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Listen to Rowena Veylan on Central City Foundation's Hope Dialogue

Rowena Veylan joins us to discuss why fundraising is under such strain and why investing in the people doing the work is so important.

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Listen to Cory Douglas on Central City Foundation's Hope Dialogue

Cory Douglas, a multidisciplinary Squamish Nation artist, joins us to talk about the benefits of viewing community planning and design through an Indigenous lens.

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Change Can Happen. Profiles in community leadership: Kathleen Leahy

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership and innovation from the organizations we walk alongside and support. Click below to read more about Kathleen Leahy, Director, UBC Learning Exchange.

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Change Can Happen. Profiles in community leadership: Djaka Blais

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership and innovation from the organizations we walk alongside and support. Click below to read more about Djaka Blais, Executive Director of Hogan’s Alley Society.

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Change Can Happen. Profiles in community leadership: Black + Indigenous Design Collective

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership and innovation from the organizations we walk alongside and support. Click below to read more about Black + Indigenous Design Collective.

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Change Can Happen. Profiles in community leadership: Don Shafer

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership and innovation from the organizations we walk alongside and support. Click below to read more about Don Shafer, Radio Personality and host of Central City Foundation’s Hope Dialogue.

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Change Can Happen. Profiles in community leadership: Margaret Pfoh

Central City Foundation is once again celebrating examples of extraordinary community leadership and innovation from the organizations we walk alongside and support. Click below to read more about Margaret Pfoh, Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Housing Management Association.

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Newest News

See how your donations are building a more inclusive, resilient community through the investment in community-led solutions that help people in the inner city improve their lives.

An innovative grant ensures hundreds of youth in Surrey have access to essential supports at the City Centre Youth Hub

Hope Dialogue's Don Shafer profiled in UBC's Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice faculty publication

Building Indigenous Youth Leadership
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