Vancouver Police and MedicAlert Foundation Canada, with funding from the Vancouver Police Foundation, have launched a new service to ensure people with autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, or a cognitive brain injury, who go missing, are returned to their family members and caregivers sooner. MedicAlert Connect Protect gives […]
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Vancouver – A group of runners from an alternative school program are taking a final run before heading off to the Seattle Marathon this weekend. The Streetfront Program at Britannia Secondary places an emphasis on physical activity as a way to engage at-risk students who struggle […]
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This fall, the Vancouver Police Foundation is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, the Foundation will be sharing 40 remarkable stories, one story each day for 40 days. The stories will highlight some of the grants or special projects the Foundation has supported over […]
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The 2016 Grant Ceremony took place on October 5th. We would like to take the time to thank all the VPD members and civilians who took the initiative to think about new programs and ways we can build safer communities and who submitted a grant proposal […]
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The Vancouver Police Foundation is proud to announce its leadership donation of $750,000 towards a new Mental Health HUB at St. Paul’s Hospital. This innovative facility will efficiently connect patients with care givers, reduce wait times at hospital and provide long-term solutions to the complex challenges […]
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The Whitecaps know how to put on a pre-game party! Come on down to the Terry Fox Plaza starting at 6:30pm on August 12th and join us while we support the Whitecaps. We will be bringing the cool, stylish VPD Aviator Sunglasses to the game to […]
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The 2016 Pride Weekend has concluded, but we wanted to share some of the many great moments from this past weekend. We had so much fun walking in the Parade with the VPD, the Foundation volunteers, the Vancouver CPC’s, and the VPD Cadets. We are so […]
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A BIG thank you to everyone who supported us this year with the Kops’ Shades for Kids Campaign. Not even a week into the Campaign and we have completely sold out of sunglasses on our online store. We are well on our way to reaching our […]
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Police Aviator Sunglasses Campaign Raises Funds for VPD Community Outreachand Youth-at-Risk Programs Starting on June 8th, when you put on a pair of the VPD Aviator Sunglasses, you’re not only looking like a cop, you are becoming our partner in the community. With each purchase of […]
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This month we visited with the Foundation grant recipients of Naskarz and talked to some of the youth that participated in the program. Naskarz is program designed to give young people from Vancouver’s downtown eastside social and educational opportunities. Constable Tim Houchen has been working with […]
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