Building a Safer Vancouver Together This year we are proud to be celebrating our 45th anniversary. That’s 45 years of serving this great city and supporting the goals of the Vancouver Police Department as they go above and beyond. While we do not fund essential policing services, we do eagerly seek and fund initiatives that […]...
Food for Families in Need
VPD Cst. Mariya Zhalovaga was a School Liaison Officer for the past five years at Windermere Secondary School and with the support of Foundation donors, she developed not one, but two programs to support youth and their families in that neighbourhood. In addition to the Windermere Running Club, Mariya founded the “Food for Families in […]...
45th Anniversary Blog Series Part 2: 2000 – 2010
Building a Safer Vancouver Together This year we are proud to be celebrating our 45th anniversary. That’s 45 years of serving this great city and supporting the goals of the Vancouver Police Department as they go above and beyond. While we do not fund essential policing services, we do eagerly seek and fund initiatives that […]...
VPD’s ‘We Care’ Blankets – Protecting & Connecting with Vulnerable Citizens
With unprecedented cold temperatures in Vancouver earlier this winter and chilly temperatures in the city again this week, a new program we funded in 2021 came to life at just the right time. Spearheaded by VPD Constable Thomas Nguyen, the We Care blankets program provides VPD officers with thousands of blankets – both heavy duty […]...
45th Anniversary Blog Series Part 1: VPF in the 1900s
Building a Safer Vancouver Together This year we are proud to be celebrating our 45th anniversary. That’s 45 years of serving this great city and supporting the goals of the Vancouver Police Department as they go above and beyond. While we do not fund essential policing services, we do eagerly seek and fund initiatives that […]...
VPD’s Accredited Facility Dogs Support Employee Mental Health
Imagine being a police officer responding to a suicide call. Was the suicide event completed? Or was the individual still contemplating? Your mind is racing as you evaluate all possible outcomes. Now imagine being a police officer and your everyday duty is to investigate child pornography cases. Day in and day out you are part […]...
Strathcona CPC and the Strathcona Backpack Program
On the last day of school before the holiday break, the Strathcona Community Centre, in partnership with the Strathcona Community Policing Centre (Strathcona CPC), hosted a special event for all families that participate in the Strathcona Backpack program. There were interactive holiday activities such as candle-making and a cooking demonstration (fresh cranberry sauce!), and all […]...
Incredible Support from Marine Hairstyling for Men
For 45 years, the Vancouver Police Foundation has funded important community programs, led by VPD officers, that help to make Vancouver safer for all. These programs support at-risk youth, vulnerable seniors, empower women and girls and many more. They wouldn’t be possible without donor support. This year, the incredible duo of Anna Chiufre Corti and […]...
Ongoing Support for Vancouver’s Vulnerable Seniors
Earlier this month the VPD’s Finance Department was at it again packaging and delivering large gift bags of essentials to independent living and low-income seniors in Vancouver. In partnership with the Vancouver Police Foundation, S.U.C.C.E.S.S., London Drugs and the Tong and Geraldine Louie Foundation, these incredible gift bags contained home essentials, toiletries & cold weather […]...
Mental Health Week: VPD Film Festival
In honour of mental health week, we are pleased to share an incredible program that will support teens and provide them with a safe space to learn new skills and explore issues related to mental health – their own or others. It’s the VPD Film Festival, a brand-new program developed by VPD Constables Renan Cabrera, […]...