When one of Greater VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 most anticipated annual publications hits the streets this week, it will bring a unique vision B次元官网网址� not only where we are as a community right now, but where we could be in 2030.
The 2019 VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Vital Signs Report is released Oct. 1, a community check-up sharing residentsB次元官网网址� assessments about Greater Victoria features we can celebrate and where we can improve.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e excited to share this unique publication with the community. We hear every day how much Greater Victorians care about their community and their neighbours, and this community check-up really helps local leaders and philanthropists see where weB次元官网网址檙e succeeding and where more is needed,B次元官网网址� says Sandra Richardson, Victoria Foundation CEO.
A vision for the future
At the forefront of the is the theme for this issue: B次元官网网址淰ision 2030: Taking action today to build a better tomorrow.B次元官网网址�
The feature looks at the path weB次元官网网址檙e on right now in areas such as housing and homelessness, sustainability and technology, and where we might go with vision and and cooperation.
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The 14th annual VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Vital Signs looks at the results of this yearB次元官网网址檚 Vital Signs survey, an exploration of quality of life in Greater Victoria and more.
Citizen survey respondents graded 12 key issue areas B次元官网网址� such as housing, transportation, safety, and arts and culture B次元官网网址� sharing whatB次元官网网址檚 working well and suggesting priorities for improvement. The well-rounded picture of the region that emerges from the survey, paired with local statistics, is used by local decision-makers and the Foundation to connect philanthropy to community needs. In fact, last year, the FoundationB次元官网网址檚 community granting program distributed $2,235,053 to 106 charities in the Capital Region!
In VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Vital Signs, youB次元官网网址檒l also see how the region stacks up against the United NationsB次元官网网址� Sustainable Development Goals, which represent the worldB次元官网网址檚 collective vision for a thriving and sustainable planet. Canada is one of 193 countries participating in the UN initiative, an opportunity to focus collective efforts to address problems beyond the community scale, such as climate change, which can only be addressed if communities and cities unite in common action.
Get your copy today!
Pick up your copy of VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Vital Signs at various locations around town, including grocery stores and community centres. You can also find it online at .
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, the Victoria Foundation is CanadaB次元官网网址檚 second oldest community foundation and the sixth largest of nearly 200 nation-wide. Managing charitable gifts from donors whose generosity allows them to create permanent, income-earning funds, proceeds from these funds are distributed as grants for charitable or educational purposes. To date the has invested more than $225 million in people, projects and non-profit organizations strengthening communities.