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This month we are Giving Thanks for all our amazing supporters! We can not say enough about Shepherd’s Home Hardware who gave an in-kind donation of over $16,000 of flooring! That made a huge improvement in the homes of those living in our residential facilities and affordable housing. CMHA, in partnership with Mental Health Services, […]Continue readingFloored by the support from Shepherd’s Hardware

This month we are Giving Thanks to our wonderful supporters. The CMHA Vernon & District’s Crisis Line got a huge boost when the Pacific Blue Cross Health Foundation donated $10,000! This donation came at a key time as calls have been increasing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Crisis Line offers free, 24/7, confidential and […]Continue readingPacific Blue Cross boosts Crisis Line

This October we are Giving Thanks for our amazing supporters! This year Vernon Doctors’ Hockey Tournament Society donated $2,500 in memory of Laura Taylor. During the annual physician hockey tournament, the Laura Taylor memorial award is given to a player demonstrating great perseverance and with the award goes a $2,500 donation to our local CMHA. […]Continue readingVernon Doctors Remember Colleague with Donation

This month we are Giving Thanks for our amazing supporters. The Medicine Shoppe has been a great supporter of Ride Don’t Hide and of CMHA for years. We appreciate all the financial, moral and volunteer support! It is through the combined support of businesses, private individuals, foundations and government grants that we are able to […]Continue readingThank you to the Medicine Shoppe

This month we are Giving Thanks for all our wonderful supporters! In April, CMHA received $75,000 from the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. These funds were allocated to provide local youth between the ages of 7-18 with peer support, life skills, and mentorship programs. To […]Continue readingYouth Programs get huge boost!

This month we are Giving Thanks for our amazing supporters! Today we are thankful for the Vernon Punjabi Heritage Society for their donation of over $4000! The funds were a result of their samosa sale. We are thankful for all the work and effort put into raising those funds. We also want to thank the […]Continue readingThanks for the delicious fundraiser!

This month we are Giving Thanks for all the great community support. This year the City of Vernon invested in the community’s youth with a $5,000 Discretionary Grant. The funds were put towards creating and presenting customized presentations to students in School District 22. These presentations were held in person or online depending on the […]Continue readingCity of Vernon supports youth mental health

This month we are Giving Thanks for all our supporters! We are grateful for groups like the Vernon Yacht Club for their financial support of important projects like Men’s Shed. Established in 2017 by a group of senior men who saw the need for socialization and productivity for men in retirement, the group formally became […]Continue readingYacht Club builds support for Men’s Shed

This month we are Giving Thanks for our amazing supporters! We are honoured that the Fraternal Order of Eagles #3557 chose CHMA Vernon & District to support with a donation of $1000. The Fraternal Order of Eagles is an international non-profit organization uniting fraternally in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality, to make […]Continue readingEagles lift our programs

This October we are Giving Thanks for our amazing supporters. With generous support from the United Way Southern Interior BC – North Okanagan we received $10,000 from the Emergency Community Relief and another $10,000 from the funds for our 24/7 Crisis Line and Crisis Chat services. Annually the Crisis Line takes over 7500 calls a […]Continue readingGiving Thanks for the United Way – Southern Interior