The United Way Thompson-Nicola Cariboo this week handed out money to more than 50 organizations in the region.
The cheques are the final step in the annual United Way fundraising campaign that wrapped up last year with $2.25 million collected.
This year, $432,150 will go into programs for children and youth, $218,100 into organizations and programs addressing poverty and $271,400 into promoting strong communities.
Recipients include:
Winding River Arts & Performance Society Kids Summer Camp (Ashcroft), $3, 400
Cache Creek elementary after-school art program, $2,900
Ashcroft elementary after-school art program, $2,900
Ashcroft elementary active after-school program, $4,000
Ashcroft elementary Cook It, Try It, Like It program, $1,150
Cache Creek elementary Cook It, Try It, Like It program, $1,100
Desert Hills Tri Club Kids Triathlon Training Camp (Ashcroft), $4,000
Thompson Cariboo Minor Hockey operational (Ashcroft), $3,400
Boys and Girls Club, operational (Cariboo), $18,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters, In-School Mentoring (Cariboo), $18,000
Williams Lake Library Youth Drop-In (Cariboo), $4,300
Communities That Care Cariboo Youth Survey, $12,000
Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops operational, $75,000
Interior Community Services Youth Street Outreach Program, $65,000
Interior Community Services Youth Homelessness co-ordinator, $27,000
YMCA/YWCA, Children Who Witness Abuse, $30,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters, In-School Mentoring, $25,000
Children’s Therapy, Early Intervention Program and Autism Program, $30,000
Chris Rose Therapy Centre, Operational, $30, 000
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association, Operational, $20, 000
Kamloops Arts Council, Crossing Bridges Outreach Program youth art, $8,000
ASK Wellness, Fireside Youth Centre (Merritt), $23,400
Big Brothers Big Sisters, In-School Mentoring (Merritt), $5,000
Pacific Sport Interior BC, Active After School Program (Merritt), $1,500
Nicola Canford elementary Cook it, Try it, Like it (Merritt), $1,100
Big Brothers Big Sisters, In-School Mentoring (North Thompson), $5,000
Clearwater secondary Healthy Kids, Healthy Community, $11,000
Williams Lake Salvation Army operational, $15,000
Williams Lake Food Policy Council, food action co-ordinator, $9,100
ASK Wellness, SHOP Program, $65,000
Elizabeth Fry Society operational, $45,000
White Buffalo Aboriginal and Community Response Program, $20,000
Street School literacy outreach worker, $30,000
New Life Mission Dental and Health Clinic, $15,000
Phoenix Centre operational, $10, 000
Kamloops Food Policy Council operational, $8,000
Clearwater Food Bank operational, $1,000
Winding River Arts & Performance Society, My Fair Lady (Ashcroft ), $4,600,
Ashcroft Community Resources Society Online Community Resource Directory, $3,200
Logan Lake WHY operational, $20,000
CMHA Transportation Program, $5,000
Williams Lake Hospice operational, $10,000
CMHA Spirituality Conference, $4,100
Social Planning Council co-ordinator, $6,000
Kamloops Brain Injury Association operational, $43,000
Family Tree Family Centre operational, $50,000
CMHA operational, $30,000
ONCORE Central Services operational, $30,000
People in Motion, Operational, $35,000
St John Ambulance operational, $6,000
Mount Paul United Church community outreach co-ordinator, $5,000
Nicola Family Therapy operational (Merritt), $1,500
Yellowhead Community Services Interagency Committee, $5,000
Barriere Recreation Society operational, $2,000
North Thompson Arts Council operational, $2,500
Clearwater Trails Task Force Committee, Clearwater Trails Network Master Plan, $8,000
All That Kids Can Be, $709,307
Strong Communities, $597,435
Poverty to Possibility, $303,641
Donor Directed, $191,568
Community Initiatives, $475,592 (John Tod Community Centre, Days of Caring, KTW Christmas Cheer Fund, capacity building, research, community conversations)