
• Re-training and up skilling workforces on green initiatives
• Building workshops, virtual platforms, networking or mentorship programs
• Creating climate solutions and awareness initiatives for businesses
• Developing strategies to safeguard against financial shocks
Increase access to safe & stable employment opportunities that will help under-served individuals
and communities. Examples include:
• Providing employment education & training
• Creating good green stable jobs
• Building entrepreneurship skills
• Building assets and human capital (eg. education) to move out of poverty
• Providing safe and affordable banking access
• Ensuring fraud and financial abuse protection
Improve financial inclusion by increasing access to resources that will financially empower under-served
communities - such as financial information, education, and coaching to build financial capability and assets.
Examples include: