5-year-old Emma Miller of Campbell River was born six weeks premature. Emma has received care through Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island programs. On Wednesday, the foundation announced $4.7 million of funding to benefit early childhood development, mental health, and rural and remote access to care. Photo courtesy Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island.
Children’s health is the focus of a $4.7 million funding announcement in Nanaimo by the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island Wednesday morning.
It is the foundation’s largest program investment made through donations and will support early childhood development, mental health and access to healthcare for those in rural and remote locations.
The funds will go to 50 healthcare partners and more than 80 initiatives in children’s health.
Organizations on Vancouver Island to benefit from funding include:
- Queen Alexandra Centre in Saanich for children’s health programs
- Sooke Family Resource Centre’s prenatal program
- School District 84 and the Children’s Health Hub in Gold River
- School District 72 in Campbell River for its family support program
- Malahat First Nation’s circle of courage boys program in Cowichan Valley
- Alberni Valley Community School Society, Rural and Remote Access to Services Institute
- and the STARS Nuu Chah Nulth Program for outreach therapy in Port Alberni.
“There is no amount of thanks I can ever give to all the organizations that have helped us through our journey since Emma’s birth,” Brian Miller said, the Campbell River father of 5-year-old Emma Miller who has received support through the foundation after she was born six weeks premature.
“From our stay at Jeneece Place when she was born to all the support we have had from active and engaged healthcare partners, we are forever grateful.”
Andy Neal
