Upcoming Events

A collaborative community photography exhibit by young people from care in the Greater Vancouver area.

 Fostering Change and Housing Matters Media are excited to invite you to join us for the community screening of Portraits of Connection, a collection of short video portraits featuring adults who have experienced foster care, and their journey into adulthood.

#Supportthe700 is our work to increase awareness and action in service of youth leaving foster care. We want our elected officials to know about the issues faced by young people, and community members to learn more about how to show up for youth. And we want change!

Youth aging out of foster care deserve to see action from the people we elect to serve them. That’s why on May 27th, we’re getting organized.

Please join us in our first Grantees Gathering of 2017.

In our collected efforts toward increasing youth voice in decision making we'd like to invite community partners, young leaders and adult allies for 4 days of engaging panels, workshops and learning alongside one another.

The launch of an important new report - Opportunities in Transition: An Economic Analysis of Investing in Youth Aging out of Foster Care in their 20’s.

Please join us for an exciting Write the Future Campaign event as we launch a new report – Fostering Success: Improving Educational Outcomes for Youth In/From Care.

Join us on May 19th at 3pm to find out more about the Write the Future campaign, how you can become involved, and ask any questions you might have!

Join us on May 17th at 10am to find out more about the Write the Future campaign, how you can become involved, and ask any questions you might have!

Join us on May 11th at noon to find out more about the Write the Future campaign, how you can become involved, and ask any questions you might have!

Join us for a day of community building between Young Leaders Fostering Change throughout the region.

Join us for a day created for learning and reflection with other grantees.

Vancouver Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of Fostering Change Grants for 2015. This information session will provide further details about this granting opportunity, including an overview of the initiative, application process and assessment criteria. 

Vancouver Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of Fostering Change Grants for 2015. This information session will provide further details about this granting opportunity, including an overview of the initiative, application process and assessment criteria. 

On July 28^th, the Fostering Change team, in partnership with the Trevor Linden Foundation, will be hosting a special summer long-table lunch to show our appreciation, share more about what we've been doing, and hang out with our friends.

Our wellness forum will bring together frontline staff working with young people – come and join us!

Join Vancouver Foundation and our partners at an action-oriented conversation designed to get communities talking and learning from each other; spark new thinking from a local perspective; and identify local priorities for new granting, youth and community engagement efforts.

Join Vancouver Foundation and our partners at an action-oriented conversation designed to get communities talking and learning from each other; spark new thinking from a local perspective; and identify local priorities for new granting, youth and community engagement efforts.