Welcome to Strathcona Seniors Benevolent Foundation
Let's make our community a better place!
Welcome to Strathcona Seniors Benevolent Foundation
Let's make our community a better place!
History
Primary Purpose
Primary Purpose
Originally, the Foundation was the Campbell River and District Seniors Housing Society and was created and managed by the Campbell River and Willow Point Lions Club. The Lions Club International was founded in 1917 and was best known for fighting blindness, but also helped with many different kinds of community projects - including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding seniors and the disabled.
The Campbell River and District Seniors Housing Society was created in 1967 to manage an affordable housing development on Ironwood Street. This building, named the Centennial Cottages, was sold in 2018 and it was decided that the funding from the sale would be invested back in the community to benefit seniors. A foundation was created in May 2021 to support projects in the District of Strathcona for members of the community over 55 that are facing challenges in their daily lives. Eligible project applications must not be from individuals or for-profit organizations. We look forward to working with the community in improving the lives of our seniors.
Primary Purpose
Primary Purpose
Primary Purpose
To support vulnerable seniors in the City of Campbell River and Area D (Strathcona Reginal District) in need of assistance with general daily activities including areas of safety, transport, health, food supply, low-cost housing, and addressing barriers encountered in carrying out activities in their daily lives. To work cooperatively with other funding organizations and government stakeholders having similar objectives and which contribute to the purposes of the Society, particularly in the form of financial support to organizations engaged in hands-on work in the community and the secondary purpose of Society are: To foster greater cooperation, strategic alliances, partnerships and support with organizations seeking to achieve the same objectives as the Foundation.