Whistler charities reeling after difficult year
Social entrepreneurship may be part of the answer as groups forced to adjust to the economy
By Andrew Mitchell – Excerpts:
The social entrepreneurship model has proved crucial to the Whistler Community Services Society (WCSS), which has also faced challenges this year. How challenging is still to be decided
Some of the projected shortfall has already been recouped as a result of a very timely and unexpected grant from the Virani Family Foundation. McDonnell was speaking to a former classmate at his school’s 20 year reunion who is a member of the Virani family. When he told the person what he does for a living McDonnell was told to apply for a grant. The foundation, which provides money for youth programs, came through with $12,000, which has allowed WCSS to hire a drug and alcohol prevention worker who was laid off from her position with Sea to Sky Community Services because of cutbacks.
The Amir and Yasmin Virani Family Foundation is a private charitable family foundation. The Foundation was developed to support community based organizations that target disadvantaged or marginalized children and youth in British Columbia who do not have the same opportunities as their peers to develop to their fullest potential.
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